College of Liberal Arts

SCHOLARSHIPS: For Undergraduate Students Only

 

Martha A. Mitten | Beulah M. Price | Catherine Curran O'Malley

The College of Liberal Arts will award scholarships for use in the 2013-2014 academic year to undergraduate students who are declared majors within the College and who demonstrate strong academic performance. These awards will be designated as follows to honor the benefactors whose names they carry: The Martha A. Mitten Memorial Scholarship and The Beulah M. Price Memorial Scholarship. The primary criterion for each award will be merit, in keeping with the wishes of the donors who made the awards possible.

 

Martha A. Mitten Scholarship

 

The College of Liberal Arts invites applications for the Martha A. Mitten Scholarship.

The Martha A. Mitten Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student who has declared a major in one of the departments or programs located in the College of Liberal Arts and who has completed at least three courses (or nine credit hours) of work within that major at Towson University, building a record of academic excellence. The Mitten Scholar will also have demonstrated meritorious citizenship within the University or the community through membership and service in clubs, organizations, or student governance; through volunteer work, service learning, or other civic engagement; or through activities of a related type that the student has defined. The Mitten Scholarship will normally provide at least $500 to recipients, depending on endowment income, toward the costs of tuition or other University charges.

Students may apply for The Martha A. Mitten Memorial Scholarship by submitting the following materials to the office of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts (LA 2213) no later than March 26, 2013.

  1.  A completed cover sheet identifying the scholarship sought, the applicant, the applicant’s major, the courses taken within that major, and the applicant’s class standing.
    • Application Coversheet       PDF version            Word version
  2. An "unofficial" transcript of work completed at Towson.
  3. A statement of no more than one typewritten page describing the applicant’s academic interests, reasons for seeking the scholarship, and goals.
  4. Mitten Scholarship only:  A statement of no more than one typewritten page identifying and explaining the applicant’s involvement in University or community activities.

If you have any questions, please call Bonnie or Gail at 410-704-2128.

 

Terry A. Cooney

Dean

 

Beulah M. Price Memorial Scholarship

The Beulah M. Price Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student who has declared a major in one of the departments or programs located in the College of Liberal Arts and who has completed at least five courses (or fifteen credit hours) of work within that major at Towson University.  The Price Scholar will exhibit exceptional academic accomplishment and promise as demonstrated through consistently high faculty evaluations in the grading process and through the completion of substantive analytical, reflective, or research-based projects. The nature of these projects will be appropriate to the major chosen and may vary in specific form. The Price Scholar award must be used at Towson University and in no case may be used after graduation.  The Price Scholarships will normally provide at least $500 each, depending on endowment income, toward the costs of tuition or other University charges.

 

Students may apply for The Beulah M. Price Memorial Scholarship by submitting the following materials to the office of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts (LA 2213) no later than March 26, 2013.

  1.  A completed cover sheet identifying the scholarship sought, the applicant, the applicant’s major, the courses taken within that major, and the applicant’s class standing.
    • Application Coversheet       PDF version            Word version
  2. An "unofficial" transcript of work completed at Towson.
  3. A statement of no more than one typewritten page describing the applicant’s academic interests, reasons for seeking the scholarship, and goals.
  4. Price Scholarship only: A copy of a single academic project completed within the major at Towson that the applicant believes represents appropriately his or her academic achievement or promise. A copy of the assignment or a paragraph of explanation from the applicant may be attached if the applicant believes either is needed to clarify the purposes of the work.

If you have any questions, please call Bonnie or Gail at 410-704-2128.

 

 

Terry A. Cooney

Dean

 

Catherine Curran O'Malley Scholarship in International Studies

The College of Liberal Arts invites applications for the Catherine Curran O’Malley Scholarship in International Studies. The scholarship is supported by an endowment created by Mary Fulton Shock ’75 to honor the public service as a public prosecutor, judge, active volunteer and advocate, and First Lady of Maryland. In making the gift, Ms. Shock noted that Catherine O’Malley ‘85 is “representative of what Towson hopes for its alumni – successful in her field and a well-rounded individual.”

 Undergraduate students are eligible to stand as candidates for the award when:

  • They have a declared major in International Studies.

  • They have completed at least three courses at Towson counting toward the International Studies major before submitting an application.

  • They have a grade point average above 3.2.

 Those wishing to apply should provide the following documents:

  •  An application cover sheet fully completed and signed.
     PDF version             Word version

  • A Towson University transcript.

  • A statement discussing the student’s interest in and commitment to the study of international or global issues, including when appropriate future plans (two pages maximum).

These documents should be submitted together as one application to the Office of the Dean, Liberal Arts Building, room 2213 by April 2, 2012.

One or more scholarships will be awarded each year as funds permit, and recipients who continue to meet all criteria for the scholarship will be eligible for a renewal of the award through application in a subsequent year. The amount of the award may vary somewhat with the availability of funds but will normally stand at approximately $2000 per award recipient. The selection committee for the award will include the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, the director of the International Studies program, and at least two additional faculty members. Should no International Studies major apply for or meet the criteria for the scholarship, the award may be given to any student majoring in the College of Liberal Arts.

 

Terry A. Cooney

Dean 

College of Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts Building, Room 2213 (map)

Phone: 410-704-2128
Fax: 410-704-6392
E-mail: cla@towson.edu


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