Fitzpatrick - Clayton - Kissler Scholarship (SF5420)

The Fitzpatrick-Clayton-Kissler Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate History Majors.

This scholarship has the following preferences:

• Undergraduate or Graduate students who are seeking teacher certification in history or
• Graduate students who already have their teacher certification, but who are continuing their education
• Graduate students enrolled in the History Education M.A. concentration.

Undergraduate applicants must have a minimum 3.5 GPA in history and a minimum 3.5 GPA overall.

Applicants must submit an essay of 400 to 500 words that examines how the study of history might affect an applicant’s future career plans and/or what, if any, effect it might have on the applicant’s ability to impact the world around them. In addition, the applicant should also share how their experiences within the History Department at Texas State has affected their decision to have a career in history.

Fitzpatrick-Clayton Scholars are required

• to maintain an overall GPA of 3.5; to maintain a semester by semester GPA of 3.3 in history;
• to register for and complete at least 15 undergraduate or 9 graduate hours per semester.

Failure to comply will constitute grounds for forfeiture of the Fitzpatrick-Clayton-Kissler Scholarship.

Please contact the Department of History at (512) 245-2142 with questions regarding this scholarship.