Scholarships

The Department of Classics is honored to have a wealth of scholarship money to award each year. Scholarships are restricted to declared undergraduate majors. Scholarship applications occur annually midway through the spring semester.

Any scholarship below may be sometimes be awarded to more than one student, depending on the pool of applicants. All scholarships can be applied to either the long session or to summer study, depending on the student’s needs.

Classics Scholarships are currently OPEN for Spring 2024, with a due date of March 18, 2024. Classics Scholarships are restricted to students majoring in Classical Studies or Classical Languages. Please find the scholarships by searching "classics" in LASSO. You can view the LASSO FAQ for any common questions.

 

William James Battle Scholarship in Classical Languages

Donor: Commander Robert Eikel Jr., United States Navy, 1945

Eligibility: Any undergraduate major in Classics, Latin, Greek, or Ancient History and Classical Civilization who shows a sufficiently good knowledge of Greek or Latin to justify that he/she will help further the study of Classics. Awarded on the basis of merit and need by the Scholarship Committee of the Classics Department.

Bestor Scholarship in Classics

Donor: Anonymous
            
Eligibilty: Any undergraduate student who has taken at least two courses in either Greek or Latin in the Department. Preference will be given to students also majoring in Plan II and/or who intend to take further courses in Greek, Latin, Classical Civilization, Ancient History or Classical Archaeology.

James W. Edwards and Nancy T. Snyder Scholarship in Classics

Donor: Alexander A. Bueno-Edwards, Dudley R. Snyder, and John C. Snyder, 2007

Eligibility: Undergraduate students in Classics. Preference is given to majors in Ancient History and Classical Civilization. Awarded on the basis of merit and need by the Scholarship Committee of the Department of Classics.

Milton S. Jacobs, M.D. Scholarship

Donor: Daniel Kruger

Eligibility: Any undergraduate major in Classics pursuing advanced studies in Classics.

Ruth and Myron G. Kuhlman Scholarship in Classics

Donor: Myron G. Kuhlman

Eligibility: Undergraduates majoring in Classics, Greek, Latin, or Ancient History and Classical Civilization. Preference is given to students planning a career teaching Latin. The award is made on the basis of academic excellence, need, and the student's potential for a productive teaching career. Minimum requirements are sixty semester hours of undergraduate credit, a grade point average of 3.00, and a grade point average in Latin of 3.5. Awarded on the basis of merit and need by the Scholarship Committee of the Classics Department.

Mildred Masters McCarty Scholarship in Classics

Donor: Mildred M. McCarty, 1979

Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate students in the Department of Classics. Awarded on the basis of merit and need by the Scholarship Committee of the Classics Department.

Lourania Miller Scholarship in Classical Languages

Donor: Mrs. Lourania Miller, by bequest, 1961

Eligibility: Undergraduates majoring in Classics, Greek, Latin, or Ancient History and Classical Civilization. Awarded on the basis of merit and need by the Scholarship Committee of the Classics Department.

Gareth Morgan Scholarship

Donor: Numerous donors, in memory of Gareth Morgan, 1996 and after

Eligibility: Any undergraduate major in Classics, Latin, Greek, or Ancient History and Classical Civilization. Preference is given to students who wish to use the money to study in the Department's Summer Intensive Greek program.

William Christian Smith, Jr. Scholarship

Donor: Henrietta Jacobsen Management Trust

Eligibility: Any undergraduate major in Classics, Latin, Greek, or Ancient History and Classical Civilization.