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Choral Arts Scholarship

The Choral Arts Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship that recognizes exceptional musical talent and a commitment to the choral ensembles at the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology, at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Recipients will meet the following criteria: Must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at the University of Texas at Dallas and maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Concentrating or minoring in Visual and Performing Arts is not required but preferred. Award recipients are selected by the Bass School Scholarship Selection Committee. Two awards of up to $1,500 (distributed by semester) each are available during the 2024-2025 academic year.

New and transfer students must be accepted into The University of Texas at Dallas to receive the Choral Arts Scholarship. Continuing students must be in good academic standing and must enroll full-time during the scholarship period. Students who have been accepted and elect to participate in the Hobson Wildenthal Honors College are eligible for an additional $1,000 scholarship per academic year.

  • Eligible – Incoming Undergraduate
  • Application Deadline – March 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CST
  • Applications have closed for 2024-2025.

Please review the application form for detailed requirements.

Ragen S. and Roy D. Elterman Endowed Scholarship

Ragen S. and Roy D. Elterman have created an endowed scholarship to support undergraduate students pursuing a degree in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. Ragen Elterman received her B.A. in Literary Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas. A scholarship of at least $1,000 will be awarded annually in the fall semester to a promising undergraduate student with a GPA of at least 3.0. Scholarship recipients can seek a second year of funding. Awardees will be chosen by a committee of faculty.

  • Eligible – Undergraduate
  • Applications have closed for 2023-2024.

*Please review the application for detailed requirements

Questions or concerns may be addressed to: AHTScholarships@utdallas.edu


Ragen Elterman received her B.A. in Literary Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas.

The Ragen S. and Roy D. Elterman Endowed Scholarship was created in 2016 to provide support for a promising undergraduate student in the Bass School. Ragen received her first degree at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida, and paid for it by working part-time jobs. After marrying Roy Elterman and raising three children, Ragen wished to return to a school of higher education. She enrolled in The University of Texas at Dallas and received a B.A. in Literary Studies. Ragen came from a family that placed a high value on education. All of her family members have college degrees in fields as diverse as medicine, science, literature and the arts. “My time at UT Dallas enhanced my ability to understand and appreciate literature and art,” she said. “It also inspired me to teach children whose first language was not English.” Ragen has taught English as a Second Language (ESL) for 18 years in the Dallas Independent School District (DISD).

Ragen and her husband Roy said they feel fortunate that they are able to assist undergraduate students at UT Dallas with this endowed scholarship. They said they do this with the hope and desire that education in the Bass School will “enrich students’ lives and open doors to achieving their goals and dreams for a bright and rewarding future.”

The scholarship amount is at least $1,000 and will be awarded annually. Scholarship recipients must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in a humanities field and have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Applicants may be incoming or current UT Dallas students, may be part-time or full-time, may be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or international students, and must demonstrate financial need by completing either a financial statement or FAFSA. A student who is awarded this fellowship may compete for a second year of funding, although they must reapply through the scholarship committee.

Students who wish to nominate themselves should submit a copy of their transcript, two academic letters of reference and a 250-word personal statement.

A Bass School faculty member can nominate a student and provide one letter of reference. After confirming that the student has a GPA of 3.0 or above, the student will be notified of the nomination. Students who choose to apply must submit a 250-word personal statement and secure a second letter of reference.


2023-2024 Recipients

Thu Nguyen
Raya Jishi
Juan Alvarado

Gavin R. G. Hambly Endowed Scholarship

The Gavin R. G. Hambly Endowed Scholarship is a University-recognized annual scholarship awarded to one or more deserving undergraduate students majoring in history. The scholarship honors the memory of Professor Gavin Hambly, who was a renowned historian of the Middle East and Mughal India and a beloved professor of history at UT Dallas.

Students eligible for the scholarship must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in history in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology and have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA. Eligible applicants should submit a 300-word statement explaining the ways that the courses in their major at UT Dallas have shaped how they understand themselves and the world around them. In addition, applicants also should supply a copy of their current transcript. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is Nov. 9, 2022. Please email application material to Dr. Michael Wilson: mwilson@utdallas.edu. This endowment is funded by Genice A.G. Rabe and Stephen G. Rabe.

Genice Rabe graduated from the Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon in 1972. She studied with Dr. Robert Berdahl. She obtained an M.A. in European History from the University of Connecticut. She received her J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 1979. She was a labor and employment attorney representing unions and workers in Dallas.  In semi-retirement, she worked in the Oregon Legislature and with bipartisan support gained Senate and House majorities for legislation that protected the rights of low-wage workers. Gov. John Kitzhaber signed the bill into law. Rabe has been an officer in the Dallas and Texas Bar Associations and a member of the Executive Board of the AFL-CIO lawyers.  

After graduating from Hamilton College, Dr. Stephen Rabe received both his MA and PhD from the University of Connecticut before beginning his teaching career at The University of Texas at Dallas, where he taught for 40 years. His research interests include the history of U.S. foreign relations, with significant scholarly attainments in the history of U.S. relations with Latin America.  Rabe held several chairs, including the Ashbel Smith Chair in History. To date, he has written or edited 13 scholarly books.  Cambridge University Press published in 2022 The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy: A Story of Resistance, Courage, and Solidarity in a French Village.”

Recipients

2022: Rutendo Chando, Jason Ciesla, Arlin Ayesha Khan, Maizie Croom
2021: Pale Almissouri, John Doud, Lily George, Kati Johnson and Arlin Khan
2020: Rutendo Chando, Lily George and Crissie May

The Barb and Bob Sypult Scholarship in Music

The Barb and Bob Sypult Scholarship in Music for the support of undergraduate students in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at UT Dallas was established through a generous gift. One scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded annually to a student in good academic standing who is or will be a full-time UT Dallas student. The scholarship recipient must enroll in at least one music course during each semester for the duration of the award. For more information about courses in music, visit the music program page.

This is a need-based scholarship open to students with a declared concentration or minor in music. Students must be full-time, undergraduate, and have a FAFSA or TASFA on file with the Financial Aid Office. One $1,000 award is available in Spring 2023. Submissions for Spring 2023 have closed.

Additional Barb and Bob Sypult Scholarship in Music requirements include:

  • Applicants must be incoming or current UT Dallas students.
  • Applicants must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in the Bass School with a concentration or a minor in music.
  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents or international students.
  • Applicants must demonstrate financial need by completing either a financial statement or FAFSA. Contact the UT Dallas Office of Financial Aid for information or assistance.

Recipients of the scholarship may apply for the second year of funding, provided they are in good academic standing with UT Dallas. Recipients seeking a second year of funding must reapply through the Visual and Performing Arts scholarship committee.

Students who are currently receiving an academic scholarship that covers full tuition and fees are not eligible. These scholarships include, but are not limited to: Academic Distinction Scholarships, Academic Honors Scholarships, Academic Excellence Scholarships for National Merit Scholars, and the McDermott Scholars program.

New and transfer students must have been accepted by The University of Texas at Dallas prior to applying for the Barb and Bob Sypult Scholarship in Music. Continuing students must be in good academic standing and must enroll full-time during the scholarship period.

In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), recipients must sign a release form allowing UT Dallas to use application material for scholarship purposes.

When applying, students will need to submit a resume, personal essay, and samples of their creative work. Specific guidelines can be found within the application form.


Questions or concerns may be addressed to:

AHTScholarships@utdallas.edu


2022-2023 Recipient

Andrew Clarke, Music

The Greater Texas Foundation – Tech Titans Removing Educational Barriers Scholarship

The Greater Texas Foundation – Tech Titans Removing Educational Barriers Scholarship is funded by the Greater Texas Foundation and the 2008 Tech Titans Award.

This scholarship provides need-based awards for undergraduate students enrolled in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology as an ATEC, Animation & Games, Critical Media Studies, or Emerging Media Arts major.

 

  • Eligible – Undergraduate
  • Application Deadline – March 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CST
  • Applications have closed for 2024-2025.

Questions or concerns may be addressed to: 

AHTScholarships@utdallas.edu


Tech Titans. The Technology Association for North Texas.

About Tech Titans

Tech Titans is a forum that leverages the regional technology community to collaborate, share and inspire creative thinking that fuels tomorrow’s innovations.

Tech Titans members include the companies and individuals that create technology as well as the people and institutions that embrace, nurture and leverage technological innovation.

What they do:

Tech Titans serves, encourages and promotes the North Texas technology ecosystem including: the developers of technology, the adopters who implement groundbreaking technology, the investors who fund and support innovative advancements in technology development and application, and the educators who help shape the next generation of innovators.

Tech Titans represents the interests of a quarter-million employees through its 300 member companies.

Why it matters:

Tech Titans membership includes a diverse group of technology leaders from startups to Fortune 500 companies who: collaborate to help innovation thrive in North Texas, partner to help each other succeed, drive innovation and the adoption of advanced technology in the region for higher levels of success, actively seek new avenues to solve real-world problems, and promote the innovation and leadership that makes North Texas a leader in technology

How they help:

Through its many programs Tech Titans is active in: cultivating a technology community of companies, entrepreneurs, investors and students, growing the future workforce through STEM initiative, advocating for pro technology policies in government, celebrating and recognizing success through its annual awards, and driving economic development

Tech Titans is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization.


2023-2024 Recipient

Eberechukwu Ojinnaka

For Graduate Students

The Selwin Belofsky Fellowship in Holocaust Studies

The Edward and Wilhelmina Ackerman Foundation created the Belofsky Fellowship to develop the next generation of Holocaust educators. Belofsky Fellows have the opportunity to pursue doctoral studies under the supervision of Dr. Zsuzsanna Ozsvath, Dr. Nils Roemer or Dr. David Patterson, all of whom teach and pursue research at the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies. Award is made by a faculty committee through a competitive application process.

Mabel H. Bremer Travel Award

This gift will be used to support graduate students in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at UT Dallas. Preference will be given to students seeking a PhD in literature.

Graduate students hoping to travel to conduct research or present their creative or scholarly work at professional conferences, conventions or meetings should submit the application and a one-page proposal. Applications will be reviewed by the Graduate Admissions Committee. Email the form and your proposal to Bee Yan Goh at beeyan.goh@utdallas.edu.

The application for the Mabel H. Bremer Travel Award (AY 2023-2024) is now closed.

Mala and Adolph Einspruch Fellowship for Holocaust Studies

Dr. Burton Einspruch created this fellowship in memory of his parents, Mala and Adolph Einspruch. This fellowship is awarded annually and offers a modest stipend to help support a UT Dallas graduate student who focuses on Holocaust studies.

The Mike Jacobs Fellowship in Holocaust Studies

The children and grandchildren of the late Mike Jacobs established this fellowship in his honor to recognize the life of a man who witnessed history and shared his story with others. Jacobs, a Holocaust survivor, successful businessman and author, was known as an enthusiastic speaker and a dedicated member of the Dallas Jewish community. This fellowship helps to fund the academic career of a UT Dallas graduate student who will focus on Holocaust studies.

Betty and Gifford Johnson Travel Award

These funds are to be used to defray expenses incurred by graduate students who present at regional, national or international conferences in their disciplines. For more information, visit the Office of Graduate Education awards and grants page.

Edith O’Donnell Graduate Fellowship

Current PhD students in the Bass School at UT Dallas may apply for a limited number of Edith O’Donnell Graduate Fellowships to support the completion of their dissertations. Applications are accepted from students working on art history and aesthetic studies topics and from other humanities students (in history, philosophy and literature, etc.) whose work has the potential to intersect in productive ways with the field of art history.

For Both Undergraduate & Graduate Students

The Robert Plant Armstrong Endowed Scholarship Fund

Each academic year, the Robert Plant Armstrong Endowed Scholarship Fund permits the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at UT Dallas to award scholarships to students pursuing humanities as a major course of study in the school.

The scholarship was endowed through a bequest from Dr. Robert Plant Armstrong, who served as a faculty member at UT Dallas from 1974 until his death in 1984. Since that time, hundreds of students have benefited from his forethought and generosity.

This scholarship is open to both graduate and undergraduate students who are enrolled full-time in the Bass School. Undergraduate applicants must have one of the following majors to be considered: HIST, LIT, PHIL, VPA, or ATEC-CMS.

Robert Plant Armstrong, August 1975
Robert Plant Armstrong, August 1975

This scholarship may qualify nonresident students to pay in-state tuition.

Renewals are not automatic, but students may reapply for subsequent scholarships for a total scholarship period of up to four years.

New and transfer students must have been accepted by The University of Texas at Dallas prior to applying for the Robert Plant Armstrong Endowed Scholarship. Continuing students must be in good academic standing and must be enrolled full-time during the scholarship period.

When applying, students will need to submit the application, a one-page statement, and current resume or CV. Specific guidelines can be found within the application form.


  • Eligible – Undergraduate and Graduate
  • Application Deadline – March 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CST
  • Applications have closed for 2024-2025.

Questions or concerns may be addressed to: AHTScholarships@utdallas.edu


2023-2024 Recipients

Ahmad Muhammad
Imane Boussouga
Amine Faali
Lily George
Janelle Gray
Suvash Gupta
Marjan Heidari
Raya Jishi
Akie Kasai
Yannis Kwon
Karlyn Lienhard
Arya Prakash
Bach Tran
Kenneth Tran

Robert Bone Memorial Creative Writing Endowment

The Robert Bone Memorial Creative Writing Endowment aims to encourage UTD students in the field of creative writing. Recipients of the award must participate in a creative writing contest sponsored by Reunion: The Dallas Review, an interdisciplinary arts journal published by UTD students. The Bone Endowment is given annually to a graduate or undergraduate student based on a completed creative writing work entered into Reunion‘s contest.

Visit Reunion‘s website for additional details, a list of recipients, and submission instructions.

The Anthony (Tony) Cross Memorial Student Support Fund

The Anthony (Tony) Cross Memorial Student Support Fund directly helps Bass School students with expenses for research, enrichment activities and travel related to the student’s education at UT Dallas.

  • Eligible – Undergraduate and Graduate
  • Application Deadline – March 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CST
  • Applications have closed for 2024-2025.

Questions or concerns may be addressed to: 

AHTScholarships@utdallas.edu.


Tony Cross

Tony’s Story

Tony Cross BA’07 was an amazing man with a big heart who never met anyone he didn’t then make his friend. After graduating from UT Dallas in 2007 with a degree in arts and technology, he pursued his passion for motion capture animation at Motus Digital. Tragically, Tony passed away on Sept. 10, 2017, along with four other UTD graduates.

Tony’s Legacy

To preserve his legacy, friends and family raised funds to establish an endowed student support fund in Tony’s name for the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology at UT Dallas. This endowed fund provides support for students within the school. Reaching their endowment goal ensures that the Anthony (Tony) Cross provides the much-needed student support in perpetuity.


2023-2024 Recipients

Mazyar Mahan
Thuan Nguyen

The Marjorie Duckworth Endowment Award

The Marjorie Duckworth Endowment Award supports creative and innovative cross-disciplinary student projects. One award of $500 will be given to support a student who is either seeking a degree in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology as an ATEC, CMS, Animation & Games, or Emerging Media Arts major or a UT Dallas student who is participating in activities related to these majors during the 2023-2024 academic year. Award recipients are selected by the Bass School Scholarship Selection Committee.

The award was created to support students who assemble group members from multiple disciplines to jointly develop strategies or solutions to problems. For example, a Bass School student and a student from another school at UT Dallas collaborate on a project, with plans to use the award for related software. Awards are not limited to this example. A minimum of two group members are required to receive this award

The Marjorie Duckworth Endowment Award supports creative and innovative cross-disciplinary student projects.  This scholarship supports students who are either seeking a degree in the Bass School or UT Dallas students who are participating in Bass School-related activities.

  • Eligible – Undergraduate and Graduate
  • Application Deadline – March 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CST
  • Applications have closed for 2024-2025.

Questions or concerns may be addressed to: 

AHTScholarships@utdallas.edu.


Marjorie’s Story

Marjorie Duckworth Malina

Marjorie Duckworth Malina always worked at the intersection of art and science. Initially trained in accountancy while working in her father’s textile company JJ Duckworth Ltd, her formal education was in social sciences, earning her bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of London in 1939. During World War II, she served in the Women’s Auxiliary Corps, reaching the rank of captain, where she worked with the anti-aircraft batteries operated by women helping defend Britain.

Shortly after the war, she found work in the personnel department at the newly founded United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), where she met Deputy Director for Science Frank Malina. Marjorie and Frank married in 1949 and bought a house in Boulogne Billancourt where they raised a family.

Their home was the birthplace of the Leonardo journal, the Leonardo Network, and a center for art-science debate in Paris during the 1950s and 1960s. It was also the studio where Frank Malina worked as a pioneer in the kinetic art movement. Their steady flow of guests included astronautical pioneers, artists, and scholars including Pauline Koffler, Jacob Bronowski, Frank Popper, Leonid Sedov and Roy Ascott. Friends and colleagues always enjoyed Marjorie’s hospitality. She worked tirelessly for the success of the Leonardo project and was an ardent defender of the ideals of interdisciplinary work and international collaboration. Marjorie passed away in March 2006.

Marjorie’s Legacy

Today, Leonardo continues to convene, research, collaborate and disseminate best practices at the nexus of arts, science and technology worldwide. It serves a community of transdisciplinary scholars, artists, scientists, technologists and thinkers, who experiment with cutting-edge, new approaches, practices, systems and solutions to tackle the most complex challenges facing humanity today.

To honor Marjorie’s memory, the Marjorie Duckworth Endowment Award supports creative and innovative cross-disciplinary students whose projects embody the very collaboration and transdisciplinary partnerships that Marjorie helped inspire during her lifetime.


2023-2024 Recipient

Moira Humphries

Jonelle and Bryce Jordan Scholarship in the Arts

The Jonelle and Bryce Jordan Scholarship in the Arts was established in 1981 to support graduate music students at The University of Texas at Dallas. Bryce Jordan, flutist and musicologist, was the first president of UT Dallas. This scholarship has since been extended, with Dr. Jordan’s approval, to provide financial support for undergraduate students in any of the creative and performing arts. The school awards these scholarships in the visual and performing arts area, including music, theatre, dance, creative writing and the visual arts.

Students must be full-time and in good academic standing. Preference is given to students who major within the visual and performing arts in the school, but awards also may be made to students who minor or take a course in the visual and performing arts or creative writing. Scholarship recipients must enroll in at least one course in the visual and performing arts area (usually an upper level performing ensemble or studio course, or an upper level creative writing course) during each semester.

Renewals are not automatic, but students may reapply for subsequent scholarships for a total scholarship period of up to four years.

New and transfer students must have been accepted by The University of Texas at Dallas prior to applying for a Jonelle and Bryce Jordan Scholarship in the Arts. Continuing students must be in good academic standing and must enroll full-time during the scholarship period.

When applying, students will need to submit a resume, personal essay and samples of their creative work. Specific guidelines can be found within the application form.


  • Eligible – Undergraduate and Graduate
  • Application Deadline – March 29, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CST
  • Application for 2024-2025

Questions or concerns may be addressed to:

AHTScholarships@utdallas.edu


Dr. Bryce Jordan

Dr. H. Bryce Jordan was the founding president of The University of Texas at Dallas, serving with distinction from 1971-81. In 1981, he served as executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer for academic affairs of the UT System. He later served as president of Penn State University for seven years. He received his doctorate in music from The University of Texas at Austin, where he was professor of music and chairman of the department. Dr. Bryce Jordan passed away peacefully at his home in Austin on April 12, 2016, at the age of 91.

Jonelle and Bryce Jordan

2023-2024 Recipients

Taylor Amie
Logan Brazeal
Jihyong Ham
Raya Jishi
Madeleine Kazatsky
Andrew Lay
Meghan Roseler
Kiran Sahota
Junaid Shabir

Dennis M. Kratz Research Fund

To honor Dr. Dennis Kratz’s 22 years of service as dean of the School of Arts and Humanities, the Dennis M. Kratz Research Fund will support the research of undergraduate and graduate students in the Bass School who demonstrate academic excellence and creative thought in their studies.

Make a donation to the Kratz Fund.

To apply for the Kratz Fund, you must include a personal statement and a research proposal outlining project details, scope and needs. Project scope and attainability will be considered along with academic excellence and creative thought.

  • Eligible – Undergraduate and Graduate
  • Applications have closed for 2023-2024.

*Please review the application for detailed requirements

Questions or concerns may be addressed to: AHTScholarships@utdallas.edu


Dennis Kratz

Dr. Dennis M. Kratz was dean of the School of Arts and Humanities for 22 years and is the Ignacy and Celina Rockover Professor of Humanities at The University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to his appointment in 1997 as dean of A&H, he served as the University’s dean of Undergraduate Education. As dean, scholar and teacher, Kratz emphasizes “meaningful transformation.”

In response to the needs and opportunities that emerged as President Richard C. Benson began to implement his Strategic Plan, Kratz accepted a new appointment. Effective Sept. 1, 2019, Kratz assumed the title of senior associate provost and founding director of the Center for Asian Studies.

To celebrate his new role, the school launched a new research fund in Kratz’s honor.


2023-2024 Recipients

Celia Hay
Kristina Hernandez

Nina and Thomas Lambert Scholarship/Fellowship

The Nina and Thomas Lambert Scholarship/Fellowship is open to any full-time undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral student in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. Students must demonstrate high academic achievement and financial need. Renewals are not automatic, but if the recipient(s) continues to meet the criteria, they may reapply for subsequent scholarships/fellowships until the completion of their first degree in the Bass School or for a total scholarship period of up to five years.

  • Eligible – Undergraduate and Graduate
  • Applications have closed for 2023-2024.

*Please review the application for detailed requirements

Questions or concerns may be addressed to: AHTScholarships@utdallas.edu


Thomas and Nina Lambert
Thomas and Nina Lambert

2023-2024 Recipients

Golsa Eghbali
Syeda Hasan
Alva Flores
Adolfo Olguin

Robert S. Nelsen Scholarship in Creative Writing

In 2008, UT Dallas established the Robert S. Nelsen Scholarship in Creative Writing endowment to honor former Vice Provost Robert Nelsen’s decades of service to UT Dallas students and staff. Endowment funds will provide scholarship support based on financial need or academic merit to full- or part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. Recipients must have a dedication and passion for creative writing. Additionally, scholarship awardees will receive a biographical summary about Nelsen, written by Dr. Hobson Wildenthal, former provost and executive vice president at UT Dallas.

Robert Nelson, from August 8, 2005
Robert Nelson, August 8, 2005

A popular leader of the University’s creative writing program, Nelsen was named the 2004-05 UT Dallas Teacher of the Year. He joined UT Dallas in 1990 as an assistant professor of literary studies in the School of Arts and Humanities. After serving as head of the highly successful creative writing program, Nelsen stepped down in 2006 after being named associate provost and later vice provost. Throughout his tenure with UT Dallas, he continued to teach at least one course per semester.

Nelsen published extensively throughout his academic career. His work appeared in journals such as StoryQuarterly, Other Voices, Chariton Review and Southwest Review. He also finished a novel, Spirits Colliding. Nelsen wrote his first story, “A White Horse,” at age 5. From 1992 to 1999, he served as executive editor of Common Knowledge, an interdisciplinary journal published by the Oxford University Press.

  • Eligible – Undergraduate and Graduate
  • Applications have closed for 2023-2024.

*Please review the application for detailed requirements

Questions or concerns may be addressed to: AHTScholarships@utdallas.edu

2023-2024 Recipient

Jennifer Cranfill

Frank R. Rossiter Book Award

The Rossiter Book Award was established by a donation from Genice A.G. Rabe and Stephen G. Rabe to honor outstanding academic achievement and scholarly accomplishment by undergraduate and graduate students in the History and History of Ideas programs at The University of Texas at Dallas. The award is presented to at least one outstanding undergraduate student and at least one outstanding graduate student who have completed their course of study in History or History of Ideas within the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. We recognize those students and their work in the form of a book prize, which is given at the spring induction ceremony of Phi Alpha Theta, the history honors society. In addition, recipients receive a cash award of at least $100.00.

Professor Frank Rossiter, who came to UT Dallas in 1975, was one of the senior faculty members, along with Professors Gavin Hambly, Joan Chandler, Victor Worsfold, Paul Monaco and David Channell, who developed the History Program at UT Dallas. Rossiter taught in the field of American intellectual and cultural history. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of our program, Rossiter was also an excellent pianist. His great work, Charles Ives and his America (1975), remains the definitive biography of the innovative America composer. Whenever a symphonic orchestra plays Ives’ music, the program recommends Professor Rossiter’s interpretation of the life and music of Charles Ives.

Rossiter Book Awardees

2022, Rick Townsend (PhD in History of Ideas), Stevesha Evans (MA in History)
2022, Kati Johnson (BA in History), Elyse McCarty (BA in History), Rachel Goode (BA in History), Seth Ritchie (BA in History)
2020, Sahalie Hashim (graduate)
2020, John Cakerice, Elizabeth Helfrich, Will Pollard and Sheridan Warden (undergraduate)
2019, Sharron Conrad and Joseph Minich (graduate)
2019, Herve Debure and Thomas Farrell (undergraduate)
2018, Timothy Parrish and Sumathi Ramanath (graduate)
2018, Abigail Biggs (undergraduate)
2017, Jason Surmiller (graduate)
2017, Michael Scalley and Madiina Ssali (undergraduate)
2016, Lora D. Burnett (graduate)
2015, Mitch Pricer (undergraduate)

Marvin and Kathleen Stone Scholarship/Fellowship

Dr. Marvin Stone, chief emeritus of hematology and oncology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and a clinical professor in the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology, along with his wife, Kathy, created the Marvin and Kathleen Stone Scholarship/Fellowship in December 2020. The endowment is intended to grow the impact of the Center for Values as it relates to how values, culture and humanities interact with medicine and science.

The scholarship/fellowship fund will be used to annually award undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships to students interested in studying in the field of humanities.

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • Applicants must be incoming or current UT Dallas students.
  • Applicants must be part-time or full-time students pursuing a degree in the Bass School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology.
  • Applicants must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents or international students.
  • Applicants must be conducting humanities research in one or more of the following areas:
    • Issues pertaining to values in medicine and/or science;
    • History and philosophy of medicine and/or science;
    • Ethics in medicine and/or science;
    • Literary and cultural studies of medicine and/or science;
    • Representations of science in literature, film, media and/or pop culture;
    • How values, ethics and culture interact with medicine and/or science.
  • Recipients must sign a release form, in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), allowing UT Dallas to use application material for scholarship/fellowship purposes.

The scholarship/fellowship committee will conduct an annual review of the recipient(s)’s progress. If the committee determines that the scholarship/fellowship recipient(s) is making sufficient progress toward a degree and has continued to meet the eligibility criteria, the student(s) may continue to receive the scholarship/fellowship until the completion of a degree at UT Dallas, but not for a period to exceed five years.

“These scholarships are meaningful because the study of the humanities is an important constituent of higher education,” Marvin Stone said. “Kathy and I believe the art is as essential to medicine as the science.”

From left: Dr. Matthew Brown, director of the Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology at UT Dallas; Kathy Stone and Dr. Marvin Stone, clinical professor in the School of Arts and Humanities; and Dr. Magdalena Grohman, associate director of the Center for Values
From left: Dr. Matthew Brown, former director of the Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology at UT Dallas; Kathy Stone and Dr. Marvin Stone, clinical professor at UT Dallas; and Dr. Magdalena Grohman, former associate director of the Center for Values

After earning his MD with honors from the University of Chicago in 1963 and postgraduate training at Barnes Hospital and the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Marvin Stone came to Dallas’ Parkland Memorial Hospital in 1968 as a senior resident in medicine. He was on the faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center for years and later served as the first chief of oncology and director of Baylor’s Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center. He is a past president of the American Osler Society and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the society in 2015.

Victor L. Worsfold Grant Program

The Victor Worsfold Grant fund supports student-led service activities that benefit the UT Dallas, local and/or global community. Named after longtime UT Dallas faculty member Dr. Victor Worsfold, the grants are established by the Eugene McDermott Scholars Program Alumni Association and are intended to fund projects that target the broad array of challenges that our communities face. Students can apply individually or in groups, and the grants are not limited to any one type of community work or discipline. Examples of projects include proposals to alleviate poverty, support education or spread the arts.

Learn more from the Honors College.

Other Awards

The Richard Brettell Award in the Arts

The Richard Brettell Award in the Arts at UT Dallas, established in 2016 with a gift from Mrs. Margaret McDermott, recognizes the essential and fundamental role in the arts in the life of the University. The award honors an artist working in or between any of the broad spectrum of artistic endeavors, including the visual arts, music, literature, performance and architecture/design. Given every other year, the award consists of a prize of $150,000 and a week’s residence on the UT Dallas campus and in Dallas, during which the awardee will present a major public lecture and interact in a variety of venues with the students, staff and faculty of UT Dallas and with the larger arts community of the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Learn more about the Brettell Award.