Academic scholarships

John Acker Scholarship

The John Acker Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student pursuing a major or minor in CCS who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in Humanities or Art History courses in CCS. Award amount: up to $500

Lakeview United Methodist Scholarship

The Lakeview United Methodist Scholarship was established in 1984 for the purpose of providing scholarship support to a full-time major or minor in CCS who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in Comparative Study of Religions courses (REL) in CCS. No personal religious affiliation is required to apply for this scholarship. Award amount: up to $1500

Lois Kellogg Duncan Scholarship

The Lois Kellogg Duncan Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student majoring in CCS who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in Comparative Cultural Studies and/or Humanities courses (CCS, HUM, MST) in CCS. Award amount: up to $750

Application instructions

Students must be enrolled full-time to be eligible for CCS academic scholarships. Visit nau.scholarshipuniverse.com to submit your application and to find other scholarships that you may be eligible for.

Application deadline

The application will open in February 2025 and will close in March 2025.

Study abroad scholarships

Gary Kane Comparative Cultural Studies Study Abroad Scholarship

The Gary Kane (College of Arts and Letters graduate, 1969) Comparative Cultural Studies Study Abroad Scholarship was established in 2021 for the purpose of providing scholarship support to a full-time student pursuing a B.A. in Comparative Cultural Studies, BIS 90-30 Humanities, or a student pursuing a major in the College of Arts and Letters and a minor in a Comparative Cultural Studies program (ARH Art History, ASN Asian Studies, HUM Humanities, REL Comparative Study of Religions, or MST Museum Studies) enrolled in a semester or a year-long program through the Center for International Education at NAU in Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, or France. Applicants must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Students enrolled in Interdisciplinary Global Programs are not eligible for this scholarship. Preference will be given to students studying in Kyoto, Japan.

Award amount: $5000

Application instructions

Students interested in this scholarship may apply at nau.scholarshipuniverse.com.

Application deadline

The application will open in February 2025 and will close on April 2025.

Questions?

Email us at comparativeculturalstudies@nau.edu.

Additional Department Awards

• Junior Book Prize, awarded annually to a junior in each area (Art History, Asian Studies, Comparative Study of Religions, Public Humanities, and Museum Studies) who shows outstanding academic promise.
• Each semester, one CCS major is recognized as the Outstanding Senior for Comparative Cultural Studies.

 

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