History Scholarships
Inquisitive nature, intuitive sense of curiosity, a constant thirst for knowledge – sound familiar? Then you may have the inner workings of a history major. The skill sets a history major acquires are applicable to an array of fields because generally studying history isn’t designed as a preparation for a particular profession. Rarely do history majors become historians; instead, most become teachers, writers, politicians, lawyers, researchers and enjoy fulfillment in a multitude of other fields. Taking your passion of studying events, people and landmarks of the past isn’t the worst way to earn your bread and butter!
Organizations like the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History regularly award history majors for their achievements but below are just a few history scholarships in our database perfect for those majoring in history. To find even more scholarships, whether based on your major or any number of other criteria, conduct a free scholarship search today.
Professor E.A. Rogers Award
Application Deadlines:
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Are you a high school freshman, sophomore, or junior hoping to attend a top college or university? Are you looking for a challenging and dynamic summer program that allows you to take college level courses while getting a preview of college life?
The Professor E.A. Rogers Award provides a full tuition scholarship to the prestigious Junior Statesmen Summer School. The program is offered each [...] More
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
Application Deadlines:
September 17, Annually
Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand’s Novel, Atlas Shrugged, for College Students (Graduate and Undergraduate) and 12th Graders
Entry Deadline: September 17th
First Prize: $10,000
3 Second Prizes: $2,000
5 Third Prizes: $1,000
20 Finalists: $100
20 Semifinalists: $50
All information necessary to enter the contest is contained on our [...] More
Nellie Martin Carman Scholarship Fund
Application Deadlines:
March 01, Annually
Applicants for the Nellie Martin Carman Scholarships must:
- Be a graduating senior from a public high school in the county of King, Pierce or Snohomish in the state of Washington in the year of appointment
- Be a United States citizen
- Plan to attend a college in the state of Washington on a full-time basis
Application forms are only available through the high schools in the counties [...] More
National Foundation for Women Legislators/NRA Bill of Rights Essay Contest
Application Deadlines:
July 31, Annually
Essay Topic: The Impact of the First Amendment on Women Leaders and Social Media
This year, the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) and the National Rifle Association (NRA) are sponsoring the annual nationwide Bill of Rights Essay Contest. The focus this year will be on describing the rise of social media and what it means for the future of democracy and the interaction between [...] More
Smithsonian Minority Student Internship
Application Deadlines:
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Internships in residence at the Smithsonian are available for students to participate in research or museum-related activities for periods of 10 weeks. U.S. minority undergraduate and beginning graduate students are encouraged to apply. The appointment carries a stipend of $350 per week and travel allowances may be provided.
Deadline: February 1 (For Summer)
October 15 (for [...] More
SONF King Olav V Norwegian-American Heritage Fund
Application Deadlines:
March 01, Annually
King Olav V of Norway gave his permission to the Sons of Norway Foundation to use his name in establishing a fund to be known as the King Olav V Norwegian-American Heritage Fund.
Its purpose is to fund activities in which the American and Norwegian heritages are explored, studied and shared by qualified scholarship recipients. More than $200,000 has been raised by selling medallions and securing [...] More
Army Staff Sgt. Special Agent Richard S. Eaton Jr., Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
January 31, Annually
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The Army Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., Scholarship provides $1,000 in honor of Staff Sgt. Richard Eaton, a United States Army Counterintelligence Special Agent and Bronze Star recipient who [...] More
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
February 01, Annually
Sponsored by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia (NSCDA-GA), The Georgia Trust offers two $1,500 scholarships to promote excellence in the study of American history and historic preservation.
These scholarships encourage students to pursue degrees that will lead to working in preservation and related fields and thereby assist The Georgia Trust in its [...] More
Thomas G. Labrecque Smart Start Scholarship Program
Application Deadlines:
January 18, Annually
Students are selected to participate in our Smart Start Scholarship Program, providing full tuition (less financial aid) scholarship and four years of paid internships with JPMorgan Chase.
Eligibility Requirements: High school seniors graduating in the spring who are New York City residents attending New York City public, private or parochial schools, accepted to one of the participating New [...] More
ALBA George Watt Memorial Essay Contest
Application Deadlines:
June 01, Annually
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) is pleased to announce the continuing annual competition for the George Watt Memorial Essay prizes. Graduate and undergraduate students from the United States and elsewhere are invited to submit an essay or thesis chapter about any aspect of the Spanish Civil War, the global political or cultural struggles against fascism in 1920s and 1930s, or the [...] More
Carl Albert Center Visiting Scholars Grant Program
Application Deadlines:
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The Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma seeks applicants for its Visiting Scholars Program, which provides financial assistance to researchers working at the Center's archives. Awards of $500-$1000 are normally granted as reimbursement for travel and lodging. These research visits to the Carl Albert Center usually last no longer than one [...] More
College of Saint Rose Academic Scholarships
Application Deadlines:
February 01, Annually
The College of Saint Rose is committed to enrolling students with superior ability and proven achievement. To support our commitment, the College offers a generous array of academic scholarships. These scholarships are not based on financial need, but on the merits of students' academic achievement.
The College of Saint Rose scholarships are awarded upon acceptance to Saint Rose and are [...] More
Samuel Eliot Morison Naval History Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
April 01, Annually
The Director of Naval History (N09BH) has established the Samuel Eliot Morison Naval History Scholarship Program to promote development of a broad understanding of naval history within the American national experience. This historical knowledge is an invaluable tool for the decision making process.
The scholarship was named in honor of the late Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, USNR, an eminent [...] More
Emily M. Hewitt Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
April 15, Annually
The Emily M. Hewitt Memorial Scholarship is open to a promising upper division or graduate student who shows a commitment to communicate and interpret a love of nature and an understanding of the need to practice conservation.
Eligibility for application is extended to any student or graduate student enrolled full-time in an accredited California post-secondary educational institution whose [...] More
Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
February 15, Annually
The Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a deserving junior or senior enrolled in an accredited college or university in the United States who is pursuing a major in either political science, history, government, or economics. This is a one-time award in the amount of $1,000.
Awards are placed on deposit with the college or university; any unused portion shall be returned to the [...] More
Roosevelt Archival Internships
Application Deadlines:
April 01, Annually
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI) offer Roosevelt Archival Internships to undergraduate- and graduate-level students. Preference may be given to students majoring in history, political science, archival, library, or computer/information science.
Research skills, basic computer skills, familiarity with the Internet, and knowledge of [...] More
The B. Phinizy Spalding & Hubert B. Spalding Scholarships
Application Deadlines:
February 01, Annually
The Georgia Trust annually awards two $1,000 scholarships to encourage the study of historic preservation and related fields:
- The Hubert Owens award is given in honor of the founding dean of the University of Georgia Landscape Architecture Program - now the School of Environmental Design - which houses the Historic Preservation Program.
- The B. Phinizy Spalding award is named after the [...] More
GWCF National Scholarship Competition
Application Deadlines:
January 15, Annually
The GWCF National Scholarship Competition is open to all high school seniors who are U. S. citizens and are planning careers of service to the United States in local, state, or federal government.
Entrants receiving full four-year tuition scholarships shall only be eligible for one-year special awards.
Three (3) copies of a one-page essay not to exceed 300 words stating why applicant is [...] More
Salvatori Fellowship
Application Deadlines:
January 16, Annually
The ISI Salvatori Fellowship provides $10,000 to each awardee for graduate work related to the American Founding. Two of these graduate fellowships are awarded annually.
The ISI Salvatori Fellowship Program seeks to further an understanding and appreciation of both the principles of the Founding Fathers and the culture that formed their values and views. The overall purpose of the program is to [...] More
Western Civilization Fellowship
Application Deadlines:
January 16, Annually
The ISI Western Civilization Fellowship awards each recipient $20,000 for graduate work related to Western Civilization studies. Two of these graduate fellowships are awarded annually.
The ISI Western Civilization Fellowship Program is designed to address our culture’s loss of memory by supporting at the graduate level the study of the institutions, values, and history of the West.
For more [...] More
JSU Alabama Judge Pelham Merrill Scholarship
Application Deadlines:
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The JSU Alabama Judge Pelham Merrill Scholarship is for students in their junior or senior year at JSU Alabama who are majoring in History. Preference given to Calhoun County residents.
For a complete list of available JSU Alabama Scholarships, go [...] More
L. Ron Hubbard Writers of The Future Contest
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The L. Ron Hubbard Writers of The Future Contest is an ongoing merit competition for new and amateur aspiring writers. Run on a quarterly basis, an eligible entry is any previously unpublished short story or novelette (under 17,000 words) of science fiction or fantasy.
Three prizes are awarded each quarter: 1st Place $1000, 2nd Place $750, 3rd Place $500. The four 1st Place stories undergo a [...] More
League of World War I Aviation Historians' Mike Carr Student Paper Award
Application Deadlines:
May 31, Annually
The League of World War I Aviation Historians is a nonprofit organization chartered with furthering the study of aviation history encompassing the World War I period. To this end, the League sponsors the annual Mike Carr Student Paper Competition.
This essay competition is open to high school, undergraduate and graduate students attending any accredited educational institution. Monetary prizes [...] More
JSU Alabama Major John Pelham Memorial Scholarship
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The Major John Pelham Memorial Scholarship varies. Applicant must be a History major in their junior or senior year of college at JSU;
Preference will be given to Calhoun County residents.
For more information about this award, please [...] More
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Center
Application Deadlines:
November 13, Annually
The National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master's and [...] More
JSU Alabama Opal R. & Opal A. Lovett Scholarships
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The Opal R. & Opal A. Lovett Scholarship is for students majoring in History, Art, or English who are at least in their sophomore year at JSU with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
For a complete list of available JSU Alabama Scholarships, go [...] More
Richard M. Weaver Fellowship
Application Deadlines:
January 16, Annually
The Weaver Fellowship Program is maintained exclusively for those who will teach, for that profession presents the greatest opportunity to deal with the first concerns of civilization, and thus with its ultimate preservation. The Weaver Fellowship Program assists future teachers who are motivated, as was Professor Weaver, by the need to integrate the idea of liberal education with their teaching [...] More
James Madison Foundation Graduate Fellowships
Application Deadlines:
March 01, Annually
Through a national competition, the Foundation offers James Madison Fellowships to a select group of individuals desiring to become outstanding teachers of the American Constitution. The Foundation offers two types of fellowships:
- Junior Fellowships are awarded to students who are about to complete, or have completed, their undergraduate course of study and plan to begin graduate work on a [...] More