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University of Wyoming

Graduate Grants, Scholarships & Assistantships

College of Education Graduate Scholarships applications are due the last Friday in January.

Donald and Dorothy Bird Special Education Scholarship

  • Education majors seeking special education certification or graduate students seeking a Master’s degree in special education
  • Number of awards: Varies
  • Values: Varies

Elnora Brooks Memorial Scholarship

Selection Criteria

  1. Active Wyoming school teacher returning for additional study in the College of Education
  2. Demonstrated financial need
  3. A history of a high level of academic achievement and commitment to teaching

Deadline: The last Friday in January

Click here for application information in Microsoft Word Format

John K. Corbett Memorial Scholarship

Selection Criteria

  1. Graduate student in the College of Education
  2. Demonstrated financial need
  3. GPA of 3.0 or better
  4. Preference (not a must) for Laramie High School graduates
  5. A history of high level of academic achievement and commitment to teaching
  6. Demonstrated competencies in written communication

Deadline: The last Friday in January

Click here for application information in Microsoft Word Format

Patricia B. Ferris-Hawley Scholarship

Available to: Non-traditional female students enrolled in the Counselor Education Department master’s degree program at the University of Wyoming.
Provided by: Patricia B. Ferris-Hawley
Number of Awards: Traditionally one
Value: It is the intention of the donor that the award cover the cost of tuition and books for one academic year. The actual award amount varies each year and is dependent upon the expendable income generated by the endowment.

Click here for application: Microsoft Word / PDF

Ione A. Gibbs Scholarship Fund

Selection Criteria

  1. Graduate student in the Counselor Education Department
  2. GPA of 3.5 or better
  3. The student must have at least two academic terms remaining in the course of his or her study
  4. Demonstrated record of academic success
  5. Demonstrated record of professional success, accomplishment, and potential. This is evidenced through the evaluation of active membership in local, regional, or national professional counseling organizations, service to the field, evidence of scholarship including professional presentations and/or publications, and the cover letter statement.
  6. Students may re-apply for the award, however, priority will be given to first-time applicants.

Deadline: The last Friday in January

Click here for application information: Microsoft Word Format / PDF

Russell I Hammond Scholarship

Selection Criteria

  1. Student of Educational Leadership
  2. Demonstration of financial need to meet internship requirements

Leona S. and Jeanette Heptner Scholarship

Selection Criteria

    1. Enrolled in the College of Education
    1. Completion of at least two years of undergraduate study OR enrollment as a graduate or returning student
    2. Financial need may be considered
    3. Preference may be given first to residents of Campbell County, Wyoming, then Wyoming residents from outside Campbell County.

    Deadline: The last Friday in January

    For application information, contact the College of Education Dean's Office

Clarence Jayne Memorial Scholarship

Selection Criteria

  1. A graduate student in the Adult Learning and Technology program who has demonstrated a commitment to furthering the educational resources available to adult learners
  2. Maintain a grade point average of 3.0
  3. Are in need of financial assistance to pursue educational goals
  4. Are not a habitual user of tobacco or alcohol

Lyle L. Miller Counselor Education Fellowship

Selection Criteria

  1. Graduate student in Counselor Education

    Deadline: The last Friday in January

    Click here for application information: Microsoft Word Format / PDF

Lola B. Newcomb Beginning Teacher Support Grant Program

Participants:

UW graduates who are first-year teachers in Wyoming school districts.

Program:

Participants will receive a grant to provide mentoring to them in their classrooms during the academic school year. Representative activities include attending a professional meeting in their curricular area, visiting other classrooms, or inviting mentors to their classrooms. Grant funds may be used for travel expenses, substitute teacher expenses (while participating in professional development activities or visits to mentor classrooms), classroom equipment, additions to a classroom library, or field trips. The overall plan must include some type of mentoring to increase the knowledge and teaching skills of the beginning teacher; all purchases or activities also must relate to that goal. Please outline your plan in the grant application.
At the beginning of the next academic year, grant recipients will come to UW’s Laramie campus to take part in discussions with current undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and others involved in teacher preparation. During these discussions, participants will share their mentoring programs and resulting growth.

Selection:

A College of Education committee will select grant recipients. Selection criteria include: description of the mentoring program as outlined by the participant, letter of support from the applicant’s administrator, letter from any mentor involved, and willingness to come to campus to take part in the discussions. Recipients of 2004 grants must be available for presentations on Monday, Sept. 20. If a professional meeting is part of the mentoring plan, please provide the conference name, location and dates. If the mentoring plan includes purchase of equipment or materials, or the financing of a field trip, please describe in your mentoring plan.

DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2004

Application Information: Microsoft Word / Adobe PDF

Eleanor R. “Rusty” Rowland Memorial Scholarship

Available to: Graduate students in the Special Education Program, and who show promise as special educators. If there are no eligible graduate students in a given year, the scholarship may be awarded to an undergraduate student(s) in Special Education, who demonstrate promise in the field of special education.
Provided by: John H. Rowland
Number of Awards: Varies
Value: Varies

Maurice Wear Scholarship

Selection Criteria

  1. Student of Educational Leadership
  2. Maintain 3.0 grade point average
  3. Demonstration of financial need to meet internship requirements

Arden White Student Excellence Scholarship Fund

Selection Criteria

  1. Graduate students in Counselor Education
  2. Maintain a 3.0 or better GPA
  3. Preference to students interested in pursuing counselor education as a profession.

Deadline: The last Friday in January

Click here for application information: Microsoft Word Format / PDF

Ivan Willey Scholarship

Selection Criteria

  1. Student of Educational Leadership
  2. Demonstration of financial need to meet internship requirements
  3. Preference to Wyoming residents

GENERAL GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: Not affiliated with the College of education

2004 ROBERTS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Delta Kappa Gamma, Pi Chapter Recruitment Grant

Available to juniors, seniors or graduate students in the College of Education who have graduated from Cody or Meeteetse high schools or who are currently residents of one of those communities.

For further information contact: Goldy Dawson, PO Box 2138, Cody, WY 82414

Deadline: March 1

Delta Kappa Gamma Recruitment Grant in Microsoft Word Format

Available to Carbon County resident sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students in education.

For further information contact: Carolyn Duncan, PO Box 438, Hanna, WY 82327. Applications also available from UW Office of Student Financial Aid.

Deadline: April 15

 

Mountain Plains Adult Education Association Memorial Scholarship

    Selection Criteria

    1. Be enrolled in a graduate degree program in an MPAEA member state (student does not have to be a permanent member of that region)
    2. Be pursuing a graduate degree in adult education or closely related field
    3. Be a graduate student who has not received this scholarship before
    4. Be a member of MPAEA or submit a membership application with this scholarship application.

    For further information contact: Dr. Lou J. Workman, Treasurer, MPAEA, 334 South 400 East, Cedar City, UT 84720 or http://www.mpaea.org/scholarships/memorial.html.
    Deadline: March 1

AAUW Scholarship for Cody Women

Available to Cody area women students. Preference for women who will be juniors, seniors or graduate students. Selection based on scholastic ability, financial need and indication of commitment to chosen field.

For further information contact: Dona Copeland, PO Box 883,Cody, WY 82414, 587-5403.

American Association of University Women - Wheatland Branch Scholarship

Available to Platte County women who are juniors, seniors, graduate students or returning students. Selection based on scholarship, activities in school and/or community, and need. Award may be used at any college.

For further information contact: Heather Shelton-Gould, PO Box 211, Wheatland, WY 82201.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative Scholarship Program

Available to children of full-time employees of Basin Electric Power Cooperative and its subsidiaries, and the children of member-system employees and consumers.  Applicant must be a student who is enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time graduate or undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational/technical school.

For further information contact: Local cooperative office or Basin Electric's human resources division, 1-800-242-2372.

Augusta Bevans Scholarship

Available to undergraduate and graduate students who have at some time been residents of the Cathedral Home for Children.

For further information contact: Office of Student Financial Aid, PO Box 3335, Laramie, WY 82071.

Candle Fellowship

Available to members of Phi Upsilon Omicron who are enrolled in or planning to enroll in graduate school.

For further information contact: Phi Upsilon Omicron, Inc., PO Box 329, Fairmont, WV, 26555.

Preston J. Dunn Scholarship

Available to undergraduate or graduate students from the city and county of Sheridan, WY.

For further information contact: Office of Student Financial Aid, PO Box 3335, Laramie, WY 82071.

Helen Bishop Dunnewald Memorial Scholarship for International Students

Available to undergraduate or graduate international student from an Asian or Indian country, pursuing a degree in a college other than agriculture. Recipients selected on basis of scholastic aptitude, merit, character, financial need and past and present commitment to international education through involvement in inter-cultural programming presented by the International Student Services Office.

For further information contact: International Student Services Office, Room 253, Knight Hall, Laramie, WY 82071, (307) 766-5193.

Fulbright Fellowships

Available to graduate students and graduating seniors.

For further information contact: Student Exchange advisor, International Student Services, Room 253, Knight Hall, Laramie, WY 82071, (307) 766-5193.

Graduate Assistantships

Available to full-time graduate students.

For further information contact: Head of the department or division in which the assistantship is desired.

Graduate Scholarships

Available to selected full-time new graduate and law students who are not on assistantship.

For further information contact: Graduate School, PO Box 3108, Laramie, WY 82071.

Charles S. and Virginia W. Hill (BS 1936) Memorial Fund

Available to undergraduate or graduate students.

For further information contact: Office of Student Financial Aid, PO Box 3335, Laramie, WY 82071.

Shannon C. Honaker Scholarship for Home-Educated Students

Available to Wyoming resident undergraduate or graduate students who have been educated primarily at home between kindergarten and twelfth grade.

For further information contact: Office of Student Financial Aid, PO Box 3335, Laramie, WY 82071.

Inter-American Scholarship

Available to undergraduate and graduate international students, preference to those from South America. Recipients selected on basis of scholastic aptitude, merit, character, financial need, and past and present commitment to international education through involvement in inter-cultural programming presented by the International Student Services Office.

For further information contact: International Student Services Office, Room 253, Knight Hall, Laramie, WY 82071, (307) 766-5193.

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program

Available to students who at the time of application have not completed their first year of graduate study, or will be entering graduate school the following fall, and who are eligible to receive any grant, loan or work experience.  Applicants should be planning to pursue a Ph.D. or MFA in art, humanities or social sciences at UW, the psychology and economics doctoral degree programs qualify. Financial need is a factor in the determination of the award amount. 

For further information contact: Ed Pubs, PO Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398, (877) 433-7827, fax (301) 470-1244.  E-mail: edupubs@inet.ed.gov. Assistance with the application process, once it has been begun, can be obtained from Dr. Owen Phillips, Dept., of Economics, (307) 766-2195.

Virginia L. Johnson Band Scholarship

Available to undergraduate or graduate students who played in the UW marching band the two years previous to the year in which the initial award is made.

For further information contact: UW band director, Fine Arts Center, Room 251, PO Box 3037, Laramie, WY 82071, (307) 766-4329

Mary Jo Jordan Memorial Scholarship

Available to Laramie County resident undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at UW.  Recipients selected on the basis of scholastic aptitude, merit, ability, character and past civic or scholastic achievement, with consideration in selection given to a reasonable expectation that the recipient will pursue a career in ranching or agriculturally related professions.

For further information contact: Laramie County Cow Belles, c/o Wendy Harding, 4408 Road 232, Meriden, WY 82081 or Myra Lou Brake, 2635 Road 124A, Little Bear Rt., Cheyenne, WY  82009.

Knights Templar Educational Foundation Loan

Available to juniors, seniors or graduate students.

For further information contact: Marcus R. Nichols, Secretary, Knights Templar Educational Foundation Committee, 736 East 14th Street, Casper, WY 82601.

Rita Levine Memorial Scholarship

Available to any undergraduate or graduate woman returning to school after an absence of seven or more years. Award based on 500-word essay submitted for Mensa scholarships. 

For further information contact: Mensa Scholarships, 1225 Pioneer Rd., Sheridan, WY 82801. Must send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to receive an application. Applications available after September. 

James Madison Fellowship

Available to university seniors and graduates who are or intend to become secondary school teachers of American history, American government and social studies.

For further information: Director, UW Honors Program, 102 Merica Hall, Laramie, WY 82071. Application materials are available beginning in September.

Marshall Scholarships

Available to graduate students who are U. S. citizens and who have obtained a first degree from an accredited U.S. college. Applicant must have a minimum 3.70 GPA and be a citizen of the U.S. under 26 years of age. Award is for two years of study leading to a degree at any British university.

For further information contact: Director, UW Honors Program, 102 Merica Hall, Laramie, WY 82071.

Mensa Scholarship

Available to graduate or undergraduate students who will be enrolled in a degree program for the year following the award in an accredited American institution of post-secondary education. Awards based on 500-word essay. 

For further information contact: Mensa Scholarships, 1225 Pioneer Rd., Sheridan, WY 82801. Must send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to receive application. Applications available after September.

H.G. Merriam Award

Available to undergraduate or graduate students at UW.

For further information contact: English Department, PO Box 3353, Laramie, WY 82071.

Arthur B. and Ethel G. Miller Scholarship

Available to undergraduate or graduate UW students on the basis of superior scholastic ability, moral character and general personality traits.

For further information contact: Office of Student Financial Aid, PO Box 3335, Laramie, WY 82071.

Minorities and Women Assistantships

Available to minorities in any program and women in selected PhD programs.

For further information contact: Graduate School, PO Box 3108, Laramie, WY 82071.

Minority Affairs Graduate Program

Available to minority graduate students accepted to UW graduate school. Must be an U.S. citizen or permanent resident and a full-time student.  Selection is competitive.

For further information contact: Minority Affairs Office, PO Box 3168, Laramie, WY 82071, (307) 766-6228 or e-mail: cardona@uwyo.edu.

Music Scholarships (Applied)

Available to undergraduate or graduate music majors and full-time students participating in Music Department activities.

For further information contact: Department of Music, Fine Arts Center, Room 258, PO Box 3037, Laramie, WY 82071, (307) 766-5242

Music Scholarships for Out-Of-State Students

Available to undergraduate or graduate music majors and full-time students participating in Music Department activities. Limited to students who are not residents of Wyoming for tuition purposes.

For further information contact: Department of Music, Fine Arts Center, Room 258, PO Box 3037, Laramie, WY 82071, (307) 766-5242

Niobrara Alumni Association Scholarship

Available to sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students from Niobrara County.

For further information contact: Niobrara Alumni Association.

Northern Arapaho Endowment Scholarship

Available to enrolled members of the Northern Arapaho Tribe who have reached college junior, senior or graduate standing.

For further information contact: Office of Student Financial Aid, PO Box 3335, Laramie, WY 82071.

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund

Available to a woman applicant who has been admitted to full-time graduate status, working toward a degree in the college or university of her choice in the US.

For further information contact: Chairman of the P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund, P.E.O. Executive Office, 3700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312

Plummer Scholarships - General

Available to graduate or undergraduate student in any major, with an interest in natural resource management.

For further information contact: Dr. Harold Bergman, Zoology Department, University of Wyoming.

Rodeo Scholarship

Available to any undergraduate or graduate student eligible to compete in National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association-sanctioned rodeos. New applicants must have a minimum GPA of 2.50.

For further information contact: Rodeo Club advisor, PO Box 3354, Laramie, WY 82071

Rotary Foundation Education Awards

Available to students wishing to pursue graduate or undergraduate studies in a foreign country. Applicants should apply in the junior year of college to obtain a graduate scholarship and in the sophomore year for the undergraduate scholarship. Members of a Rotarian's immediate family are not eligible.  Applicant must show fluency in a foreign language.

For further information contact: Rotary Foundation committee of the applicant's hometown Rotary Club or Rotary Club of Laramie, PO Box 12, Laramie, WY 82070

SafeCard Services Scholarship

Available to undergraduate or graduate students who are employees of SafeCard Services, and their dependents. Recipient must enroll full-time and must maintain a 3.0 GPA.  Employee or dependent status confirmed by SafeCard Services.

For further information contact: UW Office of Student Financial Aid, PO Box 3335, Laramie, WY 82071.

Sequoyah Graduate Fellowships

Available to American Indian and Alaskan Native full-time graduate students. Applicants must be enrolled members of an American Indian tribe or an Alaska Native corporation.

For further information contact: Sequoyah Fellowship Program Scholarship Coordinator, Association on American Indian Affairs, Box 268, Sisseton, SD 57262, (605) 698-3998 or e-mail aaia@tnics.com.

Bernadette Smith Memorial Scholarship

Available to a graduate or undergraduate student with a severe physical disability.

For further information contact: Student Educational Opportunity, Disability Support Services, PO Box 3808, Laramie, WY 82071. 

Summer Session Outreach Degree Scholarship

Available to undergraduate or graduate students who have been admitted to UW for completion of a degree program off-campus and who are making progress toward the degree. Scholarships are to be used for on-campus summer session courses.

For further information contact: The Outreach School, PO Box 3106, Laramie WY 82071.

Thayer Oil Company

Available to undergraduate or graduate students from the LaBarge, WY area.

For further information contact: Office of Student Financial Aid, PO Box 3335, Laramie, WY 82071.

True Drilling Company Emergency Grant

Available to undergraduate or graduate UW students with documented need.

For further information contact: Office of Student Financial Aid, PO Box 3335, Laramie, WY 82071.

University Women's Club Scholarship

Available to female full-time undergraduate or graduate students who have returned or are returning to school after an absence of five or more years.

For further information contact: Office of Student Financial Aid, PO Box 3335, Laramie, WY 82071

University of Wyoming/Girl Scout Council of Wyoming Scholarship

Available to undergraduate or graduate women from Wyoming who have been actively involved in Girl Scouting.

For further information contact: Sonya Meyer, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, UW, 766-5152 or Girl Scout Council of Wyoming, 1900 E. 18th St., Cheyenne, WY 82001

J.W. Van Dyke Memorial Scholarship

Available to any enrolled undergraduate or graduate student; preference given to children of present or former employees with at least 10 years of company service with Atlantic Richfield or its subsidiaries.

For further information contact: Atlantic Richfield Company Employee Relations Office, 515 So. Flower St., Los Angeles, CA 90071, or UW. Children of present or former employees should contact Atlantic Richfield Office.

Women and Minorities Assistantships

Available to women in selected PhD program and minorities in any program.

For further information contact: Graduate School, PO Box 3108, Laramie, WY 82071.

Wyoming Hispanic Organization Scholarship

Available to full-time undergraduate and graduate students of Hispanic ancestry who are residents of Sweetwater, Sublette, Lincoln or Uinta counties and who have a minimum GPA of 2.50.

For further information contact: President, Wyoming Hispanic Organization, PO Box 1027, Green River, WY  82935.

York Family Memorial Scholarship

Available to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at UW.

For further information contact: Office of Student Financial Aid, PO Box 3335, Laramie, WY 82071.