College of Education and Human Development

Graduate Scholarships

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Bess L. Stinson Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum
Minimum 2.5 GPA

Captain Robert E.T. Beisel, Jr. Graduate Scholarship

Any Graduate status
Enrolled in any Graduate CEHD curriculum
Preference to students with active-duty status in the U.S. miliary

College of Education and Human Development Study Abroad Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum
Minimum 3.0 GPA (for graduate students)
Awarded during Study Abroad Semester

Dorothy H. and Cora Hurd Charles Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum

Dr. Charles Mitchell Jr. Scholars Endowment

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum
Recipients will be known as the "Mitchell Scholars"
Preference-graduates from Cass Technical High School and from Detroit area

Everett L. and Marian Holden Endowed Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum

Florence E. and Vernon A. Martin Prestigious Education Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum
Preference-Graduates from Pentwater High School

Gary L and Sandra S Wegenke Endowment for Dissertation Completion

Graduate (Doctoral status)
Must have dissertation proposal accepted and completed the literature review

John W. and Evelyn M. Fry English Scholarship Fund

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum

Kelly Carman Memorial Scholarship

Undergraduate (Junior or Senior) or Graduate status
Enrolled in Early Childhood Education and/or Elementary Education curriculum
Full Time

Leona J. Jakubowski & Eugene B. Jakubowski Special Education Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in Special Education Program curriculum

Lucille Abbott Nobbs and Alpha Beta Epsilon Endowed Scholarship

Undergraduate (Junior or Senior) or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum
Full Time
Minimum 3.0 GPA
Members of, or a direct descendent of a member of, the ABE WMU Sorority will receive first preference for this scholarship. Applicants are responsible for indicating membership or familial relationship on the application and providing verification if necessary.

Lucille J. Haines Education Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum

Margaret Isobel Black Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum
Full Time
Minimum 3.0 GPA
Graduates from Warren Consolidated School District

Marion I. Hall Endowment Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in Teacher Certification program
Minimum 3.0 GPA

Merze Tate Student Academic Endowment Fund

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum

P. Joann Womble Dehring Memorial Education Endowed Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum
Minimum 3.0 GPA

Ron & Diane Reece Teacher Education Fund

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in Education curriculum

Samuel Kenneth Smart, Jr. Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in Elementary or Secondary Education curriculum

The Donald H. Wesley Education Scholarship

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum
Must have graduated from high school within Genesee County

Wan Chen and Ming Li Scholarship for International Study

Any Undergraduate or Graduate status
Enrolled in any CEHD curriculum
Participating in a non-English based study abroad program
Students must provide proof of acceptance into a international study abroad program, processing of an application request for funding with a proposed budget, and submission of a written proposal as to how and why this foreign study experience would benefit them in their studies as well as enhance their personal career goals and options.

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