University Honors

Sophomore Scholarships

The following scholarships are available to sophomores in the University Honors Program.  Deadlines for all scholarships are firm.

Class of 1954 Scholarship

The Class of 1954 Scholarship provides outstanding Honors students with unusual opportunities extending far beyond the classroom and campus during the last two years of undergraduate study. Recipients of the scholarship receive financial assistance for their travel experience and University tuition. An excellent, well-rounded education necessitates that the student define experiences that complement and bring a higher level of understanding to his or
her undergraduate education. Applicants for the Class of 1954 Scholarship must seek beyond a simple addition to their disciplinary studies. The experience must offer them the opportunity to refine a world view, a philosophy of life, and a stronger sense of the nature of moral order. The Scholar will be selected on the
basis of 1) the student’s ability to define such an experience and 2) the estimation of two separate committees. The committees will evaluate which student will best use these opportunities to develop himself or herself academically and/or personally in order to make a significant contribution to society in the future.

Class of 1956 Ut Prosim Scholarship

The Class of 1956 Ut Prosim University Honors Scholarship (hereafter abbreviated as Class of 1956 Scholarship) provides outstanding Honors students with unusual opportunities extending far beyond the classroom and campus during the last two years of undergraduate study. Recipients of the scholarship receive financial assistance for their travel experience and University tuition. An excellent, well-rounded education necessitates that the student define experiences that complement and bring a higher level of understanding to his or her undergraduate education. Applicants for the Class of 1956 Scholarship must seek beyond a simple addition to their disciplinary studies. The Class of 1956 Scholarship seeks to identify students with outstanding ability and the capacity to make a difference in the world in which we live, through volunteerism or service. The Scholar will be selected on the basis of 1) the student’s ability to define such an experience and 2) the estimation of two separate committees. The committees will evaluate which student will best use these opportunities to develop himself or herself academically and/or personally in order to make a significant contribution to society in the future.

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The Austin Michelle Cloyd Honors Scholarship

Austin Michelle Cloyd was a freshman Honors student at Virginia Tech majoring in International Studies and Foreign Languages/French. She was passionate about social justice issues and felt great compassion for people, particularly children, who live in poverty. Austin was an officer in the International Relations Organization at Virginia Tech and a volunteer with Appalachia Service Project. She died on April 16, 2007, in Norris Hall on the Virginia Tech campus.

The Austin Michelle Cloyd Honors Scholarship encourages outstanding Honors students to pursue a significant project or activity aimed at promoting social justice. This scholarship
enables exceptional students to apply their intellect, energy and compassion to a cause that improves the social, economic and/or political conditions of poor and powerless people. The proposed activity must be service-oriented. Projects and associated learning activities can be domestic or international in scope. The Cloyd Scholarship is not restricted to students in any particular course of study. Students are encouraged to think broadly about how work
within their chosen field of study can be applied to promote social justice.

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The Jerry and Leslie Gough Scholarship

The Gough Scholarship was established by Jerry and Leslie Gough of Williamsburg, Virginia, after their son Conor graduated from Virginia Tech and University Honors. Dr. Gough is a 2002 graduate of Virginia Tech. Students who wish to pursue the Gough Scholarship must be planning a career in medicine. Pre-dental, pre-vet, or pre-pharmacy students are ineligible. The purpose of the Gough Scholarship is for the student to design an exceptional
experience which will enhance his or her awareness of medicine as a career. Interested students must have opened a pre-medical folder with the Office of Health Professions Advising (OHPA).
The Gough Scholar will receive $5,000 to be used toward his or her trip.

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The Wayne and Claire Horton Scholarship

The Wayne and Claire Horton Honors Scholarship provides assistance to outstanding honors students in the College of Engineering. The purpose of the scholarship is twofold: first, to provide financial assistance for tuition, room, and board for the third and fourth years of study, and second, to provide the students the resources to design and complete a major educational experience that gives focus and direction to their undergraduate efforts. The central goal of the scholarship is to insure that, in addition to the outstanding education offered by the College of Engineering, the Horton Scholars will obtain significant experience in the humanities and the social sciences. The Horton Scholar graduate will be
broadly knowledgeable of world affairs, the social and political issues of the time, and have an appreciation of language and the arts. Wayne Horton is a graduate of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering. Claire Horton is an anthropology professor who taught at Marshall University. They currently reside in Huntington, West Virginia.

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Pamplin Scholars

The Pamplin scholars are asked to design a three year project that develops leadership qualities in the scholar, while serving to meet the needs to the broader community.  First year students who have already been awarded the Pamplin Leader Scholarship are eligible to apply.  The scholarship provides full-tuition and fees for four years. 

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The Patricia C. Perna Scholarship

Attention Students Planning to Enter the Medical Profession

The Patricia C. Perna Scholarship was created by the Perna family in honor of the family’s matriarch, Patricia C. Perna, who passed away in 2006, following an extended battle with cancer. The Perna Scholarship was established so future pre-med students would experience and research quality of life issues associated with healthcare treatment and equipment, that impact patients suffering from cancer or terminal illness or injury. Through participation with the scholarship, students can develop opportunities to acquire hands-on field experiences that can inform solutions to specific challenges associated with the treatment of disease and injury.

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