College of Arts & Sciences Deans’ Scholarships
College of Arts & Sciences Deans’ Scholarships opportunities are available to undergraduate students who are currently enrolled as full-time students in the College of Arts & Sciences.
If you are a newly admitted student, please look to Student Financial Services and the UVA Alumni Association for scholarships and other financial aid.
Applications for the Deans’ Scholarships are completed through AcademicWorks, an online scholarships management system.
Please navigate to the AcademicWorks system to complete the College of Arts & Sciences Deans’ Scholarships application under the ‘My Applications’ tab within the system. Documents uploaded to AcademicWorks must be in pdf format.
The application period starts March 1 and ends on May 15.
Please contact Bridget Cullinane-Anthony with questions.
| Title | Current Year | Criteria | Notes |
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Kenneth N. and Barbara B. Adatto Scholarship | 1, 2, 3 | Must be resident of Louisiana. Preference is given to Echols Scholars. Quality, inventiveness and integrity of academic program and intellectual life. Contribution to University academic community. | |
Alanen-Tyska Scholarship | 1, 2, 3 | Currently receiving need-based aid through Student Financial Services. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement, record of outstanding service to others. | First year students may apply for Deans' Scholarships in their second semester. |
Paul B. Barringer II | 2, 3 | Preference to students from South Carolina. Minimum cumulative GPA 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement, record of outstanding service to others. |
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Irving A and Anke M. Bunkin Scholarship | 1, 2, 3 | Minimum 3.4 GPA |
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Robert M. Burgess Memorial Scholarship | 2, 3 | Major in the humanities. Minimum cumulative GPA 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement, record of outstanding service to others. |
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Class of 1953 Scholarship | 2, 3 | Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement, record of outstanding service to others. |
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Herbert Epes Fitzgerald, Jr. and Harvie W. Fitzgerald Scholarship | 2, 3 | Must be resident of Virginia. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement, record of outstanding service to others. |
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Robert Kent Gooch Scholarship | 2, 3 | Qualities of mind and character considered requisite for selection of Rhodes Scholars. Minimum cumulative GPA 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement, record of outstanding service to others. |
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Helping Hand Scholarship | 2, 3 | Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement, record of outstanding service to others. |
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Estes Vaughan Howard Scholarship | Rising 4th year students | Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.800 or higher. Outstanding academic achievement, outstanding record of service to community. |
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Corydon M. and Ruth Leigh Johnson Scholarship | 2, 3 | Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.800 or higher. Outstanding academic achievement, outstanding record of service to community. |
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Deborah Kane Scholarship | 3 | Humanities or social sciences major. Student travelling overseas to pursue an educational experience. Preference to “untraveled” students wishing to study in Mexico, Central America or South America. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.400. |
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Lawrence Harrison Kilmon and May Lewis Kilmon | 1, 2, 3 | Major in the "hard sciences," including physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and environmental sciences. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement. | First year students may apply for Deans' Scholarships in their second semester. |
Murphy Fund for International Study | 1, 2, 3 | Students traveling abroad to conduct research or present papers at scholarly conferences. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement. | First year students may apply for Deans' Scholarships in their second semester. |
Patteson Gilliam Scholarship | 2, 3 | Currently receiving need-based aid through Student Financial Services. Show the "highest moral character and integrity". Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement, record of outstanding service to others |
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Pollock Endowed Scholarship | 1, 2, 3 |
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Prentiss Global Scholarship | 2, 3 | Currently receiving need-based aid through Student Financial Services. Outstanding academic achievement. For students studying abroad in the upcoming year only. |
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Randolph Preston Pillow Fund | 1, 2 | Must be resident of Virginia. Minimum cumulative GPA 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement, record of outstanding service to others. | First year students may apply for Deans' Scholarships in their second semester. |
George C. and Carroll F. M. Seward Scholarship | 2 ,3 | Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement, record of outstanding service to others. |
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Catherine F. Underwood '89 Scholarship | 2, 3 | Intention to pursue career in public service. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.400. Outstanding academic achievement, record of outstanding service to others. |
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Whitworth Scholarship | 1, 2, 3 | Must be residents of Virginia. Preference for first-year students who are members of national honor societies. |
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