Harmon Recruitment Scholarship in History

Scholarship Purpose: This endowment was established in 2003 by Sandra and Paul Harmon. Sandra received her master and doctor of arts degrees in history from Illinois State University. She served the University as an instructional assistant professor in history; interim assistant to the president for Affirmative Action; director of the Affirmative Action office; and three-time interim director, and assistant director and academic advisor, of the Women's Studies Program. She retired in 2004. Paul served as general counsel and secretary of the Illinois Agricultural Association and COUNTRY Insurance until his retirement in 2008. He also served as mayor of the Town of Normal from 1985-1993. The purpose of this scholarship is to attract outstanding students from underrepresented groups to the Department of History.

Department: HistoryCollege Of Arts And Sciences

Requirements

High School GPA: 3.00 3.00 , 3.10 , 3.1 , 3.20 , 3.2 , 3.30 , 3.3 , 3.40 , 3.4 , 3.50 , 3.5 , 3.60 , 3.6 , 3.70 , 3.7 , 3.80 , 3.8 , 3.90 , 3.9 , 4.00 , 4.0

Essay: An Essay is required towards applying for this scholarship.

Application Deadline: No deadline has been specified.

Financial Need: This scholarship requires a student to have a Financial Need to be eligible to receive the scholarship. In order to establish "Financial Need", a student must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You can file the FAFSA at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.

Minimum ACT: 24 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36

Letter of Reference: For this scholarship application 1 letter of reference is required.

Additional Information

For more information on applying to this scholarship, please visit the History website.