CLA Scholarships
Scholarships and awards available to students in the College of Liberal Arts at UMD for the 2013-2014 academic year.
Below you will find a list of scholarships with their specific selection criteria organized by department. You will need to contact each specific department to apply for their scholarships and awards, where available, a web link is provided. The scholarships listed under “CLA-wide” are available for any student in CLA regardless of your major.
To apply for CLA wide scholarships, please click HERE and follow the instructions outlined.For more information, email umdcla@d.umn.edu
| Amount | Scholarship Name | 2013-14 Class Standing | Required cumulative GPA | Major |
| CLA - Wide | ||||
| $500 | 2493 – UMD Potter/Lloyd Family Reaching Higher Scholarship - Full-time student in good standing. Demonstrated financial need. Renewable. Essay Requirement. 2 written Recommendations from UMD faculty or staff. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 2.5 min | All CLA |
| $5000 |
3307 – UMD Daniel & Mary Levenduski Humanities Scholarship | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 3.5 min | Humanities |
| $1,400 | 3658 – UMD College of Liberal Arts Scholarship | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 2.0 min | All CLA |
| $1,200 | 5781 – UMD Virginia & Matt Klemmack Scholarship - Full-time undergraduate student in good academic standing; demonstrated financial need. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 2.0 min | All CLA |
| $2,500 | 6150 – UMD CLA Board of Advisors Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate students in good academic standing; demonstrated financial need. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 2.0 min | All CLA |
| $750 | 6619 – UMD CLA Freshmen/Sophomore Scholarship - Full-time, incoming freshmen and incoming sophomores in CLA; must have graduated from high school in Pine or Carlton counties in Minnesota. | Freshman, Sophomore | 2.0 min | All CLA |
| 3 @ $5,000 | 8037 – UMD Ebert Stembler Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate student in good academic standing; demonstrated financial need; min. 3.3 GPA in major; completed 60 credits. | 60 credits completed | 3.3 in Major | All CLA |
| $5,000 | 8574 – UMD Frank McCray, Jr. Achievement Scholarship - Full-time undergraduate student with high academic achievement; demonstrated financial need; preference given to students of color; must submit 2 letters of recommendation; Essay requirement. Renewable. | Sophomore | 3.3 min | All CLA |
| $1,000 | 8656 – Tobin Peace & Non-Violence Scholarship - Student with a demonstrated interest in non-violence studies. This student is to show potential for contributing to the field of non-violence at the local, national, and/or international level. Student expected to engage/or will have already completed a minimum of 10 hours of service at Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women in Duluth, MN or another local institution dealing with domestic abuse. | 60 credits completed | 2.85 min/3.3 major | All CLA |
| $3,000 | 4521 – Herbert Sorenson Family Scholarship Full-time undergraduate student entering his/her junior year. Must be a resident of the State of Minnesota. Scholarship is renewable if student maintains 3.0 GPA. Essay requirement; unofficial transcript; 2 recommendations from UMD faculty or staff. | Junior | 3.0 min | All CLA |
| American Indian Studies | ||||
| $250 min. | 8906 - UMD Mike Munnell Scholarship Award - Awarded to the student with the highest GPA within the Department of American Indian Studies. The award recipient will be selected after the grades from fall semester post. No application. | Junior; Senior | Major/Minor American Indian Studies | |
| Communication | Communication Awards and Scholarships | |||
| $250 | 2418 – UMD John Ness Memorial Award - The Ness Award honors the graduating senior who best combines a solid academic performance with both a broad commitment to service and quality research/scholarship. | 90 credits completed | 3.5 min | COMM |
| $1,000 | The Virginia T. Katz Scholarship - The Katz Award honors the returning junior who best combines a solid academic performance with both a broad commitment to service and quality research/scholarship. | 60 credits completed; senior | 2.5 min | COMM |
| UMD Communication Service Award - honors the graduating senior who best meets the Department's mission of improving the Department, the University, and the surrounding Duluth community through paid and unpaid service opportunities. | Graduating Senior | COMM | ||
| UMD Communication Research/Scholarship Award - honors the graduating senior who best meets the Department's mission of conducting and facilitating high quality research/scholarship. | Graduating Senior | COMM | ||
| UMD Communication Academic Achievement Award - honors the graduating senior who best meets the Department's mission of high academic achievement by attaining the highest GPA across all of his/her UMD classes. - No application | Graduating Senior | highest GPA | COMM | |
| $1,000 | 8114 – UMD Westmoreland & Flint CLA Excellence Scholarship - full-time, undergraduate student in good academic standing; major or minoring in Communication; demonstrated financial need; identify interest in fields relating to marketing | 60 credits completed; Senior | 3.3 major | Major/Minor COMM |
| English | English Awards and Scholarships | |||
| $3,000 | 1907 – UMD Sigmond & Lena Slonim Scholarship - outstanding English major; demonstrated scholarly excellence and professional promise; demonstrated financial need; letter of recommendation; transcript; personal statement; writing sample. | Senior | English | |
| $3,000 | 3224 – UMD Joseph E. Duncan Scholarship - Outstanding English major; Full-time, undergraduate student; demonstrated financial need and merit; demonstrated interest in the study of literature; letter of recommendation; transcript; personal statement; writing sample. | Junior; Senior | 3.0 min | English |
| $1,000 | 4358 – UMD Anna Lee (Stensland) & Myron Lidberg Scholarship - Awarded to aid a student during his/her student teaching. | Junior; Senior | English | |
| $3,000 | 5145 – UMD Ann H. & Alfred Hartley Scholarship - Full-time student with demonstrated financial need and merit; demonstrated interest in literature; letter of recommendation; transcript; personal statement; writing sample. | Junior; Senior | English | |
| $500 | 5239 – UMD John & Ruth Reed Scholarship - Full-time English major or minor with a min. 3.0 GPA; letter of recommendation; transcript; personal statement; writing sample. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 3.0 min | Major/Minor English |
| $500 | 5740 – UMD Michael Robert Lenz Creative Writing Scholarship - Awarded to the student who submits the best original work of imaginative literature—narrative, dramatic, or lyric—in prose or in verse. In addition to the materials listed above, applicants should include a statement about their degree completion plans and their anticipated financial need for the following school year. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | All majors/minors | |
| $500 | Jankofsky Essay Prize - Awarded to the student who submits the best essay on any topic in Medieval or Renaissance Studies. Open to graduate and undergraduate students. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer, Graduate Students | All majors/minors | |
| $1,500 | 8849 – UMD William M. Crockett Scholarship - Full-time student majoring in English; demonstrated financial need; letter of recommendation; transcript; personal statement; writing sample. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | English | |
| Foreign Languages & Literature | Foreign Languages & Literature Awards and Scholarships | |||
| $500 | 1296 – UMD Jonathan Conant Scholarship - German studies majors; cover sheet; statement of interest and essay required in the target language. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | German Studies | |
| $1,500 | 1862 – UMD Alayne & Charles Berkins Scholarship - Full-time student; demonstrated financial need and merit; unofficial transcript; Essay Requirement in target language. | Junior; Senior | 2.7 min/3.0 Major | Hispanic, German, or French Studies |
| $1,500 | 2742 – UMD A. Marinelli Scholarship/French or Spanish - Full-time student; requires that a student spend at least six weeks in a country where the language being studied is the native language; cover sheet; statement of interest and essay required in the target language. | Junior; Senior | Hispanic or French Studies | |
| $1,000 | The Frances Knobloch Study Abroad Award - This award requires that the language studied during the study abroad trip be one of the official languages of that host country; cover sheet; statement of interest and essay required in the target language. | Junior; Senior | FLL | |
| $700 | Stephanie Imholte Hagelberg Study Abroad Award - This award requires that the language studied during the study abroad trip be one of the official languages of that host country; cover sheet; statement of interest and essay required in the target language. | Junior; Senior | FLL | |
| $500 | 8347 – UMD Friends of Milan Kovacovic Scholarship in French Studies - Award requires that the student spend at least 4 weeks studying in a French speaking country. Major or minor in French Studies; cover sheet; statement of interest and essay required in the target language. | Junior; Senior | Major/Minor French Studies | |
| Geography | Geography Awards and Scholarships | |||
| $500 min | 1122 – UMD Emma Goldman Scholarship in Geography - Full-time, undergraduate student in good academic standing; A plus factor is to be given to female students or others majoring in Geography who have demonstrated support for women, women’s issues, and feministic academic and intellectual principles; demonstrated commitment to values, ethics, politics and scholarship that matches those of Emma Goldman; unofficial transcript; 3 letters of support; samples of coursework; personal statement. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 2.5 min | Geography |
| $1,000 min. | 4652 – UMD Matti E. Kaups Geography Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate student in good academic standing; preference will be given to who hope to pursue graduate level studies once they achieve their undergraduate degree. | Junior; Senior | 3.0 min | Geography |
| $1,000 min. | 6090 – UMD Catherine E. Cox Scholarship in Geography - Full-time, undergraduate student; excellent academic record. Completed 2nd year of Geography major. Preference will be given to students who plan to attend graduate school in their major or related field. | Junior; Senior | 3.0 min | Geography |
| $1,000 | 8723 – Frederick & Lois Witzig Geography Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate student in good academic standing; declared geography major | 60 credits completed | 3.0 min | Geography |
| History | History Awards and Scholarships | |||
| $500 min | 1413 – UMD Bathory/Lane Reaching Higher Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate student in good academic standing; demonstrated financial need; Scholarship is renewable for the students' senior year | Junior | 3.0 min | History |
| $1,000 | 3207 – UMD Maude Lindquist Scholarship - History major; Renewable | History | ||
| $250 min. | 5958 – UMD Washburn Memorial Award - Given annually to outstanding majors in the field of history. Faculty determine the award winner and all eligible History majors are considered. | 80 completed credits/20 in History | 3.0 min | History |
| Philosophy | ||||
| $2,000 | 2995 – UMD Retta & Henry Ehlers Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate Philosophy students in good academic standing. Financial need, personal character and academic potential may also be considered. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 3.0 min | Philosophy |
| Political Science | ||||
| $700 | 1281 – UMD Gerald & Eleanor Heaney Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate student in good academic standing; Student must be studying pre-law and be working towards a degree in law. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | Political Science | |
| $500 min | 2488 – UMD Sally B. & James E. Jernberg Reaching Higher Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate students pursuing a degree in Political Science with an interest in public service; demonstrated financial need; demonstrated academic achievement; demonstrated leadership in UMD extra-curricular campus activities. | Sophomore, Junior, Senior | Political Science | |
| 2 @ $2,000 | 2529 – UMD Carol & Michael S. Berman Reaching Higher Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate students majoring in Political Science; demonstrated financial need; demonstrated academic achievement; demonstrated leadership in UMD extra-curricular campus activities. Renewable. | Sophomore, Junior, Senior | Political Science | |
| $1,000 | 2862 – UMD Julius F. Wolff Scholarship - Award scholarships each spring quarter to the junior with the highest overall grade point average. | Senior | Political Science | |
| $500 min | 3973 – UMD Gerhard E. Von Glahn Scholarship - Awarded to a full-time, sophomore student pursuing a degree in Poiltical Science with the highest GPA. | Sophomore | Political Science | |
| $500 min | 5107 – UMD Diane & Calvin Rudolph Family Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate student; Preference will be given to students who are pursuing pre-law and who have the potential to be accepted into law school. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 3.0 min | Political Science |
| $1,000 min. | 8515 – UMD M. Harry Lease, Jr. Scholarship in Political Science - Full-time, undergraduate student majoring in Political Science; demonstrated financial need; renewable. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | Political Science | |
| $500 min. | 8687 – UMD Alta Marie Oben Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate student majoring in Political Science or International Studies; Demonstrated financial need and academic merit; Preference will be given to female students. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 2.5 min | Political Science; International Studies |
| Sociology/Anthropology | Sociology and Anthropology Awards and Scholarships | |||
| $500 | 4822 – UMD Beverly Ecklund Law Enforcement Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate female student in good academic standing; interested in pursuing law enforcement; majoring in criminology specializing in law enforcement; demonstrated financial need; 2 letters of support; course work sample/original paper/completed project; essay requirement. | 75 credits completed; 15 in major | 3.2 major | Criminology |
| $500 | 5595 – UMD Robert E. Franz Award in Sociology - 2 letters of support; course work sample/original paper/completed project; essay requirement. | 75 credits completed; 15 in major | 3.2 major | |
| $300 | Walter Baeumler Award in Criminology - 2 letters of support; course work sample/original paper/completed project; essay requirement. | 75 credits completed; 15 in major | 3.2 major | |
| $500 | 6613 – UMD James L. Otto Memorial Scholarship - 2 letters of support; course work sample/original paper/completed project; essay requirement. | 75 credits completed; 15 in major | 3.2 major | |
| $1,000 min. | 7349 – UMD Art Pulford Memorial Fellowship - Full-time, undergraduate student majoring in criminology; must be committed to the professionalization of criminal justice agency management and service delivery activities; demonstrate a commitment to engaging in the career field in ways that include involvement in activities that attend to issues of inequality and justice; 2 letters of support; course work sample/original paper/completed project; essay requirement. | 75 credits completed; 15 in major | 3.2 major | Criminology |
| Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | ||||
| $500 | Jane Maddy Book Award - Full-time, undergraduate student majoring in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Must submit an essay expresses your commitment to WGSS through your feminist scholarship & action in the world; Include bulleted list of your scholarly achievements, and any related work; Must submit a letter of recommendation. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | |
| Writing Studies | Writing Studies Awards and Scholarships | |||
| 2 @ $2,000 | 1151 – UMD Steven R. Fox Journalism Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate student in good academic standing from Minnesota; demonstrated financial need. Renewable. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 2.0 min | Major/Minor Journalism |
| $2,000 | 2701 - UMD Gustaf and Mary Nordin Memorial Scholarship - Full-time, undergraduate student, majoring in Communication, English or Writing Studies; preference given to students who write/edit for the UMD Statesman; financial need is not required. | Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Transfer | 3.0 min | English/Writing Studies/Comm |
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