Scholarships & Financial Aid
Scholarship opportunities for our degree programs are described below. Additional scholarships are available to students in a variety of degree programs. Visit the Office of Scholarships for more information. Please also visit the University's financial aid site for additional resources.
Sociology & Anthropology Scholarships
There are several scholarships available to undergraduates majoring in the Sociology and Anthropology programs.
Frankie Cagle Memorial Non-Endowed Scholarship
Contact: Ms. Jennifer Loli, Scholarship Coordinator, Sociology
jennifer.loli1@louisiana.edu
P. O. Box 43543
Lafayette, LA 70504
Applicants must be a U. S. citizen majoring in sociology, not necessarily a Louisiana resident or graduate of a Louisiana High School and be eligible to enter his/her junior and/or senior year. Student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Preference to be given to an older and/or returning student who has overcome some adversity in life. Should the eligibility requirements result in the scholarship becoming unduly difficult to award, the donor will be consulted to see if he would allow the selection committee to award the scholarship to the student who most closely matches the criteria in the original guidelines. Scholarship pays $1,500 per year ($750 for the Fall semester and $750 for the Spring semester).
Faye and Ed Crane Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Contact: Ms. Jennifer Loli, Scholarship Coordinator, Sociology
jennifer.loli1@louisiana.edu
P. O. Box 43543
Lafayette, LA 70504
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY
The purpose of the Fund is to provide scholarships to students in accordance with the following preferences:
1. Student must be a U.S. Citizen
2. Student must be eligible to enter his/her Junior or Senior year to receive the funds
3. Student must have at least a cumulative 2.5 G.P.A. to be eligible
4. Student must be majoring in Sociology, Criminal Justice, or Child & Family Studies in the College of Liberal Arts
Students entering a paper competition will submit a single-authored paper which addresses interpersonal violence based empirical research. Papers will be reviewed using professional standards of writing and publishing found in journals such as Deviant Behavior, Criminology, and the American Sociological Review. Winning students are encouraged to present their papers at the annual meetings of the Mid-South Sociological Association, the Southern Criminal Justice Association, or other professional association, and to pursue the publication of those papers. Winning papers will carry the notation "Faye and Ed Crane Memorial Paper Competition Winner."
Willie Mae Guillory Endowed Scholarship
Contact: Ms. Jennifer Loli, Scholarship Coordinator, Sociology
jennifer.loli1@louisiana.edu
Contact Dr. Lynn Funkhouser, Scholarship Coordinator, Anthropology
jennifer.funkhouser1@louisiana.edu
P. O. Box 43543
Lafayette, LA 70504
Must be a U. S. citizen; a Louisiana resident; a freshman, junior or senior; have a 3.0 GPA and majoring in sociology or anthropology. Scholarship pays $1,750 annually, broken into three separate annual scholarships of $583 per year ($291 per semester). Requires a 3.0 semester GPA to retain scholarship.
Human Development & Family Science Scholarships
Marie Louise Comeaux Scholarship
Contact: Dr. Sun-A Lee, Scholarship Coordinator
Phone No.: 337-482-1132
Email: slee@louisiana.edu
Must be a sophomore, junior, or senior for the semesters the student is to receive the funds and have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Junior League of Lafayette Endowed Scholarship
Contact: Dr. Sun-A Lee, Scholarship Coordinator
Phone No.: 337-482-1132
Email: slee@louisiana.edu
Must be a U.S. citizen and a Louisiana resident. Student must be a junior or senior and have a 3.0 GPA or better majoring in human development and family science. Requires a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a 3.0 semester GPA during Fall semester of scholarship year to retain scholarship.
Lance CPL. Daniel Lewis Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Contact: Dr. Sun-A Lee, Scholarship Coordinator
Phone No.: 337-482-1132
Email: slee@louisiana.edu
Recipient must be a U.S. citizen; be a Louisiana resident; be a graduate of a Louisiana high school; be a senior for the semesters the student is to receive the funds; have a 3.0 cumulative GPA; and majoring in human development and family science.
Faye and Ed Crane Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Contact: Dr. Sun-A Lee, Scholarship Coordinator
Phone No.: 337-482-1132
Email: slee@louisiana.edu
Must be a U.S. citizen; be eligible to enter his/her junior or senior year and be enrolled full-time in the following Fall semester; have at least 2.5 GPA and be majoring in sociology, criminal justice, or human development and family science.