Scholarship Information
Available Scholarships for various majors under our College:
Humanities
Joy Jackson Memorial Endowment for Humanities
- Senior status (minimum of 90 hrs earned)
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Humanities major
- Full time student
- Submit written proposal for project targeting Florida Parishes region
- Retain: Demonstration of project progress
Contact: Office of Scholarships
The Frederick William Reimers Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Cultural Resource Management
- Minimum 3.25 high school GPA
- Must be a Cultural Resource Management major
- Student must be of moral character that exemplifies the spirit and intent of Frederick William Reimers
- Student must submit a written statement and include a letter of recommendation with application
- Student must be enrolled full time
- If minimum 3.0 GPA is maintained the scholarship may be kept for up to 8 semesters
- Up to five (5) scholarships may be awarded each semester
Contact: Office of Scholarships
Liberal Arts
E.P. and Mildred Kuhn Excellence in Liberal Arts Endowed Scholarship
- Minimum high school GPA of 2.5
- Resident of Ponchatoula
- Must be a Liberal Arts major
- Retain: Continue to meet the above criteria
Department of English
Elliott Courtright Family Endowed Scholarship in English
- Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
- Majoring in English
- Available to beginning freshmen
- Good moral character
- Full time student
- Need may be considered
- May keep for 8 semesters
- Retention: Continue to meet above criteria and maintain 2.75 overall GPA
Contact: Office of Scholarships
The Senior English Scholarship
- The award is one-time, one-semester scholarship given out at the beginning of each fall & spring semester to the graduating senior in the English Dept. with the highest cumulative GPA that semester
- Student must be a major in the English Dept
- Must have filed for graduation prior to the beginning of the semester in which he/she is scheduled to graduate
- The cumulative GPA includes all grades up to the final, graduation semester
- The student must be a full time student
Contact: Department of English
Department of History and Political Science
The Gregory Caballero Memorial Endowed Scholarship in History
- This scholarship is intended to support a student who is not qualified academically for TOPS
- The student must be a resident of Louisiana
- The student may be a female or male student who is majoring in History
- The student must be of good moral character
- Financial need will be considered
- Student must be enrolled full time
- Scholarship may be retained for 8 semesters
Contact: Department of History and Political Science
James H. Morrison Excellence in Government Endowed Scholarship
- High school GPA of 3.0
- Majoring in History or Political Science
- Full time student
- Retain: May keep for 4 years if criteria above are met
Contact: Office of Scholarships
Department of Psychology
The William B. Abernathy Endowed Scholarship in Industrial Organizational Psychology
- Student must be enrolled in a BA or MA
- Psychology program with a concentration in Industrial Organizational Psychology
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
- Student must be enrolled full time at Southeastern
- Application with essay is required
Contact: Department of Psychology
Department of Music & Performing Arts
The Herbert E. Cagle Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Music
- Minimum 3.5 high school GPA
- Student must be a Music Education Major and plan to teach in public schools
- Student must play a string, woodwind, brass or percussion instrument
- Student must be of moral character consistent with the talent and intent of Herbert E. Cagle
- Student must be enrolled full time at Southeastern
- Retention: 8 semesters if criteria are met and 3.25 GPA is maintained
Contact: Office of Scholarships
Catha-Lambert Endowment for Music
- Full time student
- Minimum GPA of 2.7
- Junior or Senior status
- Resident of 6th district
- Financial Need will be considered
- Submit latest federal income tax return
- Music major
- Retain: Upon the review of the selection committee and meeting of above criteria
Contact: Music
The Leona Colmer Crawford & First Presbyterian Church of Ponchatoula Endowed Scholarships in Music
- Minimum 3.0 college GPA, minimum 3.2 high school GPA
- Majoring or planning to major in music
- Student must be of good moral character
- Student must be a resident of Tangipahoa parish
- Student must be enrolled full time at Southeastern
- Scholarship may be retained for 8 semesters if criteria are met and 2.75 GPA is maintained
Contact: Office of Scholarships
The Michael Galasso Endowed Scholarship fund for SLU Orchestra Students
- No Guidelines
Contact: Office of Scholarships
Holly and Smith Architects Inc. APAC Excellence in Visual Arts or Music
- Graduate of a high school in one of the following parishes: Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, or West Feliciana, Ascension or Livingston
- Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
- Major in Visual Arts or Music
- Retain: May keep for four years provided the student continues to major in Visual Arts or Music and maintains a 2.75 GPA
- Other: A Visual Arts student must leave a piece of their art for Southeastern
- Other: A Music major must perform a concert in his or her senior year
Contact: Office of Scholarships
The Marjorie A. Morrison Endowed Scholarship in Music
- Minimum 3.0 college GPA, or 3.25 high school GPA
- Student must be talented and have a passion for instrumental music with potential for a distinguished career in the field of music
- Student must be majoring or planning to major in Music
- Student must be of good moral character
- Student must be enrolled full time at Southeastern
- Retention: 8 semesters for undergraduate, 4 semesters for graduate students
Contact: Office of Scholarships
Ralph R. Pottle Honor Scholarship in Music
- Award is made to the outstanding freshman Music major at the end of the freshman year
- Selected on the basis of musicianship, scholarship, leadership and contribution to the Department of Music
Contact: Music
The Leola Purcell Endowed Scholarship in the Visual and Performing Arts
- Minimum 3.25 high school GPA or minimum 3.0 college GPA
- Student must be majoring or planning to major in a degree program offered in the visual and performing arts areas
- Student must be of good moral character
- Student must be enrolled full time at Southeastern
- Retention: 8 semesters if criteria continue to be met and 2.75 GPA is maintained
Contact: Office of Scholarships
The Jamie Renton Endowed Scholarship in Performing Arts
- Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
- Student must be majoring in one of the areas related to Performing Arts
- Student must be of good moral character
- Student must be enrolled full time at Southeastern
- Retention: 8 semesters if all above criteria are met and 2.75 GPA is maintained
Contact: Office of Scholarships
Hans Schneider Excellence in Music Endowed Scholarship
- Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Full time student
- Majoring in Music
- Accept the Code of Ethics of the National
- Association of Schools of Music
- Student must have a talent and passion for instrumental, piano or vocal music with a potential for a distinguished career in the field of music
- Undergrad must be enrolled 16 hours, Grad student must be enrolled 9 hours
- Retain: Continue to meet above criteria
Contact: Music
Marietta Reimers Schneider Endowed Piano Scholarship
- Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Full time student
- Majoring in Music
- Accept the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Schools of Music
- Student must have a talent and passion for instrumental, piano or vocal music with a potential for a distinguished career in the field of music
- Undergrad must be enrolled 16 hours, Grad student must be enrolled 9 hours
- Retain: Continue to meet above criteria
Contact: Music
The Thomas Sharp Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Music
- Minimum 2.5 college GPA, or minimum 2.75 high school GPA
- Student may be male or female graduate or undergraduate majoring in Music
- Student must be of moral character that exemplifies the spirit and intent of Thomas Sharp
- Student must be enrolled full time at Southeastern
- Retention: 8 semesters as undergraduate or 4 semesters as graduate provided all criteria are met.
Contact: Office of Scholarships
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Richard A Kent III Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Criminal Justice
- Full time student
- Criminal Justice major
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Financial need
- Academic merit
- Submit one-page written essay
- Retain: Maintain minimum GPA of 2.5 and remain full time student
Contact: Office of Scholarships
The George Bedsole Criminal Justice Award Endowed Scholarship
- Minimum 3.0 high school or college GPA
- Student must show strong desire to continue college education
- Student must be enrolled full time
- Student must be a graduate of any high school in Tangipahoa, St. Helena or Livingston Parish
- Student must be enrolled in the Criminal Justice Program
- Retain: As long as guidelines are met
Contact: Office of Scholarships
Department of Visual Art & Design
Helen Entrikin Art Scholarship
- Junior or Senior status
- Factors to be considered: quality of creative work, GPA, service to department, service to community and financial need
- Retain: Continue to meet above criteria
Contact: Visual Arts
The Hymel G Falgoust Jr. Endowed Scholarship in Visual and Performing Arts
- Minimum 3.25 GPA
- Student must be junior majoring in Visual Arts or Theatre
- Student must be of good moral character
- Student must be enrolled full time at Southeastern
- Retention: 8 semester if all criteria are met and 3.0 GPA is maintained
Contact: Office of Scholarships
Vonnie Borden Memorial Scholarship in Theatre
- Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
- Majoring in communications
- Minimum ACT of 21
- Retain: Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 and satisfactory participation in co-curricular/scholarly department activities
Holly and Smith Architects Inc. APAC Excellence in Visual Arts or Music
- Graduate of a high school in one of the following parishes: Tangipahoa, St. Tammany, or West Feliciana, Ascension or Livingston
- Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
- Major in Visual Arts or Music
- Retain: May keep for four years provided the student continues to major in Visual Arts or Music and maintains a 2.75 GPA
- Other: A Visual Arts student must leave a piece of their art for Southeastern
- Other: A Music major must perform a concert in his or her senior year
Contact: Office of Scholarships
The Lacy Ann Livingston Memorial Scholarship in the Visual Arts
- Minimum 3.0 college GPA, or 3.25 high school GPA, if student is incoming freshman
- Student must be an art major
- Student must be of good moral character
- Student must be enrolled full time at Southeastern
- Retention: Scholarship may be kept for 8 semesters if criteria are met and 3.0 GPA is maintained
Contact: Office of Scholarships
The Marjorie A. Morrison Endowed Scholarship in Visual Arts
- Minimum 3.0 college GPA, or 3.25 high school GPA
- Visual Arts Major
- Student must be of good moral character
- Student must be enrolled full time at Southeastern
- Retention: 8 semesters if criteria are met and 3.0 GPA is maintained
Contact: Office of Scholarships
The Leola Purcell Endowed Scholarship in the Visual and Performing Arts
- Minimum 3.25 high school GPA or minimum 3.0 college GPA
- Student must be majoring or planning to major in a degree program offered in the visual and performing arts areas
- Student must be of good moral character
- Student must be enrolled full time at Southeastern
- Retention: 8 semesters if criteria continue to be met and 2.75 GPA is maintained
Contact: Office of Scholarships
Department of Visual Arts Endowed Scholarship
- Guidelines being developed
Contact: Visual Arts
Department of World Languages and Cultures
The Margaret Waldrep Alford Memorial Scholarship in Foreign Languages
- Minimum high school or college GPA of 3.0
- Must major in Foreign Languages
- Must be of good moral character
- Must be a full time student (12 hours)
- Retention: 8 semesters if criteria are met and 2.75 GPA is maintained
Contact: Office of Scholarships
The Dr. Beatrice Baldwin and Michael D. Materne Endowed Scholarship for Language and Cultural Studies Abroad
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Student must be a junior or a senior
- Student must submit an essay on why he/she wants to participate in study abroad and the significance of study abroad to academic career and goals
- Student must be enrolled in and complete a study abroad program that includes foreign language courses and cultural/historical studies as part of the program.
Contact: Department of World Languages and Cultures
The Erna Deiglmayr Endowed Scholarship
- Overall 3.0 college GPA
- Preference will be given to a student majoring in French, however, a student with a French minor will be considered
- Student must have taken a minimum of 4 semesters of French
- Student must be of good moral character
- Retention: 6 semesters if all criteria are met and 3.0 GPA is maintained
Contact: Office of Scholarships
General Studies Program
The Barbara and Melvin Allen Endowed Scholarship
- Minimum 3.0 or higher college GPA on courses taken at Southeastern
- Majoring in General Studies with a degree plan that best exemplifies the purpose of the program, a well-defined career goal that requires a broad background of knowledge and skills only found in this degree plan.
- Student must be of good moral character as supported by two letters of recommendation
- Student must be enrolled full-time at Southeastern
- Student will be awarded the scholarship in the last year of studies toward General Studies baccalaureate degree
Contact: General Studies Program
