Virginia & Fred Anderson Scholarship in History

The Virginia & Fred Anderson Scholarship in History is given in honor of Emeritus faculty Virginia DeJohn Anderson and Fred Anderson. The fund shall be used to provide undergraduate scholarship awards for students based on financial need and academic merit who are enrolled in the Department of History.

The Virginia & Fred Anderson Scholarship in History is provided by the Department of History and the University of Colorado Boulder. Recipients of the Virginia & Fred Anderson Scholarship in History are awarded for one year and past recipients are encouraged to reapply. This is a one-time scholarship.

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• Be an incoming first-year, transfer or current undergraduate with a major or minor in History in the College of Arts & Sciences.
• Demonstrate Financial Need according to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or CASFA.

The Scholarship Committee particularly encourages underrepresented students in the History department to apply. Underrepresented students include those students from geographic areas and socioeconomic backgrounds who are historically underrepresented in the field of History, and/or students who have faced unusual adversity.

Read more about emeritus faculty members “Virginia DeJohn Anderson”: https://www.colorado.edu/history/virginia-dejohn-anderson and “Fred Anderson”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Anderson_(historian) on the linked pages.

How to Apply
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must:

• Complete the CU Boulder General Scholarship Application

This scholarship is open to qualified CU Boulder applicants and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, veteran status, marital status, political affiliation, political philosophy, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression in accordance with state, federal, and Regent law.