UNT Military History Center Graduate Scholarships

The Military History Center at UNT offers five competitive scholarships for graduate students whose work focuses on military history. These scholarships are listed below. Students should apply for these scholarships using the online scholarship application form on the Departmental Scholarship page of the UNT Department of History website. The application form will be posted each September on the History Department’s Departmental Scholarships website under the Forms tab and will be linked here. Applications are also available for pick up from the History office located in WH 225. Applications are due by March 1st of each year for the following academic year. The application opens on September 1st and closes on March 1st. Some scholarships may require supplemental application materials (in addition to the materials required by the department for all scholarships). The criteria for each scholarship, as well as the additional supplemental materials required (if applicable), are listed below.

Hurley Graduate Scholarship - awarded to a Graduate student in History who is studying Military History. To be eligible, an applicant must enroll as a full-time graduate student working in military history or a related field and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5.

Major General Olinto Mark Barsanti Graduate Fellowship in Military History - awarded to a full-time Graduate student with a concentration in Military History. Students must devote full-time to graduate studies and may not work more than 20 hours per week. Applicants must provide a record of publications and scholarly presentations, and letters of recommendation should attest to the integrity and professional/academic potential of the candidate.

Mike Mlinac Military History Scholarship - awarded to a full-time Graduate student pursuing a military history concentration at the University.

Richard Lowe Graduate Award in American Civil War History - awarded to a full-time UNT Department of History Graduate student studying American Civil War History.

The Bruzzy Westheimer Graduate Fellowship in Human Security - awarded to a full-time UNT Graduate student pursuing research and/or scholarly activities related to Human Security. Graduate students with majors housed in CLASS will be given first priority. Awardee must commit to graduate studies on a full-time basis and may not work more than 20 hours a week. Applicant is required to submit (1) information on publications, research, scholarly presentations or serving as a teaching assistant, research assistant, or teaching fellow related to issues related to human security; (2) minimum of two letters of recommendation attesting to integrity and professional/academic potential of the applicant in the area of Human Security; (3) two page essay describing work in Human Security.