Sources of Fellowship, Scholarships, and Assistantships:

The Department of Religious Studies

Teaching Assistantships in Religious Studies
Application deadline date: February 26.
Positions: Quarter-time or half-time positions; half time pay starts at $12.250 per year or more.
Eligibility: Graduate students in Religious Studies; preference given to returning graduate students.

GTA Announcement form. This form explains the procedures for application.

Zelma McIlvain Scholarships
Application deadline date: February 26.
Awards: Two or more scholarships of $1,000 to $5,000 each
Eligibility: preference is given to undergraduate Religious Studies majors,
all levels; graduate students in Religious Studies also eligible.

St. John's Episcopal Church Scholarships
Application deadline date: February 26.
Awards: One or two scholarships of $500 to $1,000 each.
Eligibility: Religious Studies majors planning to attend divinity school or pursue careers in social work;
seniors and graduate students only (as of the academic year for which the award is made).

Ellis Starrett Scholarships
Application deadline date: February 26.
Awards: One or two scholarships of $400 to $800 each
Eligibility: preference is given to graduate students in Religious Studies (as of the academic year for which the award is made);
undergraduate majors also eligible. Further preference will be given to students currently writing theses.

Religious Studies Department Scholarship Form. This form explains the procedures for application.

The Friends of the Department of Religious Studies:

Friends of the Department of Religious Studies Scholarships
Application deadline date: February 26.
Awards: number and size of awards vary; generally not less than $1,000 per year or more than $14,000 per year for
out-of-state students and $7,000 per year for in-state students. Eligibility: students entering the M. A. program in the
Religious Studies Department, who have been accepted for admission into the regular graduate program for the
M. A. in Religious Studies. Returning graduate students are also eligible.
This scholarship requires the student to enroll for at least nine academic hours each semester.

The Graduate School:
Application deadline date: January 10. All of the Graduate School Fellowship and Scholarship Awards must be initiated by
nomination of the Department of Religious Studies. Awards: The Graduate School has a limited number of fellowship
awards available for students on the Lawrence campus. The fellowships are designed to recognize academic superiority and to
assist particularly meritorious students in the timely completion of their degree programs. Relevant fellowships and awards include:
Honors Fellowship, First Year Graduate Fellowship, Melik Graduate Fellowships/Scholarship, Minority Graduate Teaching Assistantship,
and the Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award. Eligibility: These fellowship awards are highly competitive.
Departmental nominations will be made on the basis of overall strength of the student's application file: GPA, near 4.0 (not less than 3.7);
outstanding personal statement (objectives of study) and letters of reference; and evidence of strong background in religious studies.
The GRE exam is required for consideration as a nominee, with nomination based on strong verbal/analytic scores.
Applicants for admission to the Graduate School who wish to be considered for these awards may so indicate in their applications for
admission and required supporting materials. For some of the fellowships the nominee must be U.S. citizen.

Assistantships outside of the Department of Religious Studies:
These programs and departments have hired Religious Studies majors in recent years for Graduate Teaching Assistantships:
The Western Civilization Program, the Women's Studies Program, Classics, the Eastern Civilization Program, and
various foreign language departments. Religious Studies graduate students are eligible to apply for these positions
at the appropriate departments. A half-time appointment usually pays $10,000 or more per year.

All award decisions are based on academic merit, including both accomplishment and promise.
The University of Kansas does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex,
color, disability, national origin, ancestry or sexual orientation.