Scholarships, Awards & Honors
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Scholarships, Awards & Honors
Scholarships and Awards
The Department of Economics offers a number of scholarship opportunities and awards to outstanding undergraduate students. These scholarships and awards are made possible through generous contributions by alumni and friends. Follow the links provided below for detailed information and application forms.
F. Russell Glasener-Economics Advisory Board Scholarship
All undergraduate economics majors with between 75 and 90 hours of academic credit at the time of application are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to applicants with a strong academic record. In addition, established financial need will be viewed favorably.
Application Deadline: March 23, 2010
Download Glasener-Board Scholarship Application Form
Scott M. Elliott Undergraduate Scholarship
Established in 2007 to provide support to a student in economics who has exhibited academic excellence. Economics majors with between 75 and 90 hours of academic credit at the time of application are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to applicants that have established an outstanding academic record.
Application Deadline: March 23, 2010
Download Elliott Undergraduate Scholarship Application Form
Undergraduate Research Award for Best Capstone Paper
This award program was established to promote and recognize the scholarly contributions of undergraduate students and their faculty advisors to the field of economics. All undergraduate capstone projects completed during the Fall/Spring academic year are eligible for consideration.
Faculty submissions on behalf of students will be evaluated based on (1) nature, relevance and importance of the questions addressed in the project; (2) appropriateness of methods used; and (3) overall organization, readability and clarity of the paper.
Application Deadline: March 23, 2010
Download Undergraduate Research Award Application Form
Dr. John Chizmar and Dr. Anthony Ostrosky Undergraduate Scholarship
This scholarship was established to honor the outstanding work done by Dr. John (Jack) Chizmar and Dr. Anthony (Tony) Ostrosky as professors in the Department of Economics at Illinois State University.
Eligibility: Economics majors with a minimum of 60 hours of academic credit at the time of application. Applicants should demonstrate strong academic achievement as evidenced by a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale along with demonstration of financial need.
Application Deadline: March 23, 2010
Download Chizmar-Ostrosky Undergraduate Scholarship Application Form