Scholarships
The Department of History is pleased to have numerous scholarships available for undergraduate students in our History programs. Deadlines are determined annually by the Department Chair and the faculty Undergraduate Scholarship Committee. Please note, you must have completed a minimum of 24 UT hours, and 24 in-residence hours with a GPA of 3.0 or higher to be eligible to apply.
The Spring 2025 application for History Scholarships is open. Deadline: February 21, 2025.
History Scholarships are reserved for students who are declared majors in history for the semester of application. Nominated students will be notified at their official UT Austin email address.
To be considered for scholarships that are need based, you must complete a FAFSA.
For academic year 2024-25, we are conducting all of our scholarship applications in Spring.
Applications are submitted in LASSO.
Anne Perkins Garrison Scholarship in History
Amount: $1,000
For: Undergraduate History Majors
Bernard Rosenstein Scholarship in History
Amount: $1,000
For: Undergraduate students who seek to have a History major.
C. Stephen and Patricia W. Saunders Endowed Scholarship in History
Amount: $1,000
For: Undergraduate students who have demonstrated academic promise and who show the desire and ability to do research and writing as History majors.
Gardner F. Marston Endowed Scholarship in History
Amount: $2,500
For: Need-based scholarship for undergraduate students concentrating in History. Students must be eligible for financial aid as determined by the Office of Student Financial Services.
George B. Forgie Endowed Scholarship in History
Amount: $1,000
For: Scholarship support for deserving undergraduate students majoring in History.
Joseph E. Scuro, Jr. Endowed Scholarship in History
Amount: $1,000
For: Undergraduate students pursuing degrees in History.
Judge James Benjamin Clark Endowed Scholarships and Fellowships
Amount: $2,000
For: Undergraduate History majors who demonstrate exceptional academic merit. Students must be eligible for financial aid as determined by the Office of Student Financial Services.
Martin Parmer Scholarship in Texas History
Amount: $1,000
For: Undergraduate History majors studying Texas History
Matilda Weeden Barker Scholarship in History
Amount: $1,000
For: Undergraduate History Majors
Reid Kirchem Scholarship in History
Amount: $1,000
For: Undergraduate students in the Department of History.
Rubert Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
For: Undergraduate History Majors; preference is given to those who have studied American and Texas History.
Thad W. Riker Scholarship
Amount: $1,000
For: Undergraduate students in the Department of History
History Honors Program
The Ferguson-Segre Best Thesis Prize for Excellence in the Study of History
Donor: Department of History. Established in memory of the late University of Texas professors John Ferguson (medieval history) and Claudio G. Segre (modern Italian history)
Amount: $100
For: History Honors student with the most outstanding thesis research and writing.
The Department of History receives gifts from generous individuals who wish to reward outstanding efforts by undergraduates studying history. All awards are welcome. Large endowed scholarships are a lasting gift and can be donated to the Texas Exes, the College of Liberal Arts, or the History Department. Even a small donation to the Department of History can be added with various donors to continue or increase existing awards or create an award for one or two years. The Chair and the Faculty Undergraduate Scholarship Committee determine procedures for distributing awards to deserving students. Past prizes have included the Professor Louis Tuffly Ellis Award in the Excellence in the Study of Texas History and a South Asian History Award in honor of Professor Gail Minault.
If you would like to make a gift for an undergraduate scholarship, please mail your pledge to:
Stacy Clark, Executive Director/Chief Development Officer
College of Liberal Arts
The University of Texas at Austin
University Development Office
P.O. Box 7458
Austin, Texas 78713
You may also e-mail Stacy Clark to receive more information.