Information Sections
Student Funding
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Julius Thompson Book Scholarship Award
Dr. Ira B. Bryant, Jr. Academic Scholarship
Established in 2005 in honor of the great Houstonian educator and civil rights leader, this scholarship provides funding to students who have declared minors in African American Studies.
Sylvester Turner Community Service Scholarship
Eastablished in 2006 to provide funding to students who have declared minors in African American Studies and whose GPAs are at leat 3.5. The amount of this award is $1000.
John Moores Humanitarian Scholarship
Eastablished in2006 to provide funding to students who have declared minors in African American Studies and whose GPAs are atleast 3.0. The amount of this award is $1000.
Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship
The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers a competition for awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.
John Rueben Sheeler Memorial Scholarship:
Established in 1981 by the widow of Dr. John Rueben Sheeler, historian and chair of the Department of History and Geography at Texas Southern University, this scholarship provides funding to academically talented students who have declared minors in African American Studies and whose GPAs are at least 3.0. The amount of this award is $1,000.00.
Mrs. Debbie Haley Academic Scholarship:
Established by Mrs. Debbie Haley and African American Studies, this scholarship provides funding to students who have declared minors in African American Studies and whose GPAs are at least 2.5. The amount of this award is $1,000.00.
Friends of African American Studies Scholarship:
Established in 1999 by supporters of African American Studies throughout the Houston community, this scholarship provides funding to students who have declared minors in African American Studies and whose GPAs are at least 2.5. The amount of this award is $1,000.00. Scholarships are awarded annually in the name of an important person of African world heritage.
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah International Study Scholarship:
Available to UH-matriculated undergraduate students enrolled in six (6) credit hours of African American Studies Summer IV Session International Study courses to the University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast, and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana, West Africa.
African American Studies Graduate Assistantship:
This award, established in 1995, was initiated to recruit outstanding students for graduate study at the University of Houston pursuing M.A. or Ph.D. degrees in research related to or in the disciplinary field of African American Studies. Graduate assistants work 20 hours weekly on various assignments as required by the African American Studies Program.
Note: If you have any questions or concerns regarding your eligibility to apply for a scholarship in African American Studies, please contact Malachi Crawford at (713) 743-2811.
Statics of Scholarships
The volume of scholarships given to UH students by African American Studies has markedly increased over the past four academic years. While AAS remains consistent in its commitment to providing study abroad opportunities to its minors, the program has rededicated itself to recognizing academically talented AAS minors and advancing student interest and participation within the discipline on a national and international level (see bar graph). Moreover, the interdisciplinary nature of African American Studies and the need for today’s africalogists to study the human experience using a multitude of approaches is reflected in the disciplinary diversity of UH students receiving awards from the program (see pie chart).
