In my freshman year, all of my friends lived together, ate together, and had classes together. We studied in the beautiful lobby till the wee hours, and it was so great to live with people who were so fun but took school seriously. Patterson Hall was the best living experience I could ever ask for!”
Scholarships
Applications for the following Summer and Fall 2009 Honors Program Scholarships will be available in early January.
Diachun Award
The Stephen Diachun Award, named after the first director of the Honors Program, has been presented since 1982 to a graduating senior who has "demonstrated outstanding research talent in the form of her/his Independent Project and who holds high promise for further professional development in graduate school." The Diachun Award comes in the form of a check for $1,000 to be used for expenses in graduate or professional school.
Download application (PDF).
Freshman/Sophomore Award
First- and second-year Honors students are eligible to apply for this award; for which the recipients will receive $100 each at the beginning of the spring semester, through Student Financial Aid. (Student Billings will figure it into your account and refund any overpayment in check form.) A jury of four faculty members will read each submission and determine the winners after an evaluation of the combined quality of the cumulative GPA and paper.
The recipient must be enrolled in the Honors Program.
Download application (PDF).
Independent Project Grants
The Honors Program will make grants of varying amounts to Honors Program students in good standing who are working on their Independent Project. These grants are intended to support the anticipated work-related expenses of the project (photocopying, purchasing materials, research-related travel, etc.).
Download application (PDF).
Journal/Journey Scholarship
The Honors Program will offer two $750 Journal/Journey Scholarships this summer to students who have been participating in the Journal Project. These scholarships will allow the recipients to travel on a trip of their own design while keeping a special "travel journal" in the mode of Frances Trollope, Charles Dickens, or Paul Theroux.
Download application (PDF).
Student Skills Development Awards
These awards are made to enable Honors Program students in good standing to participate in an activity to develop skills (such as an intensive language workshop) or to participate in some type of field-based academic effort (such as an archaeological dig).
Download application (PDF).