Scholarships
Politics, Policy and Administration Scholarship
HISTORY MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP
Politics, Policy and Administration Scholarship
This scholarship is intended to honor exceptional Public Policy & Administration or Political Science majors who are highly motivated, dedicated to public service, and strongly considering a career in the public or nonprofit sectors. This scholarship is designed to reward students who have shown exceptional abilities in managing all academic requirements as well as community activities.
Award Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Junior or senior standing; returning to WOU next academic year; declared major in either Political Science or Public Policy & Administration; GPA of 3.3 or higher.
- Name, WOU V#, mailing address, phone number, and email address
- Unofficial copy of your WOU transcript
- Personal essay: two-page (about 500 words), double-spaced essay discussing: 1) your academic and career ambitions/interests in politics, governance, or public service, and how your Political Science or Public Policy & Administration Major has helped you in the pursuit of those interests; and 2) how the scholarship would aid in these endeavors.
- Résumé that includes: work history, campus and off-campus activities and service (e.g., WOU club membership, athletics, positions held at WOU or in the community, awards received, etc.) during your WOU attendance.
TO APPLY: Go to Politics, Policy and Administration Scholarship
How amount will be allocated: Faculty in the Politics, Policy and Administration Department will review all applications submitted by the deadline and will select an award recipient by the end of each spring quarter. The award of $1,000 will be disbursed to the scholarship winner at the beginning of the subsequent fall term.
Applications are due May 1st. For more information, contact your major adviser.
Each spring term, the History Faculty at Western Oregon University will award a $1,000 scholarship to a History major in their Sophomore or Junior year who will be returning in the following academic year as a History major. This scholarship is supported by a small endowment created in 1990 that grew through contributions from alumni and WOU faculty.
ELIGIBILITY
The scholarship candidate must be a History major.
The candidates should have completed some history coursework at WOU, preferably at the upper-division (300 or 400) level.
Applicants must have sophomore or junior status to be eligible.
The scholarship will usually should only be awarded once to a student.
GPA and completed history coursework will be considered in the review process.
APPLICATION DETAILS AND SELECTION
Applicants will submit one paper completed in a history course at Western, preferably in an upper-division history course.
Applicants will provide a cover letter with the following:
Address the cover letter to Chair, Department of History
Provide the number and name of the course in which you completed the paper, the name of the faculty member who taught the course, and the term in which you completed the course.
In two-to-three paragraphs, discuss how and why you feel that this paper reflects your best work in history at Western.
Please provide your overall GPA and your GPA in your History courses as reflected in Degree Tracks and a list of the history courses you have completed or are currently completing.
Please attach the cover letter and copy of your paper as separate files in an email to Kimberly Jensen, Chair, Department of History at jenseki@wou.edu
Applications will be reviewed by the WOU History Faculty.
The WOU History Faculty may choose not to award a scholarship in a given year if they determine that none of the applications merit a scholarship.
The scholarship winner will be announced by the end of the Spring term.
AWARD
A scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded to the candidate selected by the WOU History Faculty. The scholarship will be awarded through the Financial Aid office. The winner will receive the scholarship over the course of the subsequent academic year. The awarding of the scholarship will be subject to the availability of funds and the WOU History Faculty may choose to raise or lower the scholarship amount. The WOU History Faculty may also choose to offer multiple scholarships as funds become available.
Contact Professor Kimberly Jensen, Chair, Department of History, at jenseki@wou.edu if you have additional questions.
