Scholarships
Several programs of study in the College of Arts & Sciences have scholarships available for degree-seeking students.
Some scholarships are offered by a department while others come through the Office of Student Financial Assistance.
Here's a listing of scholarships reserved for Arts and Sciences majors:
Performing & Visual Arts majors
Music, Theatre Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be an entering freshman; must be a music or theatre major; must show excellence in performance, potential, talent or aptitude in the arts as demonstrated by audition, interview or portfolio of work; must submit letters of reference from former and present instructors.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Department of Music (859) 572-6399 or Theatre (859) 572-6362.
Art, Music, Theatre Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be an undergraduate art, music or theatre major; must demonstrate excellence in performance, potential, talent or aptitude in the arts as demonstrated by audition, interview or portfolio of work; must submit letters of reference from former and present instructors.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Department of Visual Arts (859) 572-5421, Music (859) 572-6399 or Theatre (859) 572-6362.
Gordon Brisker Memorial Music Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a degree-seeking student with a declared major in music. Preference will be given to applicants interested in jazz studies, primarily instrumental jazz studies. Must show excellence in performance, potential, talent or aptitude as demonstrated through performances before Department of Music faculty members.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: Varies.
Contact: Department of Music (859) 572-6399.
Joseph Conger Musical Theatre Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be enrolled at Northern Kentucky University; must be a declared theatre major; must have minimum GPA of 3.0; must demonstrate excellence in theatre and dance performance.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: Varies.
Contact: Department of Theatre (859) 572-6362.
Corbett Scholarship in Music and Theatre
Eligibility: Must have a declared major in music or theatre; must be a junior or senior; must have successfully completed two semesters of coursework at NKU; must have and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0; must demonstrate significant level of performance proficiency.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Departments of Music (859) 572-6399 and Theatre (859) 572-6362.
Friends of Fine Arts Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be an art, music or theatre major.
Amount: In-state tuition.
Duration: One academic year.
Contact: Department of Visual Arts (859) 572-5421, Music (859) 572-6399 or Theatre (859) 572-6362.
Jim Key Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a degree-seeking student with a declared major in music; must participate in departmental ensembles; must meet academic standards as required by the university and music department.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Department of Music (859) 572-6399
Robert Knauf Vocal Music Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be declared or intend to declare a major in vocal music with excellence in vocal music performances; must submit two letters of reference from former or present vocal instructors.
Amount: In-state tuition.
Duration: One academic year; renewable for 1-3 years.
Contact: Department of Music (859) 572-6399
Music Memorial Fund
Eligibility: Must be a music major enrolled in at least 12 credit hours.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year.
Contact: Department of Music (859) 572-6399
National City Music Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be admitted to Northern Kentucky University; must be a declared music major; must be studying with the Tom and Christine Neyer Professor of Music or other distinguished music faculty; must maintain minimum GPA of 3.0; must demonstrate excellence in music performance.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: Varies.
Contact: Department of Music (859) 572-6399
Schiff Family Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a declared major in the Visual Arts Department with a 3.0 GPA in art department courses and a 2.5 GPA overall. Preference will be given to a student working in photography or computer-based imaging.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Visual Arts Department (859) 572-5421
Science & Mathematics majors
Burkardt Brothers Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a junior or senior majoring in mathematics; must have earned 24 credit hours in the previous academic year; must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 and GPA of 3.0 in the mathematics major; must be a working student.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Office of Student Financial Assistance
CINSAM Scholarship
Eligibility: First-time freshmen must have an ACT score of 25 or higher; must rank in the top 25% of their graduating class; must be a math or science major. Continuing students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a minimum GPA in their major of 3.0.
Amount: Full in-state tuition, textbook award and housing allowance.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer session.
Contact: Office of Student Financial Assistance
Albert and Louise Cooper Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a junior or senior chemistry major enrolled for at least 10 credit hours.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Office of Student Financial Assistance
William H. Greaves Undergraduate Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a science, math, computer science, pre-engineering, electronic engineering technology or manufacturing engineering technology major; freshmen must rank in the top 25% of their high school class and have an ACT composite score of 25 or higher; continuing students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher.
Amount: In-state tuition and books.
Duration: One academic year; renewable for 2-3 years, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Office of Student Financial Assistance
Michael C. Sanzere Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a geology major with a minimum GPA of 3.00.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Office of Student Financial Assistance
Sehnert-Pugh Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a math/sciences major enrolled in at least 12 credit hours.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year.
Contact: Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences (859) 572-5377.
Psychology majors
Ralph A. Tesseneer Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a junior or senior psychology major with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher.
Amount: In-state tuition.
Duration: One academic year.
Contact: Office of Student Financial Assistance
The Dorothy Westerman Herrmann Psychology Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a declared psychology major; must be of junior standing with at least 30 hours being completed at NKU; must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Office of Student Financial Assistance
History & English majors
The Mark R. Herrmann History Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a declared history major; must be of junior standing with at least 30 hours being completed at NKU; must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Office of Student Financial Assistance
Frank and Virginia R. Stallings English Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be an undergraduate English major who is a resident of Kentucky with a cumulative GPA of 2.85 or higher.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Literature and Language Department (859) 572-5416
Deadline: April 1.
Barbara M. Collier Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a senior in the English Department.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Office of Student Financial Assistance
Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy majors
Mert Freudenberg Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a declared major in the applied cultural studies program with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher; must have completed more than 30 credit hours but not filed a certificate of graduation. must show evidence of substantial service to department, program or student club. Must not be receiving another scholarship except for federal financial aid program.
Amount: Varies.
Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.
Contact: Office of Student Financial Assistance
Political Science & Criminal Justice majors
Michael Partin Book Award Scholarship in Recognition of Outstanding Leadership, Service, and Character
Eligibility: Must be a fully admitted student in any of the majors within the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice; must be of senior standing by the end of the previous spring semester (associate degree students must have at least 45 hours by the end of the spring semester); must have completed a minimum of 12 hours within the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice; Must have a minimum grade point average of 3.00; must have interest in pursuing a career within the law enforcement field.
Amount: $500.
Contact: Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, (859) 572-5321.
MPA Alumni Book Scholarship
Eligibility: Must be a fully admitted student in the Master of Public Administration program; must have minimum grade point average of 3.50.
Contact: Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, (859) 572-5321.