History Department Scholarships

• Minimum 3.3 History GPA / 3.0 overall GPA
• Three letters of recommendation from faculty, with two being from faculty members at Texas State whose class the applicant has completed
• A 400-500 word essay, as described in the Scholarship Essay Requirements

Purpose   
The award provides funds to full-time graduate students enrolled in the Texas State History Department Master of Arts degree program to cover travel (international or 500 miles from San Marcos, TX) or expenses to acquire additional resources for research work. Scholarships are awarded for the summer and disbursed in the Spring semester.

Eligibility 
The following students are eligible: 

• Currently-enrolled students on the Thesis Track who have demonstrated excellent research skills and great promise as historians in the graduate courses in History that they have completed at Texas State University. 

Selection Process 

• Each spring semester, fellowship recipients will be selected by the Department of History Graduate Advisor and Graduate Committee, in consultation with the Chair of the Department of History. Offers will be made in March. 
• The Graduate Advisor, Graduate Committee, and Chair shall take the following criteria into account: 
  • The quality and feasibility of the proposal
  • Academic record and promise (GPA)  
    The likelihood that the fellowship will facilitate the student’s enrollment in the MA Program and/or the student’s timely completion of his or her degree 
  • The student’s proposed research agenda and its alignment with the M.A. program’s fields of graduate study.

Application Materials 
Applications shall consist of the following materials: 

• CV (Curriculum Vitae)
• Research Proposal with a budget and a budget justification (3-pages in total. For students who have already completed 5399A, this document should be based on the thesis proposal.). The proposal should address these four questions succinctly: 1. The specific question your research will address; 2. How the question relates to issues raised or discussed by other historians who have worked on the topic; 3. Why this question is historically relevant; 4. What specific archival sources you will use to answer the question (mention the archives you will visit, when you will visit them, and the specific collections you plan to examine.)
• A letter of recommendation from their Texas State History Department faculty thesis advisor

This scholarship opportunity opens on October 15. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm, March 1. 

• Minimum 3.5 overall GPA
• Three letters of recommendation with two being from TxState History faculty
• A 400-500 word essay, as described in the Scholarship Essay Requirements

The Graduate College provides these scholarships to encourage students with intellectual, creative, and leadership promise to complete a master's or doctoral degree at Texas State University. These scholarships are available for newly admitted and continuing students. Awards range from $1,500 to $2,000 per semester and are given for up to three academic years, provided that a 3.5 cumulative GPA has been maintained on all graduate coursework leading to their current degree and that enrollment requirements have been satisfied.

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• Majors in History or International Studies are eligible.
• Current Students=minimum of 3.5 GPA
• Incoming freshmen = minimum ACT Composite of 27, or SAT score of 1150, and rank in top 10% of graduating class
• For incoming freshmen applicants: high school transcript (with class ranking) and certified copy of SAT or ACT scores
• Three letters of recommendation:
  • One from a teacher whose specialty is the same as or most similar to the applicant’s major
  • One from a teacher who can describe the applicant’s abilities
  • One from an individual who can best provide a description of personal qualities and attributes that make the applicant a suitable scholarship recipient (Relatives are not considered suitable references)
• A 400-500 word essay as described in the Scholarship Essay Requirements
• The basic criteria for awarding the Dunn Scholarship will be merit and need
• Merit will be determined by GPA, ACT or SAT scores, letters of reference, or other appropriate measures.  Scholarships can be awarded solely on ground of merit.
• Need will be determined by the Texas State Financial Aid Office, which will inform the Committee of an applicant’s financial need status.

• This scholarship has the following three preferences:
  1. Students who are seeking teacher certification in history or
  2. Graduate students who already have their teacher certification but who are continuing their education.
  3. Graduate students enrolled in the History Education M.A. concentration
• Minimum 3.5 GPA in history + minimum 3.5 GPA overall.
• Three letters of recommendation.

The Graduate College provides these scholarships to encourage students with intellectual, creative, and leadership promise to complete a master's or doctoral degree at Texas State University. These scholarships are available for newly admitted and continuing students (but see college restrictions in the detailed description). Awards range from $1,000 to $1,500 per semester. Scholarships are awarded for the academic year and disbursed on a per-semester basis.

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• Returning graduate students working on a thesis in History
• Minimum 3.5 GPA.
• Three (3) letters of support/recommendation:
  • one from the director of the thesis
  • two from additional faculty member.
• A detailed thesis proposal

The Fellowship is intended for use in recruiting master’s students of the highest quality. It provides support to full-time graduate students enrolled in the master’s degree program who demonstrate great promise as historians. All newly admitted students are automatically considered. Recipients will be awarded funds to fully cover graduate tuition and fees for the spring and fall semesters as well as limited research support. Fellows will also qualify for in-state tuition. In addition to the fellowship, students may also be offered a graduate Instructional Assistantship (IA) to create an attractive financial aid package for top applicants. Recipients who maintain a 3.7 cumulative GPA may have their fellowship renewed for up to three consecutive years.

Eligibility
The following students are eligible:

• Currently enrolled, full-time students on the thesis track who have demonstrated excellent research skills and great promise as historians in the graduate courses in History that they have completed at Texas State University.

Selection Process 
The Graduate Advisor, Graduate Committee, and Chair shall take the following criteria into account: 

• Academic record and promise 
• The likelihood that the fellowship will facilitate the student’s enrollment in the MA Program and/or the student’s timely completion of his or her degree
• The student’s proposed research agenda in relation to the fields of graduate study of the MA Program
• The student’s research skills and, when applicable, archival research experience 

Currently-Enrolled Students 
Applications shall consist of the following materials: 

• Undergraduate and graduate transcripts 
• CV (Curriculum Vitae)
• One letter of recommendation from Texas State History Department faculty, preferably one from the student’s thesis advisor or primary mentor
• 400-500-word statement of purpose
• Writing sample, preferably a research paper of 15 to 20 pages in length, produced during the student’s coursework at Texas State 

This scholarship opportunity will open on October 15. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm, March 1.

Scholarship Requirements

• This scholarship is available to students of any major enrolled in graduate and undergraduate courses in the department of history with a demonstrated interest in the field of Texas music history.
• A 400-500 word essay, as described in the Scholarship Essay Requirements

• Students must be majors or minors in History a minimum GPA of 3.2 at the time of the award. Preference will be given to students taking or having successfully taken one or more of the History Department’s music history courses.
• The Recipient (s) must be full-time students in good standing and at least a rising sophomore
• The scholarship may be renewed for subsequent years if the student continues to maintain at least a 3.2 GPA.
• A 400-500 word essay, as described in the Scholarship Essay Requirements

• This scholarship has the following two preferences:
  • students who are seeking teacher certification in history or
  • graduate students who already have their teacher certification but who are continuing their education.
• Minimum 3.5 GPA.
•  Three letters of recommendation from faculty with at least two being from History faculty
• A 400-500 word essay, as described in the Scholarship Essay Requirements

• History Majors who have earned 60 or more credits by the time the scholarship is funded (in the fall term) are eligible.
• Thirty of the sixty credits must have been earned at Texas State University.
• Three confidential letters of recommendation from college professors, with one being from a faculty member at Texas State whose class the applicant has  completed
• Students receiving other scholarships funded by Student Service fees are ineligible for the Presidential Upper Level Scholarship unless they elect to forfeit such scholarships for that year.
• Official or unofficial college transcript
• PDF copy of Degree Works Audit
• The History Department will choose one nominee, whose name and file will be forwarded to the College of Liberal Arts for consideration.
• Final decisions regarding the awarding of this scholarship rests with said College and the University President’s Office
• Recipients of the award must enroll in at least 12 hours of course work each semester
• Failure to comply will constitute grounds for forfeiture of the award.

1. Recipient(s) should be enrolled at Texas State University for a minimum of 12 hours per semester for undergraduate students and a minimum of 6 hours per semester for graduate students.
2. Recipients must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 for freshmen, 3.25 for continuing and transfer students, and 3.5 for graduate students.
3. Entering freshmen must be in the top 25 percent quartile of their graduating class.
4. Consideration will be given to students with a financial need as documented through the Texas State Financial Aid and Scholarship Office.
5. Consideration will be given for documented leadership, extra-curricular activities and community service.

Preference will be given to a family member of a faculty or staff retiree of Texas State University, although all applicants will be considered. Application must be submitted by August 1.

• Minimum 3.3 History GPA + 3.0 overall GPA
• Three confidential letters of recommendation from faculty, with one being from a faculty member at Texas State whose class the applicant  has completed.
• A 400-500 word essay, as described in the Scholarship Essay Requirements