Scholarships & Financial Aid

A fund to support scholarships for undergraduate students of History.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Enroll as an undergraduate student majoring in History and have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average;
2. Maintain full time enrollment at the University, unless they have fewer than twice the number of semester hours required to be full time remaining in their degree program.

A fund established in memory of Glynda Black, a 1965 University of North Texas graduate, to support students in need the financial means to pursue an education.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Meet the minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of the University in effect at the time of any award;
2. Maintain full-time enrollment as established by the University, unless the student is nearing completion of their degree program and does not need full-time enrollment;
3. Enroll as a student majoring in history or pursuing their teaching certification at the University; and
4. Preference will be given to those who demonstrate eligibility for need-based financial assistance as determined by completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which includes an application process that contains written release from the student to share FAFSA information between University departments and donors coordinating related award processes.

A fund to provide scholarships to history majors.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Enroll as an undergraduate student majoring in History and have a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average; or enroll as a candidate for an M.A. or Ph.D. in History in good standing and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.8;
2. Maintain full time enrollment at the University, unless they have fewer than twice the number of semester hours required to be full time remaining in their degree program.

A fund to support undergraduate and graduate history students.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Meet the minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of their degree program in the Department of History in effect at the time of any award;
2. Enroll as an undergraduate student majoring in History or as a graduate student pursuing an M.A. or Ph.D. in History;
3. Maintain full time enrollment at the University, unless they have fewer than twice the number of semester hours required to be full time remaining in their degree program.

A fund to provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate History majors.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Meet the minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of their degree program in the Department of History in effect at the time of any award;
2. Enroll as an undergraduate student majoring in History or as a graduate student pursuing an M.S., M.A., or Ph.D. in History;
3. Maintain part-time or full time enrollment at the University.

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:

1. Meet the minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of the University (or its successor) in effect at the time of any award;
2. Maintain full-time enrollment as established by the University, unless the student is nearing completion of their degree program and does not need full-time enrollment;
3. Enroll as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student majoring in history at the University; and
4. Demonstrate eligibility for need-based financial assistance as determined by completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (or its successor), which includes an application process that contains written release from the student to share FAFSA information between University departments and donors coordinating related award processes.

A fund in honor of Gil Samples and to provide support for history students at the University.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Meet the minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of their degree of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in effect at the time of any award;
2. Maintain full-time enrollment as established by the University, unless the student is nearing completion of their degree program and does not need full-time enrollment;
3. Enroll as a full-time student majoring in history at the University; and
4. In the event no applicant meets these criteria, then students enrolling full-time in any degree-granting program within the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will be eligible for consideration.

An endowment to support scholarships for students majoring in History.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Meet the minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in effect at the time of any award;
2. Maintain full-time enrollment as established by the University, unless the student is nearing completion of their degree program and does not need full-time enrollment; and
3. Enroll as a full-time student majoring in History at the University.
4. In the event no applicant meets these criteria, then students enrolling full-time in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences will be eligible for consideration.

A fund in honor of Gus Seligmann and to provide scholarships for students majoring in History at the University with preference given to pre-law students.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Meet the minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of the College of Arts and Sciences Department of history in effect at the time of any award;
2. Maintain full time enrollment at the University, unless they have fewer than twice the number of semester hours required to be full time remaining in their degree program;
3. Enroll as a full-time student majoring in History at the University, with preference given to pre-law students.

A fund to provide scholarships for undergraduate majors in the Department of History at the University.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Meet the minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of the Department of History in effect at the time of the award;
2. Maintain full time enrollment at the University, unless they have fewer than twice the number of semester hours required to be full time remaining in their degree program;
3. Enroll as a full-time student in the Department of History at the University.

A fund in honor of Professor J.L. Kingsbury of the History faculty, and to provide scholarships for freshman and sophomore students majoring in history, and who intend to teach history in the Texas public school system.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Meet the minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of History (or its successor) in effect at the time of any award; and,
2. Must maintain full time enrollment at the University; and,
3. Enroll as a full-time freshman or sophomore student majoring or planning to major in history at the University, and who intends to teach history in the Texas public school system after graduation; and,
4. Submit a two-page essay focusing upon your career goals as a teacher of history in the Texas public school system.

An endowment created in memory of Shay Ledbetter and to provide scholarships for full-time students majoring in history at the University.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Meet the minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of the Department of History in effect at the time of any award;
2. Maintain full time enrollment at the University, unless they have fewer than twice the number of semester hours required to be a full time remaining in their degree program;
3. Enroll as a full-time student in history at the University; in the event no applicant possesses this characteristic, then students enrolling full-time in Biology at the University will be eligible for consideration.

A fund established to support scholarships for History students at the University.

To be eligible for consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria:

1. Meet the minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences in effect at the time of any award;
2. Maintain full-time enrollment as established by the University, unless the student is nearing completion of his or her degree program and does not need full-time enrollment;
3. Be enrolled as a full-time Junior- or higher-level student majoring in History, with a concentration in American History, at the University;
4. Have a 3.2 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale, overall and departmental;
5. Provide a statement describing your life goals, including some amplification of each goal; and
6. Provide a letter of recommendation from a UNT history professor.