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Mary Ella Lunday Soule Scholarship Awards

At a Glance

  • Eligibility: Undergraduate awards are given to rising seniors with demonstrated academic achievement, while graduate awards are given to master’s and doctoral students.

  • Major: Any major in the department of Kinesiology

  • Department: Kinesiology

  • How to apply: Students should apply through the College’s centralized scholarship application, available on the scholarship homepage .

  • Contact us: coescholarships@uga.edu

Fund Purpose

These awards assist outstanding students in the department of Kinesiology who have an interest in the promotion of and research on physical activity for girls and women.

Undergraduate awards: A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to an outstanding rising senior who has a commitment to the promotion of physical activity for girls and women. Full-time undergraduate students in the department of Kinesiology with a 3.0 grade point average or above are eligible.

Graduate awards: A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to an outstanding master’s degree student, and a 12-month, 50% time research assistantship is awarded to an outstanding doctoral degree student with a research interest in girls and/or women’s health, physical activity, and/or sport. Full-time graduate students majoring in exercise science or physical education and sport studies in the department of Kinesiology with a minimum 3.65 grade point average are eligible. Doctoral students must have at least one year of study remaining.

About the Donor

The Mary Ella Lunday Soule Scholarship Awards were established in 1979 in memory of Mary Ella Lunday Soule, head of the department of Physical Education for Women from 1925-1960.
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