Academic scholarships

John Acker Scholarship

The John Acker Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student pursuing a major or minor in CCS who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in Humanities or Art History courses in CCS. Award amount: up to $500

Lakeview United Methodist Church Scholarship

The Lakeview United Methodist Church Scholarship was established in 1984 for the purpose of providing scholarship support to a full-time major or minor in CCS who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in Comparative Study of Religions courses (REL) in CCS. No personal religious affiliation is required to apply for this scholarship. Award amount: up to $1500

Lois Kellogg Duncan Scholarship

The Lois Kellogg Duncan Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student majoring in CCS who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in Comparative Cultural Studies and/or Humanities courses (CCS, HUM, MST) in CCS. Award amount: up to $750

Application instructions

Students must be enrolled full-time to be eligible for CCS academic scholarships. Visit nau.scholarshipuniverse.com to submit your application and to find other scholarships that you may be eligible for.

Application deadline

The application will open in February 2025 and will close in March 2025.

Study abroad scholarships

Gary Kane Comparative Cultural Studies Study Abroad Scholarship

The Gary Kane (College of Arts and Letters graduate, 1969) Comparative Cultural Studies Study Abroad Scholarship was established in 2021 for the purpose of providing scholarship support to a full-time student pursuing a B.A. in Comparative Cultural Studies, BIS 90-30 Humanities, or a student pursuing a major in the College of Arts and Letters and a minor in a Comparative Cultural Studies program (ARH Art History, ASN Asian Studies, HUM Humanities, REL Comparative Study of Religions, or MST Museum Studies) enrolled in a semester or a year-long program through the Center for International Education at NAU in Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, or France. Applicants must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors. Students enrolled in Interdisciplinary Global Programs are not eligible for this scholarship. Preference will be given to students studying in Kyoto, Japan.

Award amount: $5000

Application instructions

Students interested in this scholarship may apply at nau.scholarshipuniverse.com.

Application deadline

The application will open in February 2025 and will close on April 2025.

Questions?

Email us at comparativeculturalstudies@nau.edu.

Additional Department Awards

• Junior Book Prize, awarded annually to a junior in each area (Art History, Asian Studies, Comparative Study of Religions, Public Humanities, and Museum Studies) who shows outstanding academic promise.
• Each semester, one CCS major is recognized as the Outstanding Senior for Comparative Cultural Studies.

Outstanding Senior for Spring 2024

Jocelyn Dolezal graduated in spring 2024 with a major in Comparative Cultural Studies with a Public Humanities emphasis and minors in Art History and Museum Studies. After graduation they plan on gaining career experience as a Gallery and Events Assistant at the Coconino Center for the Arts and at the Clara M. Lovett Art Museum and then pursuing a graduate degree in art history at the University of Kansas. Joce recently gave the presentation “Coptic Tunics and Accessing God: The Historical Context and Significance of Dressing the Self with Christ in Byzantine Egypt” at the SUNY New Paltz Undergraduate Art History Symposium in April as well as served as a digital curatorial assistant on the project “Gino Parin: A Complicated Life in Complicated Times” for the Martin-Springer Institute. Over the course of their academic career, Joce designed several digital exhibits, presented twice at the NAU Undergraduate Symposium, served as a teaching assistant, and interned with the Museum of Northern Arizona.

2024 Comparative Cultural Studies Scholarship Recipients

Ella Conner, Gary Kane Study Abroad Scholarship and John Acker Scholarship

Ella is a major in Comparative Cultural Studies with an emphasis in Art History with minors in Museum Studies and Italian as well as a student in the Honors College. Ella will study abroad next year in Florence, Italy.

Grace Price, Lakeview United Methodist Scholarship

Grace is a major in Comparative Cultural Studies with minors in the Comparative Study of Religions and Philosophy.

Parker Camancho, Lakeview United Methodist Scholarship

Parker is a major in Communications with a minor in the Comparative Studies of Religion.

Angela Brauer, Kellogg Duncan Scholarship

Angela is a major in the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies 90-30 Humanities program.

Junior Book Prizes for Spring 2024

Ella Conner, Art History

Ella Conner is a major in Comparative Cultural Studies with an emphasis in Art History with minors in Museum Studies and Italian as well as a student in the Honors College.

Circierra Franko, Museum Studies

Circierra is a major in Anthropology with minors in Museum Studies and the Comparative Study of Religions.

Kailey Cooper, Comparative Study of Religions

Kailey is a major in Comparative Cultural Studies with an emphasis in the Comparative Study of Religions with a minor in Health and Wellness Coaching.

Previous scholarship and award winners