University of North Texas 
*All applications for awards pertaining to the 2024-2025 academic year have closed. We will begin accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year in November 2024.*
(The deadline for receipt of applications: Noon on Wednesday, February 14, 2024)
This application ONLY can be used by (1) current UNT graduate students in the Department of Economics; or (2) current UNT undergraduate Economics majors who will be joining the Master's program in Economics in either summer 2024 or fall 2024. This application is for all graduate scholarships awarded by the Department of Economics at the University of North Texas. By filling out and submitting this form, you will be considered for all available departmental scholarships for which you qualify.
In order to qualify for a graduate scholarship, applicants must: (1) have a minimum GPA of 3.0; (2) have earned no grades of "C" or below in any Economics graduate classes; (3) have completed at least 9 hours of Economics graduate coursework by the end of fall 2023 OR (4) be a UNT undergraduate who is entering the graduate program in summer/fall of 2024; AND intend to enroll as a full-time graduate student in the Master's program in Economics during fall 2024.
DIRECTIONS:
- Download and save this pdf file to your computer. (Click Here for the Application form and more information.)
- Complete the application and save files using YOUR LAST NAME as the file name - example "MOLINA.pdf".
- If you have completed any graduate courses at institutions other than UNT, you must e-mail a scanned copy of your transcripts from those institutions with your completed application. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. You do not need to submit transcripts from class work completed at UNT.
- E-mail your application (and appropriate supporting material) to Ms. Adriana Martinez at: Adriana.Martinez2@unt.edu.
Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarship Descriptions
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.
The Faculty Scholarship in Memory of Karla Lynch
This scholarship is in memory of long-time faculty member Karla Lynch, who passed away on February 21, 2015. Karla was also an alumna of our program, earning her Master's in economics in 1992. She was a master teacher and a caring mentor, and she touched the lives of generations of students and colleagues and friends fortunate enough to have known her. The scholarship is funded by Karla's colleagues and many friends as a way of honoring her commitment to her students and to higher education in general.
The Lewis M. Abernathy Scholarship in Economics
This scholarship is named in honor of Professor Lew Abernathy (1932-2005). Dr. Abernathy served the Department from 1967 until his retirement in 1999. He was chairman from 1984 to 1994. His passion was labor education and he directed the UNT Institute for Labor and Industrial Relations and the UNT Econ Labor Education Program. This scholarship is merit based for full-time graduate or undergraduate majors in economics. Students must have a minimum 3.0 average and maintain full time enrollment status unless they are graduating.
The Rising Eagle Scholarship
This scholarship is for current economics majors who are graduating with a BA/BS/BBA in Economics and who will join the Master's program in Economics in the fall of the coming year. The number and amount of awards depend on the availability of funding.
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarships for Academic Excellence
This scholarship is for outstanding graduate students in the Master's program in Economics who are making good progress towards completion of their degree. Several of these scholarships may be awarded if funds are available.
Faculty of the Department of Economics Scholarships
This scholarship is made possible by the contributions of current faculty members in the Department of Economics. The scholarship is merit based and is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate economics major with an outstanding academic record. Students must have a minimum 3.0 average and maintain full time enrollment status unless they are graduating.
The Aaron Wuensch Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship was created by members of the Department of Economics and the family and friends of Aaron Wuensch, a former graduate student in the Department of Economics who lost his life in June of 2009. This scholarship is intended to honor the memory of this outstanding student and fine young man.
William H. & Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
This scholarship is in memory of Dr. William H. Wallace and his wife. Dr. Wallace was an economist and served as adjunct instructor at UNT from 2001 to 2012. He had a brilliant academic career at numerous universities, including the University of Illinois, Duke University, the Institute of Economics of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, and Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA (where he was Dean of the College of Business). He also worked at the Federal Reserve Bank, serving on the Board of Governors in Washington, DC, and as First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Dallas branch. The scholarship is open to new and continuing full-time graduate students in Economics. New students must meet minimum entrance standards; continuing students must meet academic performance standards of the department and have a minimum 3.5 GPA.
HOUS Scholarships
This scholarship is made possible by the contributions of Richard Johnson (BS'16) in honor of Drs. Hauge and Rous and their contributions to economics education. The scholarship is merit based and is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate economics major with an outstanding academic record. Students must have a minimum 3.0 average and maintain full time enrollment status unless they are graduating.
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.
Graduate Scholarships Recipients
2024-2025
William H. & Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
- Taylor Matthys
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
- Samed Awudu
Department of Economics Chair’s Award
- Tyler Rodriguez
Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship in Memory of Karla Lynch (Rising Eagle)
- Isaac Hunter
Economics Alumni Advisory Council Scholarship
- Ishtiaq Miraj
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
- Sakir Inteser
- Nguyen Nguyen
- Advaitha Kallu
- Ahsan Habib
2023-2024
Susan Dadres Memorial Scholarship
- Taylor Matthys
William H. & Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
- Cyrus Figiel
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
- Ryan Meister
Department of Economics Chair’s Award
- Letitia Wangoya
Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship in Memory of Karla Lynch (Rising Eagle)
- Jingwa Asonganyi
- Nguyen Nguyen
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
- Fatima Bankole
- Radia Tabassum
2022-2023
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
- Liza Inaba
William H. & Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
- Jordan Lopez
Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship in Memory of Karla Lynch (Rising Eagle)
- Edgar Orozco
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
- Selorm Blagogee
- Jacob Wambede
- Hunter Boswell
- Alyceson-Grace Eke
- Miles Shoaf
- Yueyue Yu
2021-2022
William H. & Virginia W. Wallace Graduate Scholarship
- Gloria Echun
Aaron Wuensch Memorial Graduate Scholarship
- Rumian Reza
Department of Economics Faculty Graduate Scholarship in Memory of Karla Lynch (Rising Eagle)
- Jordan Lopez
Department of Economics Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence
- Alyceson-Grace Eke
- Alejandra Heyn Jacquier
- Selorm Blagogee
- Edgar Orozco
- Miles Shoaf
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