Undergraduate Honors and Scholarships for Political Science Students at CSUB
Outstanding Graduating
Political Science Major Award
Past Recipients
2005-06: Kaleb Judy
2004-05: Shelley Loyd
2003-04: Gabriela Arce de Smith
2002-03: Richard Harrold
2001-02: Nicholas Gatti
2000-01: Laura Arnold
1999-00: Kristina Azlin and Charles Collom
Thomas Watts Peace Foundation Award
This award was established by the family and friends of Professor Thomas Watts to encourage interest in international politics among Political Science majors at CSUB.
Past Recipients
2004-05: Paul Hernandez
2003-04: Antonio Ugues and John Kennedy
2002-03: Angela Gaggero and Jason Perez
2001-02: Antonio Antonescu
2000-01: Christine Culbertson and Mark Ferguson
1999-00: Carolyn Haynes and Juan Rocha
Palmbach Scholarship Award
The Palmbach Scholarship is available from a private donor to assist political science majors to meet their educational expenses. This award falls under the category of campus-based scholarships and requires the completion of the CSUB Academic Scholarship Application and two letters of recommendation. Amounts and number of awards may vary from year to year.
Past Recipients
2003-04: Richard Iger
2002-03: Natalie Standlee
2001-02: Stuart Davis
2000-01: Vickie Swartz
1999-00: Christine Sanchez
Merit Award Scholarship Program
This program is sponsored by the Schools of Humanities & Social Sciences and Natural Sciences & Mathematics. The goal of this program is to offer selected "honors" and/or "high ability" graduates from Kern County high schools four-year scholarships of $5,000 to major in an eligible program and to graduate with a baccalaureate degree within four years. Each merit award scholarship will be awarded based on academic achievement and commitment to complete an appropriate major within a four-year period. Interested students must meet the following minimum criteria: 3.8 cumulative GPA and a score of 1150 on the SAT; or 25 on the ACT. For more information, call (661)664-2213 or visit the program website at http://www.csub.edu/HSS .
Joe Wooldridge Memorial Scholarship
The Joe Wooldridge Scholarship is from a private donor to assist political science majors to meet their educational expenses. This award falls under the category of campus-based scholarships and requires the completion of the CSUB Academic Scholarship Application and two letters of recommendation. Amounts and number of awards may vary from year to yea
Student Scholar Program
Funded by Cal State Bakersfield Foundation, the SRS Program supports 12 student-faculty teams with a $2,000 to $2,500 award each to conduct and complete a project involving research, scholarship, or creative activity. Applications are available in early-to-mid April. www.csub.edu/grsp
Past Recipients:
2004 - Carrie LeVan2003 - John Ayers and Anthony Ugues
2002 - Jason Plume
Travel Support for Student Researchers
The TSSR Program is funded by Associated Students, Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) to disperse to students twice a year on a competitive basis. Awards of up to $400 are provided for CSUB undergraduate and graduate students who are presenting a paper summarizing their own research or scholarship or showing their own creative work(s) at a national/regional professional meeting/conference. Calls for applications go out in September and January. For more information, call 654-2231 or email grsp@csub.edu
Vincent Miles Award
Past Recipients: 1996 - Ms. Deborah Montgomery