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UC Financial Aid Office
Visit the Student Financial Aid Web site to learn about types of aid and how to apply.
First Year Students
First year students should pursue the Cincinnatus Scholarship. Cincinnatus is by invitation only. To be invited, high school seniors must submit a completed application for admission, a high school transcript, and test scores by December of their senior year. More information is available on the the Student Financial Aid Web site.
Upper Class Students
Many awards and scholarships are awarded on a departmental basis. Contact your undergraduate director for more information on specific awards.
| Scholarship | Description | College/Department |
|---|---|---|
| Harris Benedict Memorial Fund | Partial Awards for Botany Sophomores. | Biology |
| Julia Hammler Wendell Scholarship Fund | Partial Awards for Botany Students. | Biology |
| John J. Alexander Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship Fund | Summer Research Fellowships for Undergraduate Chemists. | Chemistry |
| M. Brayton Graff Prize in Chemistry | Prize for Work in Chemical Research. | Chemistry |
| Stella Potter and Hoke S. Greene Scholarship Fund | Gift for Chemistry Juniors and Seniors with a 3.0 GPA that need Finanacial Aid. | Chemistry |
| Semple Classics Fund | For the Maintanance or Development of the Department of Classics. | Classics |
| C.A.S.E. Challenge Scholarship Fund | Scholarship for a Sophomore or Junior Communication Major that is an Active Member of C.A.S.E. | Communication |
| Warren L. and Elaine Lashley Scholarship in Communication Fund | Awarded to a Junior or Senior Communication Major who has Demonstrated High Achievement in Three or More Rhetoric and Public Address Courses. | Communication |
| Lucille Pederson Scholarship Fund in Communication | Annual Scholarship for a Junior who is a Communication Major. | Communication |
| Rudolph F. and Kathleen S. Verderber Challenge Scholarship Fund | Scholarship for Tuition to a Communication Major Admitted to the Communication Department Honors Program. | Communication |
| Citicorp Economics Scholarship Fund | Scholarship for Juniors or Seniors in Economics. | Economics |
| Edwin L. and Carrie Frank Prize in Finance | Prize to a Senior Student in Finance in the Department of Economics. | Economics |
| William Hewett Fellowship Fund | Up to one-half of tuition. | Economics |
| Hewett-Kautz Fund | Up to one-half of tuition. | Economics |
| Virginia & Gordon Skinner Endowment Fund | Spendable disbursements will be used for Economics Department student. | Economics |
| Jean Chimsky Poetry Prize Fund | One undergraduate and one graduate poetry prize for a group of 3-5 poems to be awarded by the Department of English and Comparative Literature. | English |
| Miriam Westheimer Dreifus Fund | Awards for Graduates and Undergraduates in English who are in need of Financial Aid. | English |
| Alice M. House Prize | Prize for an annual essay or debate on some subject that will promote industrial peace. | English |
| The Stewart and Anna Morgan Scholarship Fund | Scholarships for undergraduates majoring in English. | English |
| Robert and Adele Schiff Fund for Contemporary Fiction | To support the study and practice of Contemporary Fiction. | English |
| Geography Centennial Undergraduate Scholarship Fund | To provide scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students pursuing a degree in Geography. | Geography |
| Walter and Kathryn H. Cook Scholarship Fund | General scholarship fund. | Geology |
| Student Field Experience Fund | Used to help defray the cost of summer field camp for undergraduate students and marine biological or geological stations for graduate students. | Geology |
| Harvey Sunderman Geology Fund | The fund will be used to recognize student achievement in the Department of Geology during the previous academic year. | Geology |
| History Memorial Fund | To promote the writing and study of History. | History |
| McMicken History Scholarship Fund | To provide annual scholarship(s) to a Cincinnatus scholarship recipient who has declared an intent to major in History. | History |
| George B. Engberg Prize | Awarded each year for the best undergraduate papers in the senior research seminars on any topic in the field of history. | History |
| Lenore F. McGrane Prize | Awarded to students of American history. | History |
| Emma Louis Parry Prize | Awarded to students specializing in history. | History |
| George Newburger Award and Scholarship Fund | Awards and scholarships for students majoring in contemporary or modern history. | History |
| Dr. Henry Winkler Scholarship in History | Scholarship for tuition or general fees for undergraduate History majors or fellowship and stipend money funding for History graduate students. | History |
| Journalism Scholarship Fund | To provide scholarships to students majoring in Journalism. | Journalism |
| Mary Linn White Scholarship in Journalism | Scholarship for an undergraduate student, who has been an active member of the News Record (campus newspaper) staff for at least one year and who is a Journalism major in good standing. | Journalism |
| Jeanne Gulden Endowed Mathematics Prize Fund | Prize to the member of the junior or senior class with the most outstanding achievement in mathematical sciences. | Mathematical Sciences |
| Hancock Undergraduate Scholarship Fund | Scholarships to undergraduate Mathematics majors based on academic merit. | Mathematical Sciences |
| Arts and Sciences Alumni Scholarship Fund | To be used for annual scholarship(s) to A&S undergraduate student(s). | McMicken |
| Arts and Sciences Faculty & Staff Scholarship Fund | To be used for annual scholarship(s) to A&S undergraduate student(s). | McMicken |
| Dr. Derek E. Dunn Scholarship Endowment Fund | Spendable disbursements will be used for tuition of general fees for undergraduate scholarships in A&S. | McMicken |
| Dick Friedman Scholarship Fund | Scholarship support for outstanding undergraduate students pursuing a degree in the McMicken College of Arts & Sciences. | McMicken |
| Eleanor Hicks Award | To be used to make awards to outstanding senior women in the College of Arts and Sciences. | McMicken |
| Hugh H. Hoffman Scholarship Fund | Annual scholarships to one or more matriculated students majoring in English or History at either the undergraduate or graduate level. | McMicken |
| Millard W. Mack Scholarship | Annual Scholarship | McMicken |
| Robert McKibbin Prize for Manliness | Outstanding graduating male senior. | McMicken |
| William and Shirley Merke Study Abroad Fund | Awarded to any UC student, who is enrolled for a bona fide study abroad experience, regardless of his/her major or college degree. | McMicken and UC International |
| Edwin T. and Darlene Muckley Scholarship Fund | To provide for an annual scholarship for a student from Cuyahoga County, in northeast Ohio. | McMicken |
| Phi Beta Kappa Endowment Fund | Support in the College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biology or Chemistry, to outstanding students and students in need. | McMicken |
| Barbara Schooley Scholarship Fund | To be used for undergraduate scholarships in A&S for non-traditional student(s) in their sophomore, junior, or senior year based on their McMicken College academic record. | McMicken |
| Verna Guenther Schwesinger Arts and Sciences Scholarship | To be used for scholarships to students in the College of Arts and Sciences. | McMicken |
| Lena K. Suter Scholarship Fund | Net income to assist those students majoring in a foreign language. | McMicken |
| Robert F. and Shirley B. Schwindt Scholarship Fund | Partial Awards to A&S Students. | McMicken |
| Philip C. Swing Scholarship | Scholarship to be awarded each year to a student in the course of Investments. | McMicken |
| Charles P. Taft Fund | Awarded annually to graduate students who have expressed an interest in a career in municipal government or public administration and whose studies are intended to further such a career. | McMicken |
| Charles P. Taft Scholarship | Annual Scholarship for A&S Students. | Charles P. Taft Research Center |
| Mary Jane Miller Toepfer Memorial Award Fund | Annual award to a graduate or undergraduate student or students in A&S. | McMicken |
| Helen Weinberger Phi Beta Kappa Awards Fund | Awards to the three (3) graduating Phi Beta Kappa initiates who have attained the highest grade point average and who have been enrolled in the University during their entire undergraduate career. | McMicken |
| Joyce E. Yeager Memorial Fund | Full tuition scholarship to an undergraduate, in-state student in the College of Arts and Sciences. | McMicken |
| Lawrence G. Gessing Memorial Scholarship | Scholarship to an outstanding student studying in the field of organizational leadership. | Organizational Leadership |
| E. Edward Herman-Howard R. Leftwich Scholarship | Scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students majoring in labor relations or human resources. | Organizational Leadership |
| Edwin Richard Procter Scholarship | Annual scholarship in the Department of Philosophy. | Philosophy |
| Violet M. Diller Endowment Fund | Scholarships and/or fellowships for women students who are U.S. citizens and who are majoring in Physics. | Physics |
| Jeanne Gulden Endowed Physics Prize Fund | Prize to the member of the junior or senior class with the most outstanding achievement in physics. | Physics |
| Physics Alumni Fund | To be used for scholarships, fellowships, faculty support, research and program support in the Department of Physics. | Physics |
| Physics Scholarship Fund | To be used to provide scholarship assistance to undergraduates who are majoring or intend to major in Physics. | Physics |
| The W. Linn DeBeck Fellowship in Psychology | To provide scholarships to undergraduates in Psychology. | Psychology |
| Anthony F. Grasha Memorial Scholarship Fund | To be used for scholarships and fellowships for students in the psychology department. | Psychology |
| Emily Frank Adler Award Fund | Awarded to a student entering their junior year selected on the combined demonstrated characteristics of enthusiasm for French, academic excellence, and financial need. | Romance Languages and Literatures |
| George and Alice Coughlin Scholarship Fund | Scholarships for students in A&S with a declared major in Spanish. | Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Betty Jane Hull Memorial Award | Award to be given to a student of outstanding scholastic achievement in the sophomore or junior year, majoring or intending to major in French. | Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Patricia O'Connor Fund for Cultural Enrichment | Support for students studying in Spain, but may be used for cultural events that bring Spain to the students of Spanish at the College. | Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Jenkins Cross-Boundary Research and Study Award Fund | Annual award to an outstanding boundary-crossing (Planning/Sociology) student monograph or paper. | Sociology |
| Kunz Family Fund for Sociology | Income may be used by the Department of Sociology to implement (but not necessarily be limited to) the program of The Center for Study of Work and Family (CSWF). | Sociology |
| Jones Oratorical Prize | $40.00 to the member of the graduating class who shall write and pronounce the best oration. | University |
| Lee Evans Memorial Fund | Scholarships calculated to improve the profession of journalism in Cincinnati. | University (with preference given to students intending to enter newspaper work) |
| Center for Womens Studies Scholarship Fund for Returning Women Students | Provide a $500 annual award to an undergraduate or graduate woman of financial need. Candidate should be "returning" to earn a certificate from the Center for Women's Studies after a hiatus in her academic program. | Women's Studies |
| Richard Van Pelt Runyan and Margery Sisson Runyan Joint Degree Fellowship Endowment Fund | Scholarships in the Department of Women's Studies. Recipients must be graduate students pursuing a joint Master of Arts in Women's Studies and Juris Doctor offered by A&S and Law. | Women's Studies |