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Economics Department Scholarships
The Department of Economics is proud to offer a variety of scholarships that recognize academic excellence, honor the legacy of our faculty and students, and support the next generation of economists. These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of alumni, faculty, and other supporters. The number of scholarships awarded each year depends on available funding. The Economics Department Scholarship Committee, which includes both graduate and undergraduate advisors, carefully reviews all applications. Scholarship amounts vary annually based on funding, with most awards ranging from $500 to $1,000. Explore our scholarship opportunities below.
Alumni, faculty members, and other friends of the Department fund our scholarships. Availability of funds within a given academic year determine how many can be awarded. The Economics Department Scholarship Committee is comprised of graduate and undergraduate advisors who review all applications. The dollar value of each scholarship varies from year to year, depending upon the availability of funds. In most cases, awards range from $500 to $1,000.
Descriptions and Past Recipients
Honoring the life and legacy of Karla Lynch, beloved faculty member and alumna, this scholarship celebrates her dedication to students and education. Funded by colleagues and friends, it supports undergraduate students who embody her commitment to learning and mentorship.
This scholarship is designed for students who are graduating with a BA, BS, or BBA in Economics and continuing into the UNT Economics Master’s program the following fall.)
Past Recipients
- 2025-2026 – William Higdon
- 2024-2025 – Isaac Hunter
- 2023-2024 – Jingwa Asongany, Nguyen Nguyen
- 2022-2023 – Edgar Orozco
- 2021-2022 - Jordan Lopez
Established in memory of Aaron Wuensch, a former graduate student, this scholarship honors his excellence and the positive impact he made on the department. Created by Aaron’s family, friends, and faculty.
Past Recipients
- 2025-2026 – Isaac Hunter
- 2024-2025 – Samed Awudu
- 2023-2024 – Ryan Meister
- 2022-2023 – Liza Inaba
- 2021-2022 - Rumian Reza
This scholarship honors Dr. William H. Wallace, a distinguished economist and former Federal Reserve leader, and his wife, Virginia. Open to new and continuing full-time graduate students in Economics. Applicants must maintain a 3.5 GPA.
Past Recipients
- 2025-2026 - Kawsar Hosan
- 2024-2025 – Taylor Matthys
- 2023-2024 – Cyrus Figiel
- 2022-2023 – Jordan Lopez
- 2021-2022 - Gloria Echun
Established by the Alumni Advisory Council (click here for information on the AAC). The purpose of the fund is to provide support to further the mission of the Department of Economics (or its successor), including but not limited to support for departmental research and excellence activities and Economics Alumni Advisory Council (or its successor) operations.
Past Recipients
- 2025-2026 - Opeyemi Oyekanmi
- 2024-2025 - Ishtiaq Miraj
Awarded to outstanding graduate students in the Economics Master’s program who are making strong academic progress. Multiple awards may be available, depending on funding.
Past Recipients
- 2025-2026 -Md Adnan Al Nahian, Samnardth Salim
- 2024-2025 – Sakir Inteser, Nguyen Nguyen, Advaitha Kallu, Ahsan Habib
- 2023-2024 – Fatima Bankole, Radia Tabassum
- 2022-2023 – Selorm Blagogee, Jacob Wambede, Hunter Boswell, Alyceson-Grace Eke, Miles Shoaf, Yueyue Yu
- 2021-2022 – Alyceson-Grace Eke, Alejandra Heyn Jacquier, Selorm Blagogee, Edgar Orozco, Miles Shoaf
Past Recipients
- 2024-2025 - Tyler Rodriguez
Established in memory of former faculty member Susan Dadres ('84, '86 MS), who passed away on May 19, 2022. Susan Dadres dedicated her professional life to education. At a time when single mothers were often unable to pursue college, she earned her master's degree from UNT and her doctorate from Southern Methodist University. She went on to teach economics as a lecturer at UNT and other universities for more than 30 years, as well as co-writing widely used economics textbooks and workbooks. She was an early pioneer of online education and developed UNT's first online economics courses, increasing educational opportunities for countless students. Throughout her life, she inspired her students and her colleagues with her commitment to teaching.
Past Recipients
- 2023-2024 - Taylor Matthys
Named for Professor Lewis Abernathy, who was a member of the Department from 1967 to 1999 and chaired the department for a decade. This merit-based scholarship supports full-time undergraduate or graduate Economics majors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Dr. Abernathy was a passionate advocate for labor education and a leader in the field.
The Melton-Cochran Scholarship is in memory of Rosser B. "Abe" Melton (a faculty member from 1946-1975) and Kendall P. Cochran (on the faculty from 1957-1989, and department chair from 1969-1977). Melton and Cochran were both strong mentors and an inspiration to students. This scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding undergraduate economics major of junior standing who has completed at least 60 hours of coursework and maintains a minimum 3.5 overall grade point average.
Funded by alumnus Richard Johnson (BS ’16) in honor of Drs. Hauge and Rous, this merit-based scholarship supports undergraduate or graduate students with strong academic performance (minimum 3.0 GPA).
Full Time Enrollment Status:
Undergraduate students must have at least a 12-hour academic load to achieve full
time enrollment status. Graduate students must be enrolled in 9 hours of graduate
coursework (5000-level or higher) to be considered full time.
2020-2021
William H. & Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
- Sarah Krisa
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
- Wes Nichols
Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship in Memory of Karla Lynch (Rising Eagle)
- Samuel Eckert
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
- Miriam A. Garcia
- Ekemini Usuah
- Gloria Tipupashu Echun
- Alejandra Heyn Jacquier
- Morris Obiri
Department of Economics Chair's Award
- Miriam A. Garcia
2019-2020
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Gabriel Abeyie
William H. and Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
Jenny Aigbike
UNT Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship in Memory of Karla Lynch
James Crowe
Lewis M. Abernathy Scholarship
Richard Webber
HOUS Scholarship in Economics
Karely Jaramillo
Department of Economics Chair's Award
Begum Ozdemir Oluk
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
John Pass
Valerie Wells
Abiokpoyanam P. Batubo
2018-2019
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Himani Sharma
William H. and Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
Umesh Jaiswal
UNT Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship in Memory of Karla Lynch (Rising Eagle)
Richard Webber
Ganga Sharada Oli Award
Elahe Boskabadi
Catherine & Virgil Rogers Graduate Scholarship
Robert Peyton Santori
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Dressel Cruz Ruiz
Karely Jaramillo
Schuyler Rougeau
2017-2018
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Chang Jae Lee
William H. and Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
Kassi Hill
UNT Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship in Memory of Karla Lynch (Rising Eagle)
Dressel Cruz Ruiz
Ganga Sharada Oli Award
Elahe Boskabadi
Catherine & Virgil Rogers Graduate Scholarship
Filipe Gomes Pimentel
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Erick Cordero
Steven Nelson
2016-2017
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Christpher Carlye
UNT Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship in Memory of Karla Lynch (Rising Eagle)
Schuyler Rougeau
Catherine & Virgil Rogers Scholarship
Caleb Bishop
William H. and Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
Andeas Parides
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Adetayo Ige
Ganga Sharada Oli Award
Sang Jun Lee
2015-2016
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Hedieh Tajali
UNT Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship
Christopher Carlyle - Rising Eagle
Catherine & Virgil Rogers Scholarship
Ashupta Farjana
William H. and Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
John Kelsey
Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Sana Elahi
2014-2015
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Mofioluwasademi Odunowo
UNT Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship
Brandon Norton
William H. and Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
Holly Parmelee
Catherine & Virgil Rogers Scholarship
Alex Shutter
2013-2014
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
David Dansby
UNT Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship
Suzanne Beltran
William H. and Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
Tyler J. Odegaard
Catherine & Virgil Rogers Scholarship
Terrence J. Clark
Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
- Justin R. Martin
- Ryan M. Johnston
- Timothy J. Minich
- Matthew R. Gray
- Jacob D. Casey
2012-2013
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Ryan Dansby
UNT Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship
Jason Lin
Catherine & Virgil Rogers Scholarship in Economics
Taylor Bon
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Ligia Barnea
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Lynn Morgan
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Barberos Gueneri
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Lhamu Tsering
2011-2012
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Zachary Koerner
UNT Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship
Taylor Bon
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Christopher Brooks
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Cameron Tubbs
2010-2011
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
Edward Hockenberger IV
UNT Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship
Megan Dorman
GTE/Verizon Graduate Student Scholarship
Brandon Reed
Catherine & Virgil Rogers Scholarship in Economics
Sarah Miller
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Chad Boger
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Afsheen Moti
2009-2010
The UNT Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship
Aaron Wuensch
A Place to Call Home Graduate Scholarship
Ibrahim Kekec
GTE/Verizon Graduate Scholarship in Economics
Brittany Causey
UNT Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Mary K. Dessi
UNT Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Julie Harris
UNT Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
Nishelli Perera
Rising Eagle Scholarship
Cailin Haynes
Catherine and Virgil Rogers Scholarship in Economics
April Goff