Arts and Science Scholarships E - M

English and Linguistics Scholarships

The scholarships listed here are administered by IPFW.  

The Rainn Malis MacPhail Scholarship

The Rainn Malis MacPhail Scholarship was created to benefit full time students pursuing studies within the Department of English and Linguistics at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. The scholarship is designed to provide financial assistance to undergraduates or graduate students who have declared a major in English and Linguistics and have demonstrated exceptional merit based on standards set by the departmental faculty committees.

Criterion

• Must be enrolled at IPFW as a full time student in good standing.
• Declared as a major in the Department of English & Linguistics.

Eligible students must be a Junior or Senior (undergraduate) with a G.P.A. of 3.5 or higher or a graduate student who has completed at least one semester in the graduate program.

The award will be based on merit.  Submit the IPFW Common Scholarship application.

Selection committee and awarding of the scholarship

The Undergraduate Studies and Assessment Committee and the Graduate Studies and Assessment Committee within the Department of English and Linguistics will receive nominations from faculty for the Rainn Malis MacPhail Scholarship. The Committees will evaluate the nominations and choose the student based on faculty recommendations and continued student promise. Individual faculty members are encouraged to nominate students based on the above criteria. In years where both committees identify a superior candidate for the award, the department chair will select the candidate, with preference to alternating between graduates and undergraduate awards.

The amount of the award will be $1000 per academic year (to be disbursed in $500 increments in the fall and spring terms). Future award amounts may be increased, as determined necessary or available, by the Department of English and Linguistic and the donor/donor representative. The award will be administered by the department in conjunction with IPFW Financial Aid Services. Previous award recipients are eligible for additional awards if they are nominated and meet required criteria.

Gifts of support to the scholarship 
Ms. Nancy Malis and her family have provided the initial funding of the scholarship. A scholarship fund account will be established to receive future gifts of support from the family, friends, and associates. As a named scholarship, it is intended to continue as long as there is suffcient funding to support the scholarship or is terminated by the donor in writing.

Submit the IPFW common scholarship application. 

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Criterion: Student must be a junior or senior in English. Student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0

Submit the IPFW common scholarship application

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German Scholarships

The scholarships listed here are administered by IPFW. 

Fort Wayne German Heritage Society Scholarship

Criteria

Applicants must be majoring or minoring in German with a cumulative GPA higher than 3.0. 

Submit the IPFW Common Scholarship application.

Contact

Department of International Language and Culture Studies
Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
Phone: 260-481-6836

History Scholarships

The scholarships listed here are administered by IPFW. 

Withers Scholars Grant

Criteria
Student must be majoring in

• Elementary Education
• History
• Political Science
• English
• Communications
• Theatre
• Library science

The student must have junior, senior, or graduate class standing at IPFW the year of the award. The student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. The student must enroll full time each semester of the award (12-15 credit hours). File a Withers Scholarship application.

The Judie and Ralph Violette History Scholarship

The Judie and Ralph Violette History Scholarships are awarded to students majoring in history who are juniors or seniors with a minimum GPA of 3.5/4.0 and who have completed at least 15 credit hours of course work in the Department of History. 

Eligible candidates are identified by the Department of History and selected by a departmental committee of three.

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Journalism Scholarships

The scholarships listed here are administered by IPFW. 

Fort Wayne Press Club Scholarship

Criterion: Student must be a continuing IPFW student or a high school senior graduating from an accredited public, private, or parochial high school with an active journalism or publications program in northeastern Indiana counties. The student must have been recommended by a journalism faculty member or a high school publications teacher, demonstrated an interest in pursuing journalism as a career, and must have been admitted to IPFW.

Awards are based on merit, including academic grades, extracurricular activities and demonstrated financial need.  Applicants must submit the IPFW Common Scholarship application, and file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) so that it is received at the federal processors by March 10.

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Ernest and hildreth Williams Award

Criterion: This award is for a special writing project in journalism at IPFW. Student must be a junior or senior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 and a minimum 3.0 journalism GPA

To be considered for a nwaward, a student will submit to the Communications Department at IPFW a detailed proposal for the project, an analysis of the social significance of the subject, and a letter supporting the feasibility of the project from a faculty member eilling to serve as an adviser for the project.The project must be completed no later than a year from the date of the award. The recipient will file a copy of the final manuscript with the Department of Communications (Journalism). which will send a copy to Ms. Williams or her designee.

 Submit the IPFW common scholarship application.

Mathematical Sciences Scholarships

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Lowell W. Beineke Mathematics Scholarship

Criterion:
Student must be majoring in mathematics, either through the College of Arts and Sciences or through the School of Education (Secondary Education program). Student must have sophomore standing or above. Student must have an IPFW cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher. Awards are based on merit, rather than financial need. This scholarship is renewable to students who have received the award in the past, as long as they continue to meet all criteria listed here. A student can receive this award for a maximum of six semesters (those semesters may be consecutive or non-consecutive).

Submit the IPFW Common Scholarship application

Frank E. Engeler Mathematics Scholarship

Criterion:
Student must be majoring in mathematics either through the College of Arts and Sciences or the School of Education-Secondary Education Program. Student must have achieved a sophomore class standing or above and have a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA. Preference will be given to students based on merit rather than financial need. This award is contingent on funds being available.

Submit the IPFW Common Scholarship application.

Mathematical Sciences Alumni Scholarship

Criterion:
Student must be admitted to IPFW at time of application and must enroll full time as a freshman majoring in mathematics and be admitted to IPFW.

Submit the IPFW Common Scholarship application.