Center for Jewish Studies + Department of African American Studies Joint Scholarship
Learning about African Americans and Jews will encourage students to delve into the history of two minority groups whose distinct experiences illuminate questions of race and ethnicity. Through comparative study, students will gain a deeper understanding of both groups and their encounters with American society as a whole.
- Upload a current transcript
- Upload a writing sample of at least 750 words
- Note: your writing sample can cover any topic
Eligibility:
To apply for the scholarship, students must have taken (or be currently taking) at least one course in Jewish Studies or African American Studies.
Amounts:
- $13,000 for completion of 3 courses in African American Studies and 3 courses in Jewish Studies
- $15,000 for completion of 3 courses in one department plus a certificate in the other department
Tom Shick Award
Given to undergraduate or graduate students who have “maintained a high academic standing and who have demonstrated the intellectual vigor and concern for racial equality that epitomized the life of Tom W. Shick”, recipients are selected annually by the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Alumni in conjunction with the Department of African American Studies. The Tom Shick Award rewards a student with $1,000.
Students will be nominated for this award. Preference will be given to African American Studies majors and certificate students.
Dr. Tom Wing Shick (1947-1987) received his M.A. (1970) and Ph.D. (1976) from the Department of History at UW-Madison. He joined the Department of African American Studies (then Afro-American Studies) in 1977. Additionally, Dr. Schick was an academic consultant for the U.S. Department of State, Carnegie Corporation (Kinte Library Project), The Institute of the Black World, and The National Endowment for the Humanities (Highlander Folk School Project). At the time of his death, he was writing a book on the late Dr. Martin Luther King.
1969 Black Student Strike Fund
This scholarship will reward a first-year incoming student who is currently involved in issues of racial justice and racial inequalities with an interest in majoring in African American Studies.
A qualified student will be selected for this scholarship during the admissions application review process.
The value of the scholarship is $12,000 annually and is intended to cover tuition for four years.
