Scholarship Information
Colleges/Foundations offering Chess Scholarships
Please address college scholarship inquiries to Russell Harwood at russell.harwood@utb.edu, Associate Chair of the
Scholarship Subcommittee of the USCF College Chess Committee.
Connecticut:
The University of Connecticut School of Engineering will sponsor a $14,000 Scholarship Tournament in October 2007,
( exact dates TBD ). The top 3 finishers will receive $2,000, $1000, & $500 for 4 years in renewable annual
scholarships. Students must be able to satisfy the entrance requirements of the SOE and maintain at least a 3.4
GPA in order to renew each year. For more information please contact Tom Hartmayer at
tomhart3@charter.net or 860-989-5394.
Florida:
Florida Atlantic University annually offers a $500 scholarship for winners of Florida Scholastic Chess Tournaments.
A one-time $500 award is available to the winner of ONE chess tournament for the 2007 year (or expiration in one year).
For more information regarding the Julius Hallgarten Endowment, please contact Ms. Dianne Reeves
dreeves@fau.edu at Florida Atlantic University.
Illinois:
Shimer College awards a maximum of $2,000 per person per year. Contact Dr. David Shiner, chess coach, at
david@shimer.edu or 312-235-3538.
Maryland:
The University of Maryland at Baltimore, offers three types of four-year chess scholarships
New York:
The Bruce Bowyer Foundation, An annual $1000.00 yearly scholarship. Additional information can be found on their website: http://www.bbowyer.org
North Carolina:
The North Carolina Chess Association and the Carolina Chess Foundation award a $1,500 scholarship to the winner
of the K-12 Section at the N.C. State Scholastic Championships. For information, contact:
Randy Wheeless, Pres. N.C. Chess Association. Email: rwheeless@carolina.rr.com.
The Carolina Chess Foundation awards a $500 scholarship to the top Henderson County player in the Championship
Section of the Henderson County Scholastic Championships. For information, contact:Charles Palmer, email:
cpalmer@mchsi.com
Rhode Island:
Rhode Island College, in Providence. Rhode Island College was the first school in the country to award
scholarships to talented chess players. Attracting bright problem solving chess players to their campus inspired
other Universities into developing chess scholarship programs by perennial collegiate chess powerhouses like UMBC
and UTD. Now, in 2002, they have a pool of approx. $7000 with which to help subsidize their players' college education.
Tennessee:
Tennessee Tech University -
will award four-year scholarships in connection with the 2007 Tennessee State Scholastic Finals tournaments as follows:
To the winner of the high school section of the Individual Finals: A four-year University Academic Service Scholarship providing
$4,000 per year for a total value of $16,000.
To the second place winner of the high school section of the Individual Finals: A four-year University Academic
Service Scholarship providing $2,000 per year for a total value of $8,000.
To the winning team of the high school section of the Team Finals: Four members of the winning team will each be
offered a four-year University Academic Service Scholarship providing $4,000 per year for a total value of $16,000.
To the second place team of the high school section of the Team Finals: Four members of the winning team will each be
offered a four-year University Academic Service Scholarship providing $2,000 per year for a total value of $8,000.
For more information on these scholarships, see www.tntech.edu/scholarships/chess.
Texas:
The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD): To read more about the chess team and scholarship opportunities, please go to
http://chessweb.utdallas.edu/scholarships.html.
Texas A&M University--Kingsville,
Housing Scholarship -- this is a four-year scholarship and is valued at $7,500.
University of Texas--Brownsville
President's Chess Scholarship --
University of Texas at Brownsville President’s Chess Scholarships – UTB is offering a limited number of full and partial
4-year chess scholarships to highly-qualified students. These scholarships cover tuition and fees, and may also include
housing, meals and books, depending on the qualifications of the student. Please contact Russell Harwood, UTB Chess
Program Director, at (956) 882-5761, or by email at russell.harwood@utb.edu.
Southwest Texas State University,
San Marcos Optimist International Scholarship - $1,000 scholarship.
Del Mar College
President's Chess Scholarship -- a two-year scholarship to include tuition, books, and fees with a value of over $4,000 for a student within the local five-county area.
Incarnate Word Academy, Corpus Christi
President's Award - one semester scholarship for a boy or girl entering 6th through 8th grade for the 2002-2003 school year. Value $2,500.
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