Scholarships

The KIIS Study Abroad Scholarship supports student participation in a KIIS study abroad program. The Kentucky Institute for International Studies or KIIS is a non-profit consortium of universities and colleges that offers summer term, winter term, and semester-long programs in non-English speaking countries for WKU credit. The faculty-led programs include undergraduate courses taught in English, visits to points of interest in-country, and opportunities to engage with local communities. Recipients must be declared as anthropology or folklore majors/minors and have completed at least nine hours of coursework in their program of study. For more information contact the department.

The Anthropology Program offers the Drs. Du-Powell Scholarship in Anthropology to support student research and study abroad/away. The scholarship was established by Dr. Chunmei Du to honor the memory of her late husband, Dr. Lindsey Wells Powell, a member of the WKU Anthropology faculty from 2009-2014. Anthropology students who have completed at least 12 hours of anthropology courses are eligible to apply.  [to complete the application, open the document as read-only then save-as or duplicate the file with a new name]

The Mary Kilgore Underrepresented Student Scholarship Fund supports recipients based on financial need who bring an element of diversity to the WKU student body through their age, race, ethnicity, creed, disability, or socioeconomic background. Recipient must at least be sophomore status, have a gpa of 2.5 or higher, and be a resident of the United States, with preference given to students from Kentucky and surrounding areas. Recipient must be majoring in PCAL, with preference given to students in Folk Studies, Anthropology, and Philosophy and Religion.

The Ranger Alex Rose Memorial Scholarship Fund supports full-time students based on financial need. First preference is given to students who have a specific interest in working for the National Park Service or related agencies. Second preference is given to students who have successfully through-hiked the Appalachian Trail and are registered accordingly with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, possess experience in volunteer work or employment in outdoor recreation, or demonstrated involvement in an adventure club or other outdoor organization. Additional preference is given to students who meet these criteria but have overcome adversity or any major life obstacles that could have prevented them from attending college. If no students meet these criteria, must be a junior or senior classification who have overcome adversity and are majoring in a specific subject area including Anthropology or minoring in Folklore or other programs.