Awards, Scholarships and Fellowships

Walter Irving Young Historian Award

If you are an outstanding history major, you could be awarded the Walter Irving Young Award in the spring of your senior year. The honor goes to one to two students every year, determined by faculty in the Department of History at Linfield. It includes a cash prize and an engraved plaque for display in our department.

Recent student winners of this award are:

• Elisia Harder and Melvin Van Hurck (2020)
• Hannah Fisher and Ruby Guyot (2019)
• Hannah Roberts and Mike Sheldon (2018)
• Robin Seiler-Garman (2017)
• Jennifer Nguyen and Sheryl Teoh (2016)

Thomas Branigar Award

If you need to travel to do research for your senior thesis, you may apply for this award while taking two capstone courses during your junior and senior years at Linfield. The award provides support for student travel to archives.

Outside scholarships

• Boren Scholarship – Funding for international study in world regions critical to U.S. interests
• Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) – Intensive summer language training institute
• Davies-Jackson Scholarship – For first generation students to complete graduate work at St. John’s College at University of Cambridge
• Mitchell Scholar – For study in Ireland
• OAS Graduate Scholarships – For study in members of the Organization of American States
• Peace Corps Masters International – Various programs for funding graduate school through service
• Rhodes Scholar – For study at Oxford University
• The Anna Sobol Levy Foundation – Provides $10,000 per year for study at the prestigious Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Truman Scholar – Funding for graduate school in return for government service

Undergraduate fellowships

• American Bar Foundation (ABA) – Summer research diversity fellowships in law and social science for undergraduate students
• Boren Awards for International Study – Fellowships and scholarships for national security, language and culture
• Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange – Young professional exchange in Germany
• Fulbright US Student Program – Nationally-competitive fellowship program for international work
• Humanity in Action – Summer travel, education experience with internship opportunities
• Nationally Coveted College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships & Postdoctoral Awards – Extensive database of opportunities for students
• PPIA Junior Summer Institute – Public Policy and International Affairs education, GRE prep, graduate school scholarship and internship opportunities
• US Department of State – Undergraduate fellowships and internships
• Fulbright Summer Institute – Three to four week programs for freshmen and sophomores
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) – Study and research in Germany
• Udall Foundation Fellowships – Scholarships for sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native Americans and the environment

Post-graduate fellowships

• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – Junior fellows program
• Fulbright Fellowship – Teaching and research funding worldwide
• Jacob K. Javits Fellowship – For graduate studies in social sciences or humanities
• James Madison Graduate Fellowships – For graduate students who intend to become secondary school teachers of American government or social studies
• New Sector Residency In Social Enterprise (RISE) – Year long fellowship in Boston
• Pickering Graduate Fellowship – Graduate education and training for foreign service
• Social Science Research Council – International dissertation research fellowships
• Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation – For graduate studies in the humanities
• Knight-Hennessey Scholars – Full ride to Stanford for Ph.D. or Masters
• Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program – Funding for a master's degree and a path to employment with the U.S. Department of State
• Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship Program – Funding for a master's degree and a path to employment with the U.S. Department of State

Various directories

• Boren Awards for International Study – Fellowships and scholarships for national security, language and culture
• Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange – Young professional exchange in Germany
• Fulbright US Student Program – Nationally-competitive fellowship program for international work
• Humanity in Action – Summer travel, education experience with internship opportunities
• Nationally Coveted College Scholarships, Graduate Fellowships & Postdoctoral Awards – Extensive database of opportunities for students
• PPIA Junior Summer Institute – Public Policy and International Affairs education, GRE prep, graduate school scholarship and internship opportunities
• US Department of State – Undergraduate fellowships and internships