The Department of History offers several departmental Graduate scholarships as listed below. Applications will be posted each September on this website under the Forms tab. Applications are due by March 1st of each year for the following academic year. The application opens on September 1st and closes March 1st at 5:00 pm.
Some scholarships may require supplemental application materials (in addition to the materials required by the department for all scholarships). The criteria for each scholarship, as well as the additional supplemental materials required (if applicable) are listed below.
History Scholarship Application
When applying for scholarships, please carefully read the criteria for each scholarship and closely follow the directions on the application regarding submission of department required materials, as well as scholarship specific supplemental materials.
Donald E Chipman Graduate History Scholarship |
A fund in honor of Donald E. Chipman, a Spanish Texas and Mexican history professor, and to provide scholarships for graduate students in the Department of History at the University. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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Dr. Marilyn Morris Endowed Scholarship Fund |
A fund in memory of Dr. Marilyn Morris, to provide scholarships for students who are enrolled as part-time or full-time graduate students in the Department of History and who are pursuing research focused on gender or gender and sexuality. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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Gordon R. Carpenter Endowed Scholarship |
An endowment in honor of Gordon R. Carpenter and to provide scholarships for Ph.D. students pursuing degrees in the Department of History at the University. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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History Excellence Scholarship |
A fund to provide scholarships to history majors. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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History General Scholarship |
A fund to support undergraduate and graduate history students. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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Hurley Graduate Scholarship Fund |
A fund established to support graduate scholarships in military history. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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Nation's Heritage Scholarship |
A fund to provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate History majors. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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The Al & J.M. Murdock Scholarship |
A fund to provide graduate student academic scholarships. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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The Al Murdock, William T. and Charlotte N. Hagan Scholarship in History |
A fund to provide need-based scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students working toward a degree in history. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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The Bruzzy Westheimer Graduate Fellowship in Human Security |
A fund to support outstanding graduate students focusing on human security issues during their graduate studies. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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The Bullitt Lowry Research Award for Graduate Students in European History |
This fund is in memory of Dr. Bullitt Lowry and is to provide travel reimbursement awards to graduate students. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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The Friends of the Department of History Scholarship |
A fund to provide scholarships for graduate students in the Department of History at the University. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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The Jim Berry Pearson Scholarship |
A fund to provide scholarships for History students at the University. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy & the Culinary Arts Fellowship in Food History |
A fund to assist in recruiting a high-quality graduate student in food history. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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The Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Graduate Fellowship in Military History |
A fund to establish a Graduate Fellowship to enable the University to attract and retain graduate students who have a primary research and future academic interests in military history and are wishing to pursue a PhD in Miliary History. Recipients shall be designated a Barsanti Scholar. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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The Mike Mlinac Military History Scholarship Endowment |
A fund in honor of Mike Mlinac’s service to the UNT Foundation and his passion for military history and to provide scholarships for graduate students pursuing a military history concentration at the University. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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The Richard Lowe Graduate Award in American Civil War History |
A fund to provide support for graduate students studying the Civil War in the Department of History. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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The Shinko & Thomas McDonald Award for Texas History |
A fund to support students studying Texas history within the 1821-1860 timeframe. To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
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