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Shepard Scholarship for Graduate Study


Application Deadline: 4:00 PM (ET), March 30, 2024 

Open to: Graduating seniors or Emory alums*
Award type: Academic
Area(s) of study: All fields
Award criteria: academic achievement
Award provides: Funding toward graduate school tuition and/or expenses
Open to international students:  Yes

  • Plan to attend graduate school for a research- or practice-based masters or PhD beginning in the summer or fall of the application year or that begins in the spring of the subesequent year
  • Be beginning a first graduate degree **
  • Be admitted to a graduate program ranked among the best for the discipline/focus

The Charles E. Shepard Scholarship provides funding toward graduate school tuition and/or expenses for students pursuing a masters or PhD. Applicants must have a superior record of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise, as well as other indicators of substantive intellectual accomplishment (research awards, departmental awards, independent research, publications, etc.). Applicants must also have a demonstrated ability to complete with distinction a graduate program ranked among the best for the discipline/focus. Seniors and alumni from any Emory University undergraduate program, including those in Emory College, Goizueta Business School, the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, and Emory School of Medicine, are eligible to apply for the Shepard Scholarship.

PLEASE NOTE: Eligible degree programs include research- and practice-based programs leading to a master's or doctoral degree (e.g. M.A., M.F.A., M.M., M.S., Ph.D., Sc.D.) as well as certain programs leading to a professional master's degree (e.g. M.P.H., M.Div., M.S.N., M.Ed.). However, JD, MD, and MBA programs are not eligible for consideration.  If you need clarification on degree-program eligibility, please consult with NS&FP staff.

 

* Open to Emory alums who graduated from Emory in the previous three years with a degree from any Emory University bachelors program OR graduating seniors

** Seniors enrolled in a joint bachelors/masters degree program (4+1) in which they will graduate with a bachelors degree and then return to Emory to continue coursework and/or research toward a Masters degree MAY apply for Shepard funding in their senior year for support for the year of additional Masters work.

  • Application form
  • Essay
  • 2 recommendations
  • Transcripts
  • Résumé/ CV
  • Letter of Acceptance from designated graduate program
  • Financial Award Declaration
  • Cost of Education form

 

Click here to access the application in College Connect.

 

2020/21:

  • Madelyn Haden (‘18OX ‘21C) Human Health, Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies
  • Layan Ibrahim (‘20C) Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
  • Faith Kim (‘21C) Art History
  • Elias Sage Neibart (‘20C) Political Science, Philosophy
  • Charitra (Shreya) Pabbaraju (‘21C) Political Science, English and Creative Writing
  • Kassie Sarkar (’18 OX ‘21C) Interdisciplinary Studies

2019/20:

  • Katelyn Boisvert (‘20C) Environmental Sciences
  • Evangelia Diplas (‘20C) Psychology, Music
  • Guldehan Durman (‘19C) Psychology, Philosophy
  • Noam Rabin Fields-Meyer (‘20C) Music, Linguistics
  • Mariam Hassoun (‘18OX ‘20C) Interdisciplinary Studies, Political Science
  • Elliot Shuwei Ji (‘19C) Political Science
  • Rachael Lewis (‘20C) Biology
  • Sophia Marie Minnillo (‘20C) French Studies, Linguistics
  • Min-Young Park (‘17C) International Studies
  • Zhiying (Bella) Ren (‘20C) Quantitative Sciences, Psychology
  • Xavier Isaiah Sayeed (‘20C) Music

2018/19:

  • Iliana Ander (‘19C) International Studies
  • Lauren Balotin (‘19C) Environmental Sciences, Media Studies
  • Chris Batterman (‘19C) Music, Psychology
  • Brandon Chen (‘19C) Biology
  • Zach Denton (‘18C) Sociology, Spanish and Linguistics
  • Cameron Frostbaum (‘18C) Theatre Studies, Political Science
  • Wendy Lee (‘19C) Biology
  • Aditi Majoe (‘19C) Anthropology and Human Biology
  • Clara Perez (‘17C) Sociology
  • Mary Porter (‘19C) Classics
  • Leigh Schlecht (‘19C) Interdisciplinary Studies, Comparative Literature
  • Michelle Tawil (‘16OX ‘18C) English, History
  • Namrata Verghese (‘19C) English and Creative Writing, Psychology and Linguistics

2017/18:

  • Mallory Carnes ('18C) Chinese Studies, Music
  • Harmonie Coleman ('18C) Psychchology, Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Taylor Eisenstein ('18C) Biology, Human Health
  • Sonia Ghura ('18C) English
  • Bei Luo ('18C) Applied Mathematics, Economics
  • Eli Patt ('18C) Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
  • Isabelle Saldana ('17C) Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Sarah Zisser ('16C), Psychology and Linguistics

2016/17:

  • Samuel Budnyk (‘17C), Comparative Literature; Music
  • Nanyu Chen ('15Ox ‘17C), Economics & Mathematics
  • Samantha Frischling (‘17C), Music; Psychology
  • Zachary Issenberg (‘17C), English & Creative Writing; Comparative Literature
  • Hyun Ki Kim (‘17C), Economics & Mathematics
  • Catherine Labiran (‘16C), Psychology
  • Kate Moran (‘15C), Middle Eastern & South Asian Studies
  • Kevin Park (‘16C), Mathematics

 

 

If you are interested in learning more about the application process and recommended timeline, visit our main Canvas course.

If you are not currently enrolled in our Canvas course, you may self enroll.
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