Category: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Undergraduate
Contact: Office of the Dean,
2014 Turlington Hall,
(352) 392-0780

Graduate
Contact: Arlene Williams,
2014 Turlington Hall,
(352) 392-2230

https://clas.ufl.edu/undergraduate/undergrad-scholarships/
Every fall the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) awards approximately fifteen, one-semester dissertation fellowships to deserving graduate students whose projects are judged by the selection committee to be highly meritorious. Successful applicants receive a stipend and paid tuition during the following spring or summer semester.

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Baskin Scholarship Fund

College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based


Scholarships for the benefit of apt students who have shown talent for creative writing and who are studying the development of American Literature and the promotion of its study.


Value:

$1,000- $4,000 for one, towo, or three years

Degree:

Graduate

College:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of English

Marshall A. Raff Scholarship

College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based


Meritorious students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Application Information
Contact the Jewish Studies department.


Value:

Varies

Degree:

Graduate, Undergraduate

College:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Maurice C. and Frances A. Holmes Scholarship

College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based


Senior status student(s) currently enrolled in or, in the case of a senior student, accepted for admissions into the graduate program of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

All CLAS Dean’s Office scholarships have an application window in early spring for awarding in the following fall term.

For more information, please contact the Dean’s Office in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.


Value:

Varies

Degree:

Undergraduate

College:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

McGinty Scholarship

College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based


  • Undergraduate student status
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences major

All CLAS Dean’s Office scholarships have an application window in early spring for awarding in the following fall term.


Value:

$1500

College:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Merck Graduate Fellowship

College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based


Outstanding graduate students in statistics who successfully pass the examination at the end of the first year of graduate studies. Criteria for selection includes grade-point average, performance in graduate studies, demonstration of motivation and ability for high caliber methodologic research, and expression of interest in biostatistics.

Application Information:
Contact the Department of Statistics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.


Value:

Varies

Degree:

Graduate

College:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Statistics

Michael A. Lipsky Scholarship Fund

College Awarded Aid
Need-based


English majors; based on financial need first and merit second.


Value:

$200, five awards; recipients must reapply to continue to receive the scholarship for more than one year

Degree:

Undergraduate

College:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of English

Michael Aschoff Dissertation Fellowship Award Fund

College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based


CLAS students working on a dissertation.

For more information, please contact the Dean’s Office in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.


Value:

Varies

Degree:

Graduate

College:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Michael G. Cantonis Medal for Excellence in Greek Studies

College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based


Senior in Greek Studies.


Value:

$500

Degree:

Undergraduate

College:

Center for Greek Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Michael Hauptman Scholarship Fund

College Awarded Aid
Need-based


Students with financial need.

Application Information:
Contact the CLAS English Department.


Value:

Varies

Degree:

Graduate, Undergraduate

College:

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Notley Scholarship Fund

College Awarded Aid
Not Need-based


Scholarships for students pursuing a minor, certificate, or degree in Latin American Studies, with preference to students pursuing studies related to the Dominican Republic.


Value:

stipend and tuition waiver

Degree:

Undergraduate

College:

Center for Latin American Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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