Sociology Scholarship and Award Opportunities
The department invites all sociology majors to participate in the John Rice scholarship program. Recipient will be awarded a scholarship of $1,000 for one year. Students who apply should declare sociology as their major. Applicants are required to complete an application form and submit it with a short essay and other supporting documents by April 16, 2010.
The John H. Scalf Sociology Award, named for the founder of the Department, is granted to a senior major for excellence in sociology. Upper level sociology students can apply for research fellowships for tuition waivers, awarded each year. Also, the University Bookstore annually provides textbook scholarships to outstanding sociology students. Some students qualify for part-time employment in the Department through the Work Study and Work Assistant programs. Additional information on student financial aid can be obtained at the UNCW financial Aid Office.
Criminology Scholarship and Award Opportunities
The department invites all criminal justice majors to participate in the Ben David scholarship program. Recipient will be awarded a scholarship of $1,000 for one year. Students who apply should declare criminal justice as their major. Applicants are required to complete an application form and submit it with a short essay and other supporting documents by April 16, 2010.
The department invites all sociology majors to apply for the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association Undergraduate Criminal Justice scholarship. You must be a full time student living in North Carolina to apply. The current Criminal Justice Scholarship stipend is $2,000. Deadline for applying and for sending in a renewal application is July 12, 2010.
The department also invites all criminal justice majors to participate in theTroy Douglas Carr Memorial Scholarship. Recipient will be awarded a scholarship of $2,000 for one year. Students who apply should also declare criminal justice as their major. Applicants are required to complete an application form which can be found on this page.
Faculty members in the criminal justice program have established two awards: the Criminology Academic Excellence Award is in recognition of the graduating senior in criminology with the highest overall grade point average and the Criminology Student of the Year Award, in memory of ALE Agent Troy Carr (UNCW class of 92) who was killed in the line-of-duty in May, 1994.
Tuition assistance and other forms of financial arrangements can be made through the Financial Aid Office. Students may also qualify for part-time employment through the work-study program. Some community and state government organizations offer paid summer internships for criminal justice majors. Also, the University Bookstore provides a textbook scholarship to a deserving criminal justice student.
