Scholarship funds are often based on a specific skill or ability, a major of study or a separate application. Eligibility requirements and amounts awarded vary. Below you will find a list of scholarships and grants available within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. If you have any questions regarding a specific scholarship, please reach out directly to the department contact that is listed.<\/p>\n
Amount:<\/strong> Multiple awards per semester Amount:<\/strong> Up to $200 The Peins Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Up to $600 The Frank G. and Nicole McGuire Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Up to $2,000 towards tuition and fees. The Bessie Saslaw Solomon Memorial Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Up to $650 towards tuition and fees. The Shari Kandell Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Up to $1,000 towards tuition and fees. The W. Leonard Newman Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Up to\u00a0$250 English Department Teacher Education Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount:<\/strong> Up to $300 W. Bernard Fleichmann Memorial Amount:\u00a0<\/strong>Up to $150 The Anthony Lovasco Shakespeare Award Amount: <\/strong>Up to$150 Elizabeth Dean Eler Memorial Award Amount: <\/strong>Up to\u00a0$300 The Murray Prosky Prize in Irish Literature Amount: <\/strong>Up to\u00a0$100 The Vivien L. Kwiatek Scholarship Amount: <\/strong>Up to $8,000 towards tuition and fees depending on financial need as determined by the Office of Financial Aid The Mary Bondon Graduate Scholarship\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Up to $2,500 towards tuition and fees. The Lawrence H. Conrad Memorial Scholarship\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Up to $1,5000 towards tuition and fees. The Alice F. Freed Prize in Language, Discourse, and Society<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount:<\/strong> Up to $250 David Benfield Philosophy Essay Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount:<\/strong> $200 first place, $100 second place Tayler-Benfield Scholarship\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Varies The Rapoport Legal Scholarship\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Varies The Dr. Harry Balfe II Memorial Senior Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Varies The Louis Eckstein Memorial Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Varies The J.S. Gang Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Varies The Maurice Crescenzi Jr. Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Varies Jerome and Cindy Seidman Award<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Varies Nancy Draper Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Varies Nancy Walsh Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Varies Orpha M. Lutz Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount: <\/strong>Varies Teresa De Escoriaza Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount:<\/strong> Up to $250 Jo Anne Engelbert Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n Amount:<\/strong> Up to $1,000
\nCriteria:<\/strong> The Antoinette C. Bigel Scholarship Fund was established to support undergraduate and graduate students in Anthropology to participate in supervised field work (an internship, field school or original research) in anthropology. Student must be Anthropology majors, Anthropology minors, and\/or Archaeology minors at Montclair State University. Student must have taken at least 12 credits of ANTH with a 3.0 GPA in them, and have taken Methods or equivalent. See website for additional criteria.
\nDeadline:<\/strong> Varies
\nContact:<\/strong> Dr. Elaine Gerber, Chair, Bigel Fellowship Committee
\ngerbere@montclair.edu<\/a>
\nWebsite\/Application:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/anthropology\/awards-and-scholarships\/bigel-grant\/application\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
\nThe Kibbe Scholarship<\/strong>\n
\nCriteria:<\/strong> Student must be declared an academic major in Latin or Classics. The recipient must be a Montclair State student in the Fall of 2025 and have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0.
\nDeadline:<\/strong> April
\nContact:<\/strong> Dr. Patricia Salzman (salzmanp@montclair.edu<\/a>) or Dr. Prudence Jones (jonespr@montclair.edu<\/a>)
\nWebsite\/Application:<\/strong> NA<\/p>\n
\nCriteria: <\/strong>Student pursuing an academic major in Classics and a minor in Latin. The recipient must be a full-time junior or senior and have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.2 and a GPA of 3.5 in at least two Latin courses. This award is intended for students who do not qualify for any other financial aid.
\nDeadline: <\/strong>April
\nContact: <\/strong>Dr. Patricia Salzman (salzmanp@montclair.edu<\/a>) or Dr. Prudence Jones (jonespr@montclair.edu<\/a>)
\nWebsite\/Application: <\/strong>NA
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\nCriteria: <\/strong>For a full-time undergraduate English major with at least 3.2 cumulative GPA. Graduating seniors are not eligible.
\nDeadline: <\/strong> Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCriteria: <\/strong>English major who has shown a commitment to making a difference in the lives of people in the community. Possible activities could include, but are not limited to, tutoring those who cannot read or who are learning English as a second language; bringing the beauty of the English language to the community in some way; organizing others to do these or other projects. Particular consideration is given to students interested in teaching. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 overall and 3.5 in the major. (If two students meet these criteria, the scholarship may be divided equally between them.) Graduating seniors are not eligible.
\nDeadline: <\/strong> Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCriteria: <\/strong>Female undergraduate English major who is employed while pursuing her studies. Preference is given to part-time students employed at least 20 hours per week. Must have at least a 3.0 GPA. Graduating seniors are not eligible.
\nDeadline: <\/strong>Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCriteria: <\/strong>For excellence in writing about film.
\nDeadline: <\/strong>Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCriteria: <\/strong>For an outstanding undergraduate English Education student who has met all requirements for acceptance into the English Education Program.
\nDeadline: <\/strong>Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nCriteria: <\/strong>For an English major who has shown excellence in the study of the humanities.
\nDeadline: <\/strong>Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nCriteria: <\/strong>For an English major who has shown excellence in Shakespeare studies.
\nDeadline: <\/strong>Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nCriteria: <\/strong>“For an outstanding essay by an undergraduate student focusing on poetry. This award was created by Barbara Eler in celebration of her mother, Elizabeth Dean Eler, a graduate of Montclair State in 1940, a dedicated high school teacher and poetry enthusiast. Recipient must have a minimum GPA of 3.2 or above.”
\nDeadline: <\/strong>Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nCriteria: <\/strong>“For an outstanding paper on Irish literature written by an undergraduate or graduate student.”
\nDeadline: <\/strong>Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nCriteria: <\/strong>For an outstanding undergraduate English major or graduate student. This scholarship is determined based on both a student\u2019s academic achievement and financial need. Graduating seniors are not eligible. Please note: students applying for the Kwiatek must have submitted a FAFSA form to financial aid before March 15th of the year of the award.
\nDeadline: <\/strong>Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCriteria: <\/strong>Graduate student who intends to pursue a career in teaching English at the high school or college level. Students must have 8 or more credits remaining in the MA program. Winners may not be G.A.s with tuition waiver for the same semester in which the award will be applied.
\nDeadline: <\/strong>Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCriteria: <\/strong>Graduate student who is writing a thesis in American Literature. Students must have five or more credits remaining in MA program. Winner may not be G.A.s with tuition waiver for the same semester in which the award will be applied.
\nDeadline: <\/strong>Late March
\nContact: <\/strong>Jeff Gonzalez gonzalezje@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
\nCriteria:<\/strong> The \u201cAlice F. Freed Prize in Language, Discourse, and Society\u201d recognizes one graduate student in Linguistics who completes the Master of Arts Degree Program in Applied Linguistics with outstanding work in the field of Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis, or Language and Culture. The prize will be awarded in May of each academic year. The full-time faculty of the Linguistics Department will select the recipient of the prize according to specific criteria.
\nDeadline:<\/strong> April 1
\nContact:<\/strong> Linguistics Department at msudept-linguistics@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
\nCriteria:<\/strong> “Essays on any topic in philosophy may be submitted. The author of the essay must be enrolled as a Philosophy major or minor at Montclair State University. The essay may be a revised course essay or a newly composed essay. A student may submit only one essay for consideration per year. Essays submitted previously may not be submitted a second time.”
\nDeadline:<\/strong> March
\nContact:<\/strong> Tiger Roholt, roholtt@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
\n<\/strong>Criteria: <\/strong>Scholarship provides financial assistance to a full-time undergraduate student in the departments of Religion, Political Science & Law OR Philosophy at Montclair State University who intends to attend law school. Candidates must be enrolled as a major in one of these departments and must be in their junior year or the first semester of their senior year at the time of application with 3.3 GPA or higher. Application required.
\nContact: <\/strong><\/a>Dr. Brigid Harrison<\/a>, Chairperson<\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Criteria: <\/strong>Scholarship provides financial assistance to a full-time, second-semester junior or first semester senior with Jurisprudence or Pre-Law minor or BA\/MA candidates, annually. Application required.
\nContact:\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>Dr. Brigid Harrison<\/a>, Chairperson<\/p>\n
\nCriteria: <\/strong>Scholarship provides financial assistance to a senior, with 3.2 GPA or higher, who will be attending an ABA accredited law school in Fall. Awarded by committee, no application required. Available until depleted
\nContact: <\/strong><\/a><\/a>Dr. Brigid Harrison<\/a>, Chairperson<\/p>\n
\nCriteria: <\/strong>Scholarship provides financial assistance to a student who has completed a Public Administration Internship. Awarded by committee, no application required.
\nContact: Dr. Brigid Harrison<\/a>, <\/strong>Chairperson<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCriteria: <\/strong>Student must attend MSU GR, financial need, interest earned.
\nContact: <\/strong><\/a>Dr. Brigid Harrison<\/a>, Chairperson<\/p>\n
\nCriteria: <\/strong>Scholarship provides financial assistance to an MA student. Scholarship is awarded based on academic achievement. Awarded by committee, no application required.
\nContact:\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>Dr. Brigid Harrison<\/a>, Chairperson<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
\nCriteria:<\/strong> Scholarship is awarded based on academic achievement (highest cumulative GPA). Awarded to two full-time undergraduate Psychology majors. In the event of a tie, selection is based on service to school and community. No application required.
\nContact:<\/strong> The Psychology Department, psycadmin@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCriteria:<\/strong> Scholarship is awarded based on highest GPA and financial need. Students must major in program(s) offered by the Psychology Department. Recipients must be in good academic standing. Students must be Rising Junior undergraduate psychology majors. Awards will be applied to tuition (or books) for the fall semester of the next academic year. No application required.
\nContact:<\/strong> The Psychology Department, psycadmin@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCriteria:<\/strong> Scholarship is used to assist psychology majors. The number of scholarships is determined by the Department Chair. To be eligible for this award, a student must be a Rising Senior undergraduate psychology major. Students with the highest GPA and who meet criteria for financial need will be awarded scholarships. No application required.
\nContact:<\/strong> The Psychology Department, psycadmin@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCriteria:<\/strong> Candidates are nominated by full-time faculty members in the Psychology Department for excellence in research or teaching. Recipients (3 graduate and 7 undergraduate) are chosen by faculty committee. To be eligible for this award, students must be a Rising Junior, Rising Senior, or Graduate Student. No application required.
\nContact:<\/strong> The Psychology Department, psycadmin@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
\nCriteria:<\/strong> For students, preferably a sophomore, with a minimum of 12 credits in Spanish; financial need; participation in extracurricular activities or service to the community or demonstration of special honors.
\nDeadline:<\/strong> Spring
\nContact:<\/strong> Maria Jose Garcia Vizcaino<\/a><\/strong>, Chair<\/a>
\nWebsite\/Application:<\/strong>\u00a0 http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/spanish-and-latino-studies\/awards-and-scholarships\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCriteria:<\/strong> For students with a concentration in Translation; minimum GPA 2.75; minimum 3.00 GPA in Translation courses.
\nDeadline:<\/strong> Spring
\nContact:<\/strong>