| Undergraduate or Graduate Scholarships Scholarship accounts provide financial assistance for students. Scholarships may provide assistance with tuition, tuition and fees, and/or educational costs. The scholarship may be based on academic standing, talent, and/or financial need. Other considerations such as area of concentration, residence, high school affiliation, and/or extra-curricular activities, may be taken into account. The School of Education, department or the Office of Student Financial Aid may administer scholarships. • Endowed Scholarship (minimum of $10,000) An Endowed Scholarship preserves the principal while providing income for the named scholarship as specified by the donor. Endowment funds are important to the long-term stability of the School as they provide a continuous source of income. • Non-endowed Scholarship Scholarship funds are issued until there is no more money to spend.
Existing School of Education Scholarships
School of Education Dean’s Scholarship
Awarded to one student in each of the school’s five departments. Students must be in their internship/capstone semester. [more info]
Apply by February 25th. [apply now] Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Bessie May Briggs Mason Scholarship Endowment Awarded to a graduate of Alton High School and is planning to major in education and or music. [more info]
Apply by February 1st. [apply now] Eileen E. Brown Scholarship Endowment Awarded to a student majoring in early childhood education. [more info]
Apply by December 1st. [apply now] Ruth Preston Mosser Future Educational Leaders Scholarship Awarded to a student enrolled in the Early Childhood Off-Campus Site (Echos) program. [more info]
Apply by February 25th. [apply now]
Erika St. Arbor Memorial Scholarship Awarded to a student majoring in Early Childhood Education. [more info]
Apply by February 25th. [apply now] Department of Kinesiology & Health Education Corporal Evan T. James Memorial Scholarship Awarded to a student with a declared major in the Department of Kinesiology & Health Education preferably majoring in exercise and wellness or physical education. [more info]
Application deadline is the last day of the Spring semester. Download application HERE. Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders The Thomas Wood Mosser Memorial Scholarship Awarded to a student majoring in the field of special education. [more info]
Apply by February 25th. [apply now] Department of Psychology Kathryn K. Skinner Grant - Students in the Department of Psychology Awarded to graduate student(s) in Psychology who have experienced personal or financial hardship.
For more information please contact Lynn Bartels, Ph.D. Associate Professor.
Student Award Accounts (minimum of 2,500) Award accounts recognize student achievements. Stipulations may be established to either contain specific instructions on how to choose a recipient or it may give the responsibility to a department or committee within the School of Education. The majority of our student awards are given at the University’s annual Honors Convocation.
School of Education
John T. Hughes, Jr. Award Awarded to undergraduate students majoring within the School of Education Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
Outstanding Student in Health Education Award Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in health education Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Miriam C. Dusenbery Outstanding Student Award Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in elementary education Salute Christa McAuliffe Award Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in elementary education Dr. Ruth W. Richardson Award Awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in elementary education or early childhood education Dr. Susan W. Nall Early Childhood Education Awards Awarded to one graduate and one undergraduate student majoring in early childhood education Department of Psychology
Stephen R. Dankenbring Award in Psychology Awarded to graduating seniors majoring in the field of psychology Dr. Michael Hurt Award Awarded to a graduate student majoring in Psychology with a priority in adult/child clinical psychology, community school psychology Robert A. Daugherty Memorial Award Awarded to graduate students majoring in industrial organizational psychology. Dr. Richard P. Walsh Honors Award Awarded to a graduate student majoring in Psychology with a specialization in clinical adult psychology Robert J. McLaughlin Psychology Honors Academy Award Awarded to an undergraduate Psychology Honors Academy Member Howard V. Davis Memorial Award in Gerontology Awarded to a student studying gerontology Fresen Student Award in Gerentology Awarded to a student studying gerontology Vernice E. Walter Outstanding Student in Gerontology Award Awarded to a student studying gerontology Department of Special Education and Communications Disorders
The Julia E. Walker Award Annual alternating award for an undergraduate student majoring in either special education or environmental studies | 
