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SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS.
All inquiries concerning and all applications for scholarships and
fellowships should be addressed to the Dean of the University.
The President may, after due warning to the holder, declare any
scholarship or fellowship vacant at any time, if in the judgment of the
President and Faculty the holder fails to give satisfactory evidence of diligence
in the performance of his duties.
Unless otherwise stated, the tenure of each scholarship is one year,
and the holder may be a student in any department of the University.
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS.
Accredited School Scholarships in the College: one for each of the
schools designated below; emolument, for Virginians, the remission of
the university fee, for non-Virginians, the remission of the tuition fee
(except in Analytical Chemistry) and one-half the university fee. The
holder must be a graduate of one of the designated schools and must enter
the University the session following his graduation. Appointments are
made upon the recommendation of these schools. The list which here
follows may be extended from time to time, and the Faculty invites application
for enrollment therein:
Asheville High School | Asheville, N. C. |
Augusta Military Academy | Fort Defiance, Va. |
Ball High School | Galveston, Texas |
Bingham School | Asheville, N. C. |
Birmingham High School | Birmingham, Ala. |
Blackstone Academy | Blackstone, Va. |
Brandon Training School | Shelbyville, Tenn. |
Central High School | Washington, D. C. |
Chamberlayne School | Richmond, Va. |
Charleston High School | Charleston, S. C. |
Chatham Training School for Boys | Chatham, Va. |
Chattanooga University School | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
Clarksburg High School | Clarksburg, W. Va. |
Cluster Springs Academy | Cluster Springs, Va. |
Culver Military Academy | Culver, Ind. |
Danville School for Boys | Danville, Va. |
Eastern High School | Washington, D. C. |
El Paso High School | El Paso, Texas |
Emerson Institute | Washington, D. C. |
Episcopal High School | Alexandria, Va. |
Fishburne Military Academy | Waynesboro, Va. |
Fork Union Academy | Fork Union, Va. |
Gainesville High School | Gainesville, Texas |
Greenville High School | Greenville, Miss. |
High Point High School | High Point, N. C. |
Hillsborough County High School | Tampa, Fla. |
Hope High School | Hope, Ark. |
Hopkinsville High School | Hopkinsville, Ky. |
Jefferson School for Boys | Charlottesville, Va. |
Laurel High School | Laurel, Miss |
Little Rock High School | Little Rock, Ark. |
Louisville High School | Louisville, Ky. |
Lowndes County High School | Fort Deposit, Ala. |
Marion Institute | Marion, Ala. |
Marshall Training School | San Antonio, Texas |
Massanutten Academy | Woodstock, Va. |
Maysville High School | Maysville, Ky. |
McCallie School | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
McGuire's School | Richmond, Va. |
Memphis University School | Memphis, Tenn. |
Miller School | Miller School, Va. |
Monroe City High School | Monroe, La. |
Montgomery University School | Montgomery, Ala. |
Norfolk Academy | Norfolk, Va. |
Opelika High School | Opelika, Ala. |
Parkersburg High School | Parkesburg, W. Va. |
Peacock School | Atlanta, Ga. |
Pine Bluff High School | Pine Bluff, Ark. |
Randolph-Macon Academy | Bedford City, Va. |
Randolph-Macon Academy | Front Royal, Va. |
Richmond Academy | Richmond, Va. |
San Antonio High School | San Antonio, Texas |
San Antonio Academy | San Antonio, Texas |
Sandy Valley Seminary | Paintsville, Ky. |
Shenandoah Collegiate Institute | Dayton, Va. |
Shenandoah Valley Academy | Winchester, Va. |
Stanford High School | Stanford, Ky. |
Staunton Military Academy | Staunton, Va. |
Sturgis High School | Sturgis, Ky. |
Stuyvesant School | Warrenton, Va. |
Sumter High School | Sumter, S. C. |
Union City Training School | Union City, Tenn. |
University Military School | Mobile, Ala. |
West Texas Military Academy | San Antonio, Texas |
Western High School | Washington, D. C. |
Wicomico High School | Salisbury, Md. |
Woodberry Forest School | Woodberry Forest, Va. |
Alumni Scholarships in the College: one for each chapter of the General
Alumni Association which conforms to the conditions prescribed below;
emolument, for Virginians, the remission of the university fee, for nonVirginians,
the remission of the tuition fee (except in Analytical Chemistry)
and one-half the university fee. The holder must be eighteen years
of age, must need financial aid in order to attend the University, must
hold no endowed scholarship or fellowship and must enter the University
the session following his appointment. Appointments are made upon the
recommendation of those chapters of the Alumni Association which are
reported by the Secretary of the Association as members in good standing
of that body, and which have on their rolls as many as ten active members.
A chapter having fifty active members may name two incumbents. The
final recommendation of each incumbent must be made by a majority vote
of the active members of a chapter. The secretary of each chapter making
a recommendation must put into the hands of the Dean of the University
not later than August fifteenth, a certificate bearing the candidate's name
and address and stating the specific compliance of the chapter and of the
candidate in question with the conditions above stated. Printed forms of
such certificates will be sent upon request.
College Scholarships in the Department of Graduate Studies: one
for each of a list of colleges selected by the Faculty; emolument, for
Virginians, the remission of the university fee, for non-Virginians, the
remission of the tuition fee (except in Analytical Chemistry) and one-half
the university fee. The holder must be a graduate of one of the designated
colleges, and must enter the University the session following his graduation.
Appointments are made upon the recommendation of these colleges,
a list of which may be had upon application to the Bursar.
Virginia Public High School Scholarships in the College: one for
each accredited public high school in the State; emolument, the remission
of the university fee. The holder must be a graduate of one of the designated
schools, and must enter the University the session following his
graduation. Appointments are made upon the recommendation of these
schools, the principals of which must duly certify the same to the Dean
of the University. Any school accepting one of these scholarships shall
make due announcement of it to its pupils and through the local papers
to the public, and at the end of the session shall, during the graduating
exercises and through the public press, announce the award. A list of the
schools entitled to this scholarship here follows:
Abingdon High School | Abingdon, Va. |
Accomac High School | Accomac, Va. |
Alexandria High School | Alexandria, Va. |
Amelia High School | Amelia, Va. |
Appomattox Agricultural High School | Appomattox, Va. |
Barton Heights High School | Richmond, Va. |
Bedford City High School | Bedford City, Va. |
Big Stone Gap High School | Big Stone Gap, Va. |
Blacksburg High School | Blacksburg, Va. |
Blackstone High School | Blackstone, Va. |
Bristol High School | Bristol, Va. |
Buchanan High School | Buchanan, Va. |
Buena Vista High School | Buena Vista, Va. |
Burkeville High School | Burkeville, Va. |
Cape Charles High School | Cape Charles, Va. |
Charlotte High School | Charlotte, Va. |
Charlottesville High School | Charlottesville, Va. |
Chase City High School | Chase City, Va. |
Chester Agricultural High School | Chester, Va. |
Christiansburg High School | Christiansburg, Va. |
Churchland High School | Churchland, Va. |
Clifton Forge High School | Clifton Forge, Va. |
Covington High School | Covington, Va. |
Crewe High School | Crewe, Va. |
Danville High School | Danville, Va. |
Deep Creek High School | Portsmouth, Va., R. F. D. No. 2 |
Driver High School | Driver, Va. |
Dublin Institute | Dublin, Va. |
East Stone Gap High School | East Stone Gap, Va. |
Elk Creek High School | Elk Creek, Va. |
Emporia High School | Emporia, Va. |
Farmville High School | Farmville, Va. |
Fincastle High School | Fincastle, Va. |
Franklin High School | Franklin, Va. |
Franktown-Nassawadox High School | Franktown, Va. |
Fredericksburg High School | Fredericksburg, Va. |
Front Royal High School | Front Royal, Va. |
Galax High School | Galax, Va. |
Graham High School | Graham, Va. |
Hampton High School | Hampton, Va. |
Harrisonburg High School | Harrisonburg, Va. |
Highland Park High School | Richmond, Va. |
Highland Springs High School | Highland Springs, Va. |
Lafayette High School | Norfolk, Va. |
Lawrenceville High School | Lawrenceville, Va. |
Lebanon High School | Lebanon, Va. |
Leesburg High School | Leesburg, Va. |
Lexington High School | Lexington, Va. |
Lincoln High School | Lincoln, Va. |
Louisa High School | Louisa, Va. |
Luray High School | Luray, Va. |
Lynchburg High School | Lynchburg, Va. |
Manassas Agricultural High School | Manassas, Va. |
Martinsville High School | Martinsville, Va. |
Middletown High School | Middletown, Va. |
Monterey High School | Monterey, Va. |
Morrisville High School | Morrisville, Va. |
New London Academy | Forest Depot, Va. |
Newport News High School | Newport News, Va. |
Norfolk High School (Maury) | Norfolk, Va. |
Norton High School | Norton, Va. |
Oceana High School | Oceana, Va. |
Onancock High School | Onancock, Va. |
Orange High School | Orange, Va. |
Palmyra High School | Palmyra, Va. |
Pearisburg High School | Pearisburg, Va. |
Petersburg High School | Petersburg, Va. |
Pocahontas High School | Pocahontas, Va. |
Portsmouth High School | Portsmouth, Va. |
Pulaski High School | Pulaski, Va. |
Radford High School | Radford, Va. |
Randolph-Macon Academy | Bedford City, Va. |
Randolph-Macon Academy | Front Royal, Va. |
Reedville High School | Reedville, Va. |
Richlands High School | Richlands, Va. |
Richmond High School (John Marshall) | Richmond, Va. |
Roanoke High School | Roanoke, Va. |
Rural Retreat High School | Rural Retreat, Va. |
Salem High School | Salem, Va. |
Scottsville High School | Scottsville, Va. |
Shoemaker High School | Gate City, Va. |
Smithfield High School | Smithfield, Va. |
South Boston High School | South Boston, Va. |
South Hill High School | South Hill, Va. |
South Norfolk High School | South Norfolk, Va. |
Staunton High School | Staunton, Va. |
Strasburg High School | Strasburg, Va. |
Suffolk High School (Jefferson) | Suffolk, Va. |
Tazewell High School | Tazewell, Va. |
Toano High School | Toano, Va. |
Turbeville Agricultural High School | Turbeville, Va. |
Wakefield High School | Wakefield, Va. |
Warrenton High School | Warrenton, Va. |
Waverly High School | Waverly, Va. |
Western Branch High School | Portsmouth, Va. |
Whaleyville High School | Whaleyville, Va. |
White Stone High School | White Stone, Va. |
Wicomico High School | Wicomico, Va. |
Winchester High School | Winchester, Va. |
Woodlawn High School | Woodlawn, Va. |
Woodstock High School | Woodstock, Va. |
Wytheville High School | Wytheville, Va. |
SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIPS.
The Valentine Birely Scholarship, with an income of two hundred
and fifty dollars. Founded in 1888 upon the bequest of Mrs. Evelina
Seevers Birely, in honor of her husband, Valentine Birely, of Frederick,
Maryland. Awarded to a young man from the State of Maryland, preference
being given to an applicant from the city or county of Frederick.
The Thompson Brown Scholarship, with an income of ninety dollars.
Founded in 1871. Appointments are made upon the recommendation of
the donor.
The Henry Coalter Cabell Scholarship in the Department of Graduate
Studies, with an income of sixty-eight dollars. Founded in 1903 upon the
gift of Mrs. Kate Cabell Claiborne and Captain Henry Cabell, of Richmond,
Virginia. Appointments are made upon the recommendation of
the Faculty of the School of English Literature.
The Isaac Cary Scholarships: two or more at the discretion of the
Cary trustees, who have at their disposal for this purpose five hundred
and seventy dollars a year. Founded in 1883 upon the bequest of Isaac L.
Cary, of Richmond, Virginia. The holder must be "a poor and deserving
young man." Appointments are made upon the recommendation of the
trustees.
The William C. Folkes Scholarships: two, with an income of six
hundred dollars each. Founded in 1913 upon the bequest of Edward J.
Folkes, of Lynchburg, Virginia, in honor of William C. Folkes, '65. The
holders must be residents of Lynchburg or of Campbell County, Virginia.
Appointments are made upon the recommendation of the Judge of the
Corporation Court of Lynchburg, the Judge of the Circuit Court, and the
Judge of the County Court of Campbell County.
The Bennet Wood Green Scholarships: two, with a tenure of four
years, and a yearly income of six hundred dollars each. Founded in 1914
upon the bequest of Dr. Bennet Wood Green, '55, of Warwick County, Virginia.
The holder must have received one of the degrees mentioned below
not more than four years previous to his application, and must spend the
tenure of his scholarship in study abroad or wherever else the Faculty
may require. The holders are appointed upon the recommendation of the
Faculty. In making appointments, preference will be given: (1) to Doctors
of Medicine of this university who are also Masters of Arts of the
University; (2) to Masters of Arts of the University; (3) to Bachelors
of Laws of the University who are also Masters of Arts of the University:
and in all cases to native Virginians, and then to native residents of other
Southern States.
The Daniel Harmon Scholarship in the Department of Law: emolument,
the remission of the tuition and university fees. Founded in 1912
"in consideration of the distinguished service rendered by Daniel Harmon,
'82, as a member of the Board of Visitors." The holder must be "a young
Virginian of ability, character, and need."
The William A. Herndon Scholarships in the Department of Medicine:
two, with a tenure of four years and a yearly income of four hundred and
twenty-five dollars each. Founded in 1914 upon the bequest of Dr.
Cumberland George Herndon, '72, U. S. N., in honor of his father, Dr.
William A. Herndon, '47. The holder must be a deserving young man,
who desires to enter the medical service of the army or navy, but is unable
to meet the expenses of a medical education. He must be qualified to pass
the army or navy physical examination. Appointments are made upon
the recommendation of the Medical Faculty, who select the candidate by
means of a competitive examination held during the summer vacation.
The McCormick Scholarship: emolument, the remission of the tuition
and university fees. Founded in 1882 in honor of the late Leander J.
McCormick, to whose generosity the University owes the astronomical
observatory. Appointments are made upon the recommendation of Mr.
Robert Hall McCormick, of Chicago.
The Miller Scholarships in the College (three): two with a tenure
of two years, and a yearly income of two hundred and fifty dollars each,
with free tuition; one with a tenure of one year and an income of two
hundred and fifty dollars, with free tuition. Founded in 1869 in honor
of Samuel Miller. The two-year scholarships are awarded, one at the end
of each academic year, to the candidate who passes, with the highest
aggregate of grades, Physics B1, Chemistry B1, and Botany B1. The one-year
scholarship is awarded each year upon the recommendation of the
Superintendent and Faculty of the Miller School, who select the nominee
any one of these scholarships must elect each year one course in either the
School of Analytical and Industrial Chemistry or the School of Biology;
the laboratory fees are not remitted. There is no other restriction upon
his election of courses, and all the courses required for candidacy and
tenure can be included in a programme for a baccalaureate degree. He
is required, during each year of his tenure, to serve as a student assistant
in the Biological Laboratory for three afternoons a week, or for an
equivalent amount of time distributed in such a way as may be agreed
upon by the holder and the professor in charge.
The Thomas Fortune Ryan Scholarships: ten, with a tenure of one
year (maximum, two years), and a yearly income of three hundred dollars
each. Founded in 1914 upon the gift of Mr. Thomas Fortune Ryan, of
New York. Appointments are made each year before July first, and applications
should be submitted before June first. If possible, the scholarships
will be distributed among the ten Congressional districts of Virginia,
but in case there is no applicant from any one district, the vacancy may
be filled from some other district. The holder must have been a bona fide
resident of the Congressional district from which he makes application for
two years prior to such application. He must submit at least two testimonials
of good character and promise from authoritative sources, and a
letter of his own stating that he needs financial aid in order to enter the
University.
The Isabella Merrick Sampson Scholarship in the Department of Engineering,
with an income of one hundred dollars. Founded in 1910 upon
the gift of Mr. W. Gordon Merrick, of Glendower, Albemarle County, Virginia.
Appointments are made upon the recommendation of the trustees
of the Isabella Merrick Sampson Endowment. Preference is given to an
applicant from Albemarle County.
The James H. Skinner Scholarships: eight, with an income of two
hundred and fifty dollars each. Founded in 1914 upon the bequest of
James H. Skinner, of Staunton, Virginia. The holders must be persons
who purpose to become ministers of the Protestant Episcopal Church in
America and desire to obtain a liberal education to that end. Preference
is given to sons of ministers. Appointments are made upon the recommendation
of the Trustees of the Protestant Episcopal Education Society
of Virginia.
FELLOWSHIPS.
The John Y. Mason Fellowship, with an income of two hundred and
ten dollars. Founded in 1892 upon the gift of Col. Archer Anderson, '58,
of Richmond, Virginia. The holder must be a competent and deserving
student, in need of such assistance.
The Phelps-Stokes Fellowship in Sociology for the Study of the
Negro, with an income of five hundred dollars. Founded in 1911, upon
the gift of the Trustees of the Phelps-Stokes Fund. The holder must pursue
such advanced studies in the Social Sciences, as may be determined in
each case by the Academic Faculty, and must prepare a paper or thesis
embodying the results of his investigations, which shall be published by
the University with assistance from the income of the fund.
The Rector and Visitors Fellowships in the Schools of English, English
Literature, and Romanic Languages: three, with an income of two
hundred dollars each, and the remission of all fees. The holder must
be a graduate student, and must devote a portion of his time to work
connected with one of the designated Schools. Appointments are made
upon the recommendation of the professors in charge.
The William Cabell Rives Fellowship in History, with an income of
two hundred and fifty dollars, and the remission of all fees. Founded in
1905 upon the gift of Dr. William Cabell Rives, of Washington, D. C., in
honor of his grandfather, William Cabell Rives, the distinguished statesman.
The holder must be a graduate student, and must devote a portion
of his time to work connected with the School of History. Appointments
are made upon the recommendation of the President of the University.
The Vanderbilt Fellowships in Astronomy: three, with an income
of three hundred and fifty dollars each, and the remission of all fees.
Founded in 1896 in honor of William Henry Vanderbilt, of New York.
The holder must be a graduate student taking Astronomy as his major
subject, and must occupy a portion of his time in work connected with the
observatory. Appointments are made upon the recommendation of the
Director of the Observatory.
LICENTIATESHIPS.
Any person of unexceptionable character and habits, upon producing
to the Faculty satisfactory evidence of suitable capacity and attainments,
may be licensed by the Faculty to form classes for private instruction in
any School of the University, in aid of and in conformity to the public
teachings of the professor upon any subject taught therein. The employment
and compensation of any such licentiate are matters of private
agreement between him and the student. Students whose preparation for
the work of the university courses is inadequate, may often economize time
and energy by securing the services of a licentiate at the same time that
they are attending the regular lectures.
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