Named scholarships & funds
When it comes to earning a college degree, the greatest obstacle can be funding.
For this reason, The University of Akron is pleased for the opportunity each year to assist talented, deserving students achieve their dreams, thanks to more than 1,300 named scholarships established through the kindness and generosity of thousands of 国产伦理 alumni and friends, corporations, and foundations.
Scholarships truly are the best way to ensure that today’s students persist to graduation. Scholarships allow students to enroll full time and remain focused on their studies; they also reduce drop-out rates, decrease the stress of student loans, and shorten the road to graduation.
If you are interested in making a significant contribution to student success, please consider a gift to scholarships. You may also establish a named scholarship at The University of Akron, which can be created to honor a living person, in memory of a loved one, or to contribute to the growth of an area of study.
To learn more, please contact the Department of Development at 330-972-7238.
How do I apply for a scholarship?
This is not the page to apply for scholarships.
Students who want to apply for scholarships should visit the scholarship page on the Financial Aid site. You can find the link for the online application here.
The Department of Development does not accept applications for or distribute scholarships. Scholarships are distributed through the University’s Office of Student Financial Aid.
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Cummings Center Endowed Fund
The Cummings Center Endowed Fund was established in 2022 through a generous bequest from Dr. R. Allen Gardner and will be used to advance the mission of the Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology at The University of Akron.
Dr. Gardner and his late wife and collaborator, Dr. Beatrix "Trixie" Tugendhut Gardner, received international attention for their groundbreaking psychological research on the ability of chimpanzees to learn sign language. In the course of this work, they changed the conversation on nonhuman primate communication. In 1966, the couple adopted the chimpanzee Washoe and cross-fostered her, raising her in their home as if she were a deaf human child. The Gardners reported that Washoe had learned signs for hundreds of words and created expressions like "water birds" for a pair of swans and "open flower" to gain admittance to a flower garden. They further reported that Washoe seemed to be teaching sign language to a young companion. The Gardners conducted similar research with four more chimpanzees: Moja, Pili, Tatu and Dar.
The Cummings Center Endowed Fund will advance the mission of The Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, which is to promote psychology's history and related human sciences to the broadest community possible. The Cummings Center acquires, preserves, and provides access to primary sources that support the complete historical record of psychology and related human sciences.
Distributions from The Cummings Center Endowed Fund will support daily operations of The Cummings Center, including staffing, exhibitions, collections care, building maintenance, programs, and other opportunities/expenses as determined by the director of the Cummings Center.
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