Application for Giandoni Scholarship in History

Application Deadline: April 1, 2024

Instructions:

Applicants will submit this completed application form that includes a current cumulative and departmental GPA and a list of courses taken at ODU in the Department of History and grades received, along with a writing sample of at least 5 pages. The writing sample should be a paper or assignment written for a current or previous college-level course (history or non-history) at ODU or another institution. Applicants will also request a full-time faculty member of the department to submit a recommendation form on their behalf.

Award Information:

• A maximum of $30,000 will be granted during each academic year.
• All Award monies will be used for the payment of undergraduate tuition.
• The Giandoni Awards Committee will evaluate all applications for overall academic merit, prior performance in the History Department and continuing promise as a History student.
• Applicants must be rising sophomores or higher, who are enrolled as History majors or minors with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher, who have taken at least 12 credit hours in the History Department OR completed 9 credit hours in the ODU History Department PLUS 3 credits in History at another institution. and are making Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), as defined by the Office of Student Financial Aid.
• Applicants are required to submit at least one, no more than two faculty recommendations.
• Students must be enrolled for 12+ credits during the semester(s) in which they are to receive the award.
• Recipients who have not previously taken HIST 201: Historical Methods will be required to take the course during the scholarship semester.
• Applicants may apply for either one or two semesters of support. Awards will typically be in the amount of $2500 to $5000 but the size and number of awards will be decided at the committee’s discretion.
• Applicants may reapply in future semesters but priority will be given to excellent students who have not yet received the Award.
• ODU’s Office of Student Financial Aid will administer the Giandoni Scholarships in History.

Name Name * First Last
UIN *
Semester(s) for which you are requesting the scholarship: *

Semester(s) for which you are requesting the scholarship: Fall Spring

Students must be enrolled full-time with 12+ credit hours and making satisfactory academic progress in the semester(s) in which they receive the award.
Declared Major *
Minor *
Current Semester Hours *
Current Cumulative GPA *
Class Status (ex: Soph., Jr., Sr.) *
List of History Courses Taken at ODU With Grades Received for Each *
ODU History Department GPA (Available in DegreeWorks) *
List of Any Other College Level History Courses With Grades Received for Each
Please upload 1 (ONE) writing sample of at least 5 pages. *

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Names of Faculty Recommender(s) (LIMIT 2)
***Students are responsible for reaching out to their recommender and supplying them the link to the form.*** *
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