Graduate Scholarships

Each year, we distribute thousands of dollars of scholarships resulting from gifts from our many generous donors. These are open to math majors and graduate students.

For additional scholarships and sources of funding available for math majors, see the Funding page.

Eligibility

In order to be competitive for an award, applicants should satisfy the following selection criteria.

Graduate students

• M.A. student applicants must have a thesis advisor.
• All graduate student applicants must have their advisor submit a letter of reference addressing the selection criteria listed above and discussing the likelihood of graduation.

The individual scholarships may have additional requirements and restrictions. Details can be found at the University Financial Aid Office website. A brief description of the criteria for each is given below. Dollar amounts are approximate total awards for that scholarship each year. Awards marked FAFSA require financial need as determined by FAFSA.

Scholarships for graduate students

• Merit based
  • Helen Barton Scholarship: ($35,000 total available)
  • Cornelia Strong Scholarship: ($80 total available)
  • Dr. Theresa Phillips Vaughan Math Scholarship: ($2,100 total available)
• Need based
  • Mary D. Murray Scholarship in Mathematics: ($1,400 total available) FAFSA

Application Procedure

• Applicants must complete a current FAFSA and demonstrate financial need to be eligible any scholarship marked FAFSA above. Award amounts may be modified to meet financial aid requirements. Available online or see the Financial Aid Office for details.
• A letter of reference is required for your application. It can be submitted directly by the reference writer via email to math_sci@uncg.edu or regular mail to the Scholarship Committee at the department address at the bottom of the page. This letter must be from your advisor addressing your research potential and progress in the program.
• To apply, go to the UNCG Scholarship portal. The online application platform Scholarship Universe is linked from there. Scholarship Universe automatically matches you with all scholarships for which you are eligible including those within your academic department.
  Please answer all of the questions presented to you in the application for full consideration. Your application will be considered incomplete until all required portions are submitted.

Visit the scholarship information page to learn more about each scholarship.