Scholarship List

These are the scholarships that we'll look through once you submit an application.

Name Description Undergrad Grad Merit Need Dept
Dr. Debbie Phillips Scholarship

For a rising junior or senior student who has completed one course in the Residential Property Management emphasis, and who intends to complete the requisite courses for the emphasis. This student must demonstrate talent and enthusiasm for the profession. Applicants shall write a brief essay about why they are attracted to this profession, and what they aspire to achieve through their career.

x FHCE
LaVonne Aspinwall Childers Scholarship

A need-based scholarship(s) for a Georgia resident
who is a rising junior or senior in the College. Preference shall be given to residents of rural Georgia counties (currently defined as a population of less than 50,000) who are first-generation college students.

x x
Karen Tinsley Scholarship Fund This scholarship is for a rising senior majoring in Housing Management and Policy; a master's student in Housing Management and Policy or Community Development; PhD student in Housing Management and Policy. B average or higher. First preference to student from Georgia. Student must submit a 2-3 paragraph essay, demonstrating/explaining their commitment to affordable housing and communities.  Essays should be emailed to facsassocdeans@uga.edu. x x FHCE
Lavender Family Legacy Endowment This scholarship is for a full-time undergraduate FACS major. x
Lois Dowdle Cobb Scholarship   This scholarship is for any student, graduate or undergraduate. x x
Iris Price Dover Scholarship  This scholarship is for any student, graduate or undergraduate. x x
Hazel and Gene Franklin Scholarship  This scholarship is for any student, graduate or undergraduate. x x
The Nancy Hailey and Sis Strickland Hailey Scholarship This scholarship is for any student, graduate or undergraduate. x x
Rosabelle Carr Koelsche Fund This scholarship is for any student, graduate or undergraduate. x x
Gwendolyn Brooks O’Connell Scholarship This scholarship is for any student, graduate or undergraduate. x x
Emily Quinn and J.W. (Joe) Pou Scholarship This scholarship is for any student, graduate or undergraduate. x x
Elise Bray Richey Endowment This scholarship is available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Students who are members of a fraternity or sorority are not eligible. Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. x x x
Karin Elizabeth Willis Scholarship This scholarship is for a graduate or undergraduate student. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 and the scholarship will be renewable. Preference will be given to student athletes, including cheerleaders. x x x
Zena Costa Brown Scholarship This scholarship is for an undergraduate student. Criteria for the scholarship will be based on merit. x x
Julia Ann Simpson Elliott Scholarship  This scholarship is available to an undergraduate student with a minimum 2.75 GPA. Preference will be given to a student transferring from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) or a student from Colquitt, Coffee, Effingham, or Johnson counties. x x
Opal Ward Jones Scholarship This scholarship is for a junior with a minimum 3.5 GPA, and a minimum of 30 hours (or semester equivalent) of work as a student registered in the college.  Students should have demonstrated leadership potential through professional and campus activities. x x
Fairchild - Holcomb Family FACS Scholarship The purpose of the Fund is to provide scholarship support for undergraduate students in the College.  Recipients should have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. x x
Grace Hartley Scholarship  This scholarship is available to any student, graduate or undergraduate, with an interest in Journalism.  x x
Anne and Earl Haltiwanger Scholarship  This scholarship is available to any graduate student.  x
Marion Louise Price Elkin Scholarship This scholarship is available to undergraduate students. Selection is based equally upon academic achievement and demonstrated financial need. Preference will be given to students from Washington, Johnson, and Toombs counties. x x x
Thomas F. Comer Scholarship  This scholarship is open to any student, undergraduate or graduate, enrolled. Student must have demonstrated financial need.  x x x
Pearce L. and Mary Wells Elkins Scholarship  This scholarship is available to any student, graduate or undergraduate, enrolled.  x x
Doe H. Harden Scholarship  This scholarship is available to any student, graduate or undergraduate, enrolled. Criteria for selection will be based on outstanding academic performance, professional potential, and student leadership. Preference will be given to individuals with an outstanding 4-H background. Financial need will be a primary consideration.  x x x x
George Griffeth and Leolene Chapman Montgomery Scholarship  This scholarship is for a student, undergraduate or graduate. Financial need must be demonstrated.  x x x
Leonora Anderson Scholarship This scholarship is available to undergraduate students.  Selection is based on academic achievement and demonstrated financial need. x x x
Glenn and Helen Burton Feeding the Hungry Scholarship This scholarship is for Ph.D. students holding assistantships and whose research involves Human Nutrition for food or feed. When the recipients have completed requirements for their Ph.D. degrees, they will give a public lecture describing the research and how it will help feed people. At the lectures, acknowledgement shall be given to the Glenn and Helen Burton Feeding the Hungry Fund in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences. x NUTR
Gladys F. (Nannie) Nesbitt/Flatt Education Fund  This scholarship is for undergraduate students. The selection will be made based on merit, service, and involvement in extracurricular activities such as student governance and leadership. Financial need may be one of the criteria used in making a selection. Preference will be given to students studying nutrition, but other majors related to the food industry will be acceptable. x x x NUTR
Nancy Virginia Price Turner Scholarship  This scholarship is for an undergraduate student and will be awarded based equally upon academic achievement and demonstrated financial need. Preference will be given to applicants from Washington, Johnson and Oglethorpe counties. x x x
L. Frank and Georgia D. Rodgers Graduate Student Award  The purpose of this fund is to provide a graduate award for a student. Preference will be given, but is not limited to, those majoring in Housing or in Furnishings & Interiors. Financial need shall be a factor, but should not be considered the primary criteria.  x x TMI or FHCE
M.E. Powell Threlkeld Endowment This scholarship is available to any undergraduate student. x
Karen R. Davis Scholarship  This scholarship is for a graduate student whose focus in children and families. Preference will be given, but not limited to, students who plan a career in Developmental Therapy/Developmental Teaching. Recipients may be M.S. or Ph.D students who have completed one year of graduate studies.  x HDFS
Elizabeth T. Sheerer Graduate Scholarship  This scholarship is available to a graduate student in HDFS. Recipients shall have excelled academically, have strong research interests and competencies, and show promise and leadership for the professional field in family and consumer sciences. x x HDFS
Whitlock Family Scholarship  This scholarship is for any undergraduate student. Preference will be given, but not limited to, an undergraduate student in HDFS. x x x HDFS
Mize-Infinity Scholarship  This scholarship is for an undergraduate student enrolled in FHCE. Eligible students must be from the state of Georgia. x FHCE
Logan Upshaw Bentley Memorial Scholarship The purpose of the Fund is to provide scholarship support for undergraduate students.  Preference shall be given to students in FHCE, and students studying Residential Property Management. x FHCE
Dr. Betty Lane Graduate Scholarship  This scholarship is for a graduate student in FHCE.  x FHCE
Marian Chesnut McCullers Scholarship  This scholarship is available to a graduate or undergraduate student. Preference will be given, but not limited to, students in FHCE.  x x x FHCE
Marian Wang Nutrition Scholarship Fund This scholarship is for a student, graduate or undergraduate, whose focus is in the area of dietetics within NUTR. Students in other areas of the department may also be considered. x x NUTR
Melynda Flatt Reid and Kathy Flatt Hutto Dietetics Scholarship  This scholarship is for an undergraduate student in dietetics in NUTR.  The scholarship will be awarded to a student who has demonstrated leadership and service with the University of Georgia. GPA may also be considered x x NUTR
Pam McIntyre Thompson, R.D. Scholarship This scholarship is available to a Georgia resident student in their Junior and/or Senior year majoring in Dietetics and Institution Management or successor major. x NUTR
Jones Anderson Family Endowment  The purpose of the Fund is to provide a graduate scholarship and/or assistantship to a student.  Preference shall be given to a graduate Textile Science major. x TMI
Sharon Boone Hamner Foods and Nutrition Scholarship  This scholarship is for a graduate student within the Masters or PhD programs in NUTR who is creative in the use of animal models to study human diseases. While financial need should be a consideration, scholarly excellence professional promise and leadership demonstration should be first considered. Preference will be given to a United States citizen. Scholarship is renewable for a second year if the recipient remains eligible.  x x x NUTR
Dean Linda Kirk Fox Scholarship for Academic Excellence This scholarship is for an undergraduate student in FACS with a minimum GPA of 3.5 and a minimum of 12 credit hours at the time of application. x x
Rita T. Wood-Travaglione Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is for a FACS student enrolled in classes to complete the Disabilities Studies Certificate Program or a FACS Education majors. If there are no qualified FACS Education majors, any student majoring in any subject may be awarded. Students should be a rising junior or senior. Preference will be given to students who have demonstrated, through course work and/or volunteer work and internships, a strong interest in working with middle and high school students or with a social service agency.

x x FACS Ed

Collins Family Scholarship

This scholarship is for a rising junior or senior majoring in Financial Planning. Students should be a full-time student with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 and be employed part-time approximately 10 hours per week. Recipient should demonstrate self-reliance and leadership traits in the classroom and community.

x FHCE
Richard D. Lewis Research Scholarship Fund

Eligible students will participate in clinical research conducted in the Foods and Nutrition department during the coming academic year. Eligible students are sophomores, juniors and seniors with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 at the time of application.

x NUTR

FACS Alumni Association Scholarship

The FACS Alumni Association Scholarship shall be selected by the FACS Scholarship Committee and awarded to a student enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate FACS major. The student shall have a 3.0 GPA. The student must uphold the values of FACS and have a proven record of volunteer and /or leadership service to FACS, the UGA community and/or greater Athens community. x x x
The Mullis Family Scholarship This scholarship is for an undergraduate student in the Department of Nutritional Sciences. x NUTR
James Coffee Harris Award This award goes to a junior student in need of financial assistance. x x x

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