Carroll Wade McGuffey Scholarship

At a Glance

Eligibility: Awarded to doctoral students in the educational administration and policy program. Students’ research must focus on the impact of a school’s physical environment on teacher behavior, pupil behavior, and/or pupil learning.
Major: Educational administration and policy
Department: Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy Department
How to apply: There is no student application process for this scholarship. Recipients will be selected by a faculty team reviewing and voting on all eligible candidates and their dissertation topics and course performance related to the purpose of the award.
Contact us: LEAPscholarships@uga.edu

Fund Purpose

The purpose of the McGuffey scholarship is to award doctoral students in educational administration, whose studies will include research into the impact of a school’s physical environment on teacher behavior, pupil behavior, and/or pupil learning. The selection committee shall be chaired by the department head and shall include at least two other members of the Mary Frances Early College of Education faculty.

About the Donor

This fund was established in 1984 by Carroll Wade McGuffey, Sr., who served as College of Education faculty from 1968-1984 where he continued to serve as professor emeritus. Dr. McGuffey’s area of interest was facility planning of schools and its impact on learning and he originally created this fund to support those interests.