Each year, the History Department awards the following scholarships:
Fred B. Joyner Memorial History Scholarships
Boyd and Carol Shafer Scholarships
James Watson and Lois George MacDonald Scholarships
A. Dane Ellis Scholarship
These scholarships vary in amount up to full tuition; awards are applied to university tuition and fees. Typical awards are $1000 to $6000. To receive a scholarship, a student must be a full-time history major at Miami. Applicants for the Joyner, Shafer and Ellis scholarships must be at least rising sophomores at the time of application, have a History course GPA of at least 3.25 and an overall GPA of at least 3.0. The MacDonald Scholarship is open to both incoming freshmen who intend to declare a history major and to upperclass history majors using the same criteria as the Joyner, Shafer and Ellis awards.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit; the MacDonald and Ellis Scholarships also give special consideration to applicants who demonstrate financial need. (Students who wish to be considered for need-based scholarships must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid [FAFSA]; contactOne Stop Services - Financial Aidfor forms, information, and deadlines.)
One application will make you a candidate for all scholarships. Applications are due late in the Spring Semester; the department will send a call for applications to History Majors. Applications will include a two-page description of how the History major fits the student's career aspirations and desires for intellectual and personal fulfillment.
Past Scholarship Recipients
Boyd and Carol Shafer Scholarship in History: Joshua Bradford Mary Seaman Brittany Von Kamp Anne Williams
Fred B. Joyner Memorial Scholarship: Jacob Bruggeman
A. Dane Ellis Scholarship Jessica Baloun Heather Burich Madilyn Clawson Nathaniel Hieber Gregory Wnek
Undergraduate Summer Scholars Mary Seaman Benjamin Storsved
