2016-2017 SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarship Criteria 2016-2017 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE Dr & Ms Fred '27 S.A. Johnson Scholarship To award a scholarship in the Social Sciences $1041 x 2 TLU: African Americal Male Benefit African American male student with the highest grade point average greater than 3.5 who has successfully completed a course of study within the University's Center for Public Policy and Diplomacy(or Political Science). $2500 x 10 TLU: Carter, W. Beverly Designated for qualified student majors with either International Relations or African Studies. $2000 x 8 TLU: Donald C. Wyatt Memorial Fund To provide scholarships for students studing aboard. $4000 x 6 TLU: Spottswood, John B. Award to deserving students with at least a 3.0 GPA. $2000 x 20 Samuel Newhouse Scholarship : "The Newhouse scholars will be students with a declared major or a declared interest in the Humanities. Some of the awards will be given to incoming students and some to continuing students. In the latter case, students studying Journalism (or Communications generally) will be given preference for at least two of the scholarships. In all cases, recipients must be identified as academically talented, with at least a 'B' average overall." $1000 x 25 Alumni: Mansfield, Carl Scholarship Award to student with the greatest need and a GPA of a minimum of C+. $2000 x 10
Alumni: King, Emily B. Award to students with a 3.0 who needs financial assistance. $2000 x 10 Alumni: O'Daniel, Therman B. Awarded to an English major with at least a 2.5 GPA. $2000 x 10 Alumni: Rogers Jr., Roland '75 Mem'l Awarded annually to a graduating student majoring in English, who has achieved high academic success. $2000 x 10 Alumni: Voorhees, Ralph Awarded to students who are interested in studying aboard. $5000 x 5 Single Parent Student Fund : Provide scholarships for single parent students who are able to maintain C+ average or better; financially needy students born in the United States. $3518 x 6 Kennett Area Joint Action Committee (KAJAC) Scholarship. To award annually to qualified minority student who has graduated from a high school in the area of the school districts currently known as the Kennett Consolidated School District, the Avon Grove School District, or the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District. Awardees must be a resident of one of these areas for at least the high school senior year. $3228 x 3 Catherine B. Laws Scholarship To be used to provide financial aid to academically eligible students from the Chester-Upland School District, Delaware County, PA. $1681 x 4 The Gregory Charles Miller Scholarship To be presented to a student or students in the Biological Sciences program with a GPA of 3.0 or a better and in financial need. $2010 x 3
James Jordan Scholarship Applicant must be a full time student in good standing at Lincoln University; applicant must be a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; applicant must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher; applicant must exemplify leadership qualities, demonstrate the ability to uplift others through social action service projects and must be an active participant in at least one other organization on campus. $1589 X 4 Lindback Endwed Scholarship Full or partial scholarship support for outstanding minority students for academically worthy yet financially needed minority students that maintain a 3.0/4.0 GPA Financial assistance will be based solely on financial need as determined by the LU Office of Financial Aid. $1625 x 3 PECO Endowed Arts Scholarship Income will be used to cover the cost of tuition, room and board, and books of minority students enrolled in the Lincoln University Interdisciplinary Cultural Arts Program with at least a 3.0/4.0 grad point average for students from Philadelphia region (Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, Bucks, York and Delaware counties in Pennsylvania.) Assistance will be based solely on financial need as determined by the Lincoln University Office of Financial Aid. $1565 x 4 The Raj Kumar Savara Memorial Scholarship Awarded to a full-time Lincoln University student(s) who has expressed an interest in the pursuit of a career or advanced education in the Fine Arts. It shall be awarded on the basis of academic merit and financial need. $1526 x 4
Jackson-Sadler Mem'l Fund : AKA Memorial Scholarship : Funds are available to students in the Physical Sciences interested in pursuing careers in research at the Ph.D. level or in dentistry or medicine. The funds from the scholarship are to be available to students with documented financial need and with demonstrated merit and promise as determined by the faculty of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics or a future equivalent of that School. If, in a given year, the distributable amount is sufficient to support fiunding for more than one student, the decision to do so should be made by the Financial Aid Office in colaboration with the Advancement and Business Office. Financial support. No money is to be disbursed directly to the student. Recipient must be a female in her junior year with at least a 3.0 GPA. Must have demonstrated leadership skills in at least two major University recognized on-campus organizations or athletic teams. Must be a campus opinion leader. Members of Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta or Sigma Gamma Rho Sororities are ineligible for this award. In the event that more that one student qualifies for this award, preference should be given to an out of state student. $5727 x 1 $5480 x 1 The Amaza M. Lockett Scholarships To be used for scholarships for worthy and needy students. $1319 x 4 Class of 1963 Scholarship Based on need; potential for achievement (2.80 Cumulative GPA; completed one semester of college. Candidate must be enrolled in a degree program pursuing a Baccalaureate Degree. The receipient must be registered as a full-time (12 semester hours or more) student, and must maintain the course load level of a full-time student throughout the semester. Preference will be given to minority students and United States citizens. Candidate should have demonstrated leadership abilities through extracurricular involvement in high school or college related or community organizations. $1097 x 4
Julius ('38) and Dwight ('68) Taylor Scholarship To be awarded to students majoring in Physics or Chemistry during their junior or senior academic years. $1136 x 4 Audrey Brown Donaldson Scholarship To award a scholarship in Math or Science $1404 x 3 Naomi Smoot-Woodard Scholarship : "African Americans who have lost one or both parents, yet are top students." $957 x 4 Wells Fargo Scholarship Awarded to students from Philadelphia, who demonstrate a financial need. $1225 x 3 Price School Trust Scholarship : Scholarships for students studying Journalism, Advertising, Communications. $1366 x 3 The Cannon Scholarship Fund To students with demonstrated need and high scholastic ability,who come from all areas of the World, but preferably non-pennsylvania orgins. $1694 x 2 Bennie L. Turner, III '74 Scholarship Fund Recipient must be a 2nd semester sophomore with at least a 2.7 GPA; must have participated in a community service project prior to entering LU; must participate in community service while enrolled at LU; can be male or female; must have or demonstrate leadership ability; the award should be based on financial need. $1746 x 2 Thomas W.S. Logan, Sr. Scholarship Use for Religious leaders. $1729 x 2
Kimberley A. Lloyd '94 Scholarship Given annually to a female or male student who is classified as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior, from Philadelphia, Pa. with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, majoring in Business Administration. Student should exhibit leadership by having been President or Vice President of an on-campus student organization. If the student has not achieved the criteria of President/Vice President of an on-campus student organization - active membership in the organization will suffice. $2604 x 1 Parke A. Dickey Scholarship : Scholarship shall be granted to a junior or senior majoring in Finance and Banking in the Department of Economics and Business Administration. The Department of Economics and Businesses Administration and its Finance and Banking Center shall select the recipient on the basis of a combination of scholastic achievement and service to other people. In the event that a major in Finance and Banking is no longer offered, Lincoln University may grant the scholarship to a major in economics or, if necessary, any field of study. The University may also change the decision making process if a change in the organizational structure of the University so requires. $1634 x 2 The George V. Hill Scholarship To provide support for students with financial need from southern New Jersey $1293 x 2 Washington Alumni Scholarship : (DC Metro Chapter) To award scholarships to students from the Washington DC Metropolian area. Students are submitted by the Washington LU Chapter to the Financial Aid Office for consideration by April 1st.. The Washington Chapter will not participate in the selection of the students they submit for consideration. $1080 x 2
The Amos Scholarship Award in Music Presented annually to a worthy instrumental music major or minor. Students who have exhibited significant musical talent and academic achievement (2.75 GPA minimum) as well as high potential for an exemplary career in Music. Student must demonstrate a desire to include church music performance in his/her overall program of study. $927 x 2 The Harold F. Grim Scholarship Awarded to students entering the medical field $2252 x 1 Orrin Clayton Suthern, II, Music Scholarship Awarded to a student majoring in music $2156 x 1 Frederick and Margaret Fife.Scholarship To be awarded annually to a female student completing her junior year an going into her senior year with reasonable performance. $2000 x 1 The Timothy C. Meyers, Sr. Scholarship Awarded annually to a sophomore, junior, or senior student from the state of Georgia primarily, or any southern state secondarily, majoring in English or Classics. $1943 x 1 Paul Robeson Fellowship : Awarded annually to an outstanding talented senior humanities major in drama, music, art, or religion, who has been accepted into graduate school. $1005 x 2 Dr Jesse B Barber Scholarship Award to a junior or senior Lincoln University student in good standing, who plans to attend medical school. Preference given to those interested in neuro-surgery. $1682 x 1 Martin Luther King Scholarship To be awarded annually on the basis of Merit and Need. $1749 x 1 I. Gregory Newton Memorial Scholarship To be awarded annually to a worthy junior outstanding in the Social Sciences. $1855 x 1
Mr. & Mrs. William and Winifred Bannister Scholarship Award to a deserving Philadelphian with a grade point average of 2.3 to 2.7. $1445 x 1 D.P. Rudd : Perm Restricted Fund Balance Award to a Chemistry Major $1290 x 1 John W. & Juanita T. Doggett Scholarship Awarded to worthy students interested in Early Childhood/Elementary and Pre-Theological, who will teach and/or preach $1273 x 1 Ethel Della Motley Scholarship To benefit any promising, needy, male or female student; preference being given to a student from Oklahoma or from any southern state. $1274 x 1 Prince George's County Scholarship (Camille A Exum) Endowed Scholarship Delmas D Anderson Scholarship To be given annually to a Lincoln University student who is from Prince Georges County Maryland; it may be female or male student who has a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and is majoring in Public Affairs or Public Polity. The student To assist students attending Lincoln University who wish to major in Foreign Language. Students who have demonstrated successful academic performance, leadership ability, and financial need. Consideration is made to those individuals who present a statement of future goals. $1082 x 1 $934 x 1 Wayne Bethel Scholarship Award each year to that Lincoln University student who is an African American and falls below the poverty line, based on financial aid criteria. He/she should be a biology major, who is aspiring to enter a dental school program and has a 3.0 average or above. $981 x 1 Grimke Family Assist students or students of Lincoln as may show promise and ability in some form of literature; or such needy students that demonstrate courage and ability in striaving for the progress and advancement of the Negro Race. $903 x 1
Leah A. Stanford Scholarship Awarded at the discretion of the University student majoring in mathematics. $852 x 1 Robert L. Carter Scholarship The Pride of Lincoln Fellowship 1) Recipient must be African-American; 2) must be in need of financial assistance; and 3) must exhibit high academic potential. Awarded on the basis of academic merit and career choice. Each fall semester, two matriculating male Lincoln students with a minimum 60 credits and at least a 2.7 GPA will be welcomed into the Fellowship. $617 x 1 $395 x 2 The Smith Pre-medical Scholarshio (Established by Dr. Warren E. Smith, '44)) Awarded to deserving students with at least a 3.0 GPA. $781 x 1 Casper I. Glenn Track Scholar : Designated for qualified students with either International Relations or African Studies majors. $583 x 1 Jacques Wilmore, Sr., '50 Award to International Student who is a sphomore, junior or senior majoring in Computer Science, Mathematics, Psychology, Sociology or Business. GPA of 3.0; student(s) studying abroad in Africa, preference given to Tanzania; student(s) must be from Africa whose permanent residence is in Philadelphia, PA; student(s) born of Tanzanian parent; student(s) born to a U.S. Citizen working or living in Africa. $1875 x 2 Dr. Clifford E. DeBaptiste Masters in Human Services Scholarship Fund To assist a worthy student matriculating in the Master of Human Services Program. $1747 x 1
Dr. B M Henderson Scholarship Awarded annually to a student majoring in Biology or Environmental Science. The student must be a rising junior or senior who has an overall GPA of 2.75 or higher. Preference will be given to students who are planning to attend Veterinary School or who have indicated an interest in pursing a career in toxicology or a closely related area. The student for this award will be nominated by the Department of Biology. $4221 x 1 Dennis & Maria Miller Scholarship Goro Nagase Scholarship Fund : The William Alexander Miles, M.D., Class of 1951 Memorial Medical School Scholarship. Used to provide financial aid for a Lincoln University graduate who is enrolled full-time in graduate school. Based on academic merit and financial need. The scholarship is renewable. They must have held a 2.7 GPA upon graduation from Lincoln University and must pursue graduate school in any of the following disciplines: seminary, business, education. law, medicine, sciences, foreign affairs, mathematics, dentistry, accounting, or engineering. Award must be made in the name of the student directly to their account at their graduate school. Criteria expanded 12/31/2012 to include: students attending both Lincoln Graduate and Undergraduate programs with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8. To give an annual award to two outstanding students equally, one in Mathematics and one in Computer Science selected by To benefit deserving student from each graduating class of the University who has already applied to any accredited medical school within the continental United States. A committee comprised of the Chairman of the Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Departments should determine the award winning student for this scholarship year. The determination should be both need and merit based. $2552 x 1 $2572 x 2 $1962 x 2