Departmental Scholarships

How to Apply

For additional instructions and to apply, please download and complete the scholarship application. 

Criteria

Applicants must:

• be sophomores, juniors, or seniors
• have a minimum 3.2 GPA

First preference is given to female students.

How to Apply

For additional instructions and to apply, complete the online application.

Criteria

Applicants must:

• be sophomores, juniors, or seniors
• have a GPA between 2.75 and 3.25 on a 4.0 scale

First preference will be given to students who are engaged in extracurricular activities such as student government and volunteer work in the community.

How to Apply

For additional instructions and to apply, complete the online application.

The Jack Walker Scholarship supports students who have an interest in the founding of the United States.

Criteria

Applicants must:

• complete 12 credits in history, including History 201, and at least one course numbered 300 and above
• have an overall GPA of at least a 3.0
• submit a 500-word essay

How to Apply

For additional instructions and to apply, complete the online application. 

The Childress Family Foundation supports this fund to help advanced students majoring in history at Ball State. Individual awards are designed to assist students to meet a particular or unexpected situation. Funds are to be used for expenses of an academic or scholarly nature only.

Criteria

Recipients must be:

• juniors, seniors, or master’s degree candidates
• registered for a minimum of six credits of coursework in history during each semester for which aid is sought

Preference is given to students demonstrating sound academic ability and accomplishment.

How to Apply

Applicants need to submit at least two letters of recommendation with their completed application. One of the letters must be from a faculty member of the Department of History.

For additional instructions and to apply, complete the online application.

After Professor Hoover's distinguished service at Ball State from 1959 to 1991, a person who studied under his guidance established this award as a tribute to him. Other members of this student's family have since joined in funding this scholarship, which is administered by the Department of History.

Criteria

Ball State graduate students, or seniors who soon will become graduate students by next autumn at Ball State, are eligible for the award.

Students who show special interest in and/or potential for research in community history either in the United States or abroad are also eligible.

How to Apply

Application forms are available online or from the Department of History main office, Burkhardt Room Building, room 200.

Students must submit:

• the completed form
• two letters of recommendation – one of the letters must be from a member of the Department of History and generally, both letters should be.
• a 500-word statement – this statement should explain the applicant's interest in advanced historical study with particular attention to pursuits, such as community studies or scholarly travel that is especially important to her or him.

For additional instructions and to apply, complete the online application.

The Edmonds Scholarship provides $3,000 in financial assistance every odd year to a Department of History student preparing to study abroad. The award alternates between the Department of History and the Honors College. Drs. Anthony and Joanne Edmonds devoted more than 60 years to Ball State and the Honors College and championed study abroad experiences for Honors College students.

a) In alternating years, Honors College students (from any major, including history, awarded in even-numbered years) and students majoring in programs of study within the Department of History (including Honors College students, awarded in odd-numbered years). Even-numbered years include applications in the Spring of an even-numbered year; awards may be received for the subsequent summer or academic year. Odd-numbered years include applications in the Spring of an odd-numbered year; awards may be received for the subsequent summer or academic year;

b) Student shall have a GPA above 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent;

c) Student must be preparing to study abroad.