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Hands-On Learning Scholarship

The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to invite undergraduate students to apply for scholarships to support them in pursuing experiential learning opportunities. The scholarship will provide financial support of up to $5,000 to assist students in completing an unpaid internship, research opportunity, or service-learning experience. Preference will be given to applicants with financial need, as determined by the Office of Student Financial Aid & Scholarships. We will consider assistance for paid internships where the case can be made that the compensation will not be adequate to cover living expenses.

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The College of Arts and Sciences provides a significant number of donor-supported scholarships to CAS students. Typical award amounts range from $1,000 - $5,000.  

​** The application for 2024-2025 CAS scholarships and fellowships is now open. Please log in to the UO Scholarship Dashboard to begin your application. You will first be required to complete the General Application, then the CAS Application will appear in your Opportunities. The CAS application deadline is March 1, 2024. **

Distribution of 2024-2025 scholarships will begin in Fall 2024. Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and be enrolled in a degree-seeking program in the College of Arts and Sciences at the UO during the term(s) they are receiving scholarship funds. A list of CAS academic departments can be found here. In some cases, scholarships provide awards to multiple recipients.  

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Charles A. Reed Graduate Fellowship

  • $1,500 – $2,500
  • Graduate Students, PhD candidates

Clarence and Lucille Dunbar Scholarship

  • $2,000 – $5,000
  • Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, Graduate Students
  • Majors in the natural sciences

Clayton and Sheryl Steinke General Social Sciences Scholarship

College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Scholarship

  • $1,000 – $2,000
  • Graduate Students
  • Academic merit

College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship

  • $1,000 – $2,000
  • Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
  • Academic merit

Everett D. Monte Scholarship

  • $1,000 – $3,000
  • Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, Graduate Students
  • Financial need

Hazel Leonard Buck Scholarship

Henry V. Howe Scholarship

  • $1,000 – $5,000
  • Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, Graduate Students
  • Majors in the natural sciences

Hildegard Kurz Foreign Language Scholarship

  • $1,000 – $3,000
  • Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
  • Student must be studying a foreign language
  • Financial need

James and Donna Anderson Scholarship

  • $2,000 - $3,500
  • Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
  • Academic merit
  • Oregon residents
  • Financial need

James and Dorothy Whitman Scholarship

  • $500 – $1,000
  • Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, Graduate Students
  • Majors in the humanities

John L. and Naomi Luvaas Graduate Fellowship

  • $1,000 – $2,000
  • Graduate Students

M. Gregg Smith Fellowship

  • $1,500 - $5,000
  • Graduate Students
  • Majors in history, the humanities, or the social sciences
  • Preference to history majors
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need

Mary Chambers Brockelbank Endowed Assistance Fund

  • $1,000 – $2,000
  • Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, Graduate Students
  • Financial need

Marthe E. Smith Memorial Science Scholarship

  • $2,000 – $4,000
  • Graduate Students
  • Majors in the natural sciences
  • Academic merit
  • Preference to students in their last year at UO

Miller Family Graduate Award in Technology & Science

  • $1,000 – $2,000
  • Graduate Students
  • Pursuing research in technology or natural science
  • Academic merit
  • Preference to female students

Norman Brown Graduate Fellowship

  • $4,000 – $5,000
  • Graduate Students
  • Academic merit

Professor John Orbell Scholarship

  • $1,000 - $2,500
  • Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
  • Continued demonstrated academic success
  • Financial need

Risa Palm Graduate Fellowship

  • $1,000
  • Graduate Students
  • Promise for achievement in academic field

Sirvis Family Scholarship

  • $1,000 - $2,000
  • Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
  • Major in General Social Science
  • Academic merit
  • Financial need
  • Preference to students from underrepresented populations

Steve and Sherry Schroeder Scholarship

  • $1,900
  • Juniors, Seniors, Graduate Students
  • Majors in the natural sciences
  • Financial need
  • Academic merit

Susan A. Winn Memorial Scholarship

  • $750 – $1,000
  • Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
  • Financial need