Message from the Chair
Your gifts to the Department of History at Ohio State University empower us better to fulfill our mission of publishing the very best research, providing excellent instruction to our students, and advancing the interests of the citizens of Ohio. Your generosity will enable a needy undergraduate to remain in school, assist an ambitious graduate student in travelling to an archive in the United States or abroad, supplement the department’s quest to retain the very best faculty, or otherwise help us to advance our mission.
By following the links below you may direct your contributions to nearly three dozen worthy causes. I would be very happy to discuss with donors other options for major gifts to the Department. Let me know if you have questions.
Thank you very much for your support of the Department of History.
Funds & Programs
- Student Funds
- Departmental Funds
- Faculty and Student Funds
- Faculty Funds
Student Funds
- Adivar Fellowship - To support graduate study in Ottoman and Turkish history
- Adrienne A. & Marvin R. Zahniser Scholarship - To support a senior majoring in History or Religious Studies
- Allan and Helga Wildman Memorial Fund - To support graduate students in Russia/East European Studies
- Allan R. Millett Study Abroad - The annual distribution from this fund shall be used to support a study abroad scholarship for history majors with a preference given to undergraduate students. Recipients shall be selected by the chair of the Department of History, in consultation with Student Financial Aid. brochure [pdf].
- Andreas Dorpalen Memorial Fund - To support travel to Germany for a history graduate student working on a dissertation in nineteenth- or twentieth-century German history
- Austin Kerr Fund in Modern American History - To support research by an undergraduate student receiving history course credit. Preference given to undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need and whose projects have a focus on modern American history. Recipients will be selected by the chair of the Department of History or their designee, in consultation with Financial Aid.
- Bradley R. Kastan Fund - To support graduate students working in the field of business history
- Carter V. Findley Fellowship for Study of Ottoman and Turkish History - To provide a fellowship to recruit or retain a graduate student in Ottoman and Turkish history or to fund overseas dissertation research for a student excluded from, or disadvantaged in, competition for non-departmental research fellowships by reason of nationality or other factor extraneous to the student's merit and that of his or her dissertation research.
- Donald G. Dunn Scholarship Fund - To provide scholarship support to undergraduate and/or graduate students in the study abroad program who are studying WWII history
- Foster Rhea Dulles Memorial Fund - To support a graduate student working on a dissertation or thesis in U.S. history, particularly the twentieth century
- Genevieve Brown Gist Scholarship Fund - To award one or more scholarships for students in a Master’s or Doctoral program with preference given to female students
- Goldman Family Enrichment Fund for History Majors in Industry - Provides support to one or more undergraduate students in History. It is the donor's desire to support student internship or research opportunities leading to careers outside academia. Fund number 316788.
- Gerry D. Guthrie Scholarship - To support undergraduate honors students wanting to major in history
- Habash/Luczkowski World War II Fund in History - To support undergraduate and/or graduate students with diverse backgrounds enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences to experience a study abroad experience with emphasis on the study of World War II history
- Helen & Harold Kapiloff Award - To support doctoral research of graduate students in Diplomatic/International History with a preference given to those working in libraries and archives outside the U.S.
- Henry H. Simms Endowment - To support doctoral student research in American Colonial &Antebellum South, Civil War and Reconstruction history
- History Faculty Scholarship - To support summer fellowships for graduate students
- History Student First Student Now Fund - To provide scholarships, study abroad and travel for research for undergraduates and graduate students
- Ireland Study Abroad Fund - Provides support to students and/or programming needs, with an emphasis on the study of Ireland through study abroad experiences.
- John & Elaine Rule Endowment Fund - To support doctoral student travel to and/or study in Western Europe
- John F. Guilmartin, Jr. Scholarship Award - To support travel expenses for an undergraduate student participating in the WWII History Study Abroad Program
- Joseph H. Lynch Memorial Scholarship - To support history students studying medieval history
- Kauffman Family Fund - To support a graduate fellowship in American history
- Lieutenant Colonel Sean M. Judge, PhD Scholarship in Military History - Established in memory of Sean M. Judge by his friends, to provide scholarships for those who study military history, with a preference for graduate students in the Department of History
- Lloyd Roberts Evans Scholarship - To support scholarships for undergraduates at Junior or Senior level
- Lois Kemp Shinkle Memorial Scholarship Fund in History - To provide support to students and programs with a focus on education within the Department of History
- Nadine and Darold I. Greek Scholarship Fund - To provide scholarships to undergraduate and/or graduate students in the study abroad program who are studying WWII history
- Philip Poirier Memorial Fund - To support doctoral students in British history
- Ralph Childs, Jr. Scholarship Fund - To provide travel expenses for at least one undergraduate student participating in the WWII Study Abroad program
- Robert Bremner Fund - To support graduate student education in American history
- Ruth Higgins Memorial Scholarship Fund - To support graduate student research in all fields
- Sydney Fisher Memorial Fund in Ottoman & Turkish Studies - To support research and study of Ottoman and Turkish Studies
- The Marge Haffner Memorial Scholarship - For undergraduate history major with financial need
- The Sydney N. Fisher Fund - For best paper written by a history major
- Tien-Yi Li Prize Fund - To support outstanding graduate student in Chinese history and culture
- World War II Study Abroad Scholarship - To support undergraduates who enroll in the World War II study abroad program. WWII Scholarship brochure [pdf].
Departmental Funds
- Archaeology Museum Fund - For program support for the museum
- Center for Historical Research Operating Fund - Provides operational and programming support for the Center for Historical Research in the Department of History.
- Center for Historical Research Endowment Fund - Used to sustain the Center for Historical Research in the Department of History.
- G. Michael Riley Fund - To further the Department’s goals and mission
- History Discretionary Fund - To support the activities of the Department
- History Enrichment Fund - To support the activities of the Department
- History Staff Support Fund - For program support for the staff
- James Fullington Memorial - To support the activities of the Department
- John C. Burnham Fund - For library history book purchases
- John C. Burnham Lecture Series - To support lecture in the History of Medicine/Science
- Mary Lou and John Habash Fund - To benefit the Archaeological Teaching Museum in History
- ORIGINS: Current Events in Historical Perspective - ORIGINS information website
- Paul E. Watkins History Book Endowment Fund - For the purchase of books, microfilm, microfiche or online materials
- Samuel C. Chu Lecture Series - Support lectures in East Asian History.
Faculty and Student Funds
- Business History Fund - To support the research of graduate students and faculty in business history
- Goldberg Center for Excellence in Teaching - To support graduate fellowships and faculty teaching in the Department
- Military History Fund - To support the research of graduate students and faculty in military history
- The Susan M. Hartmann Mentoring & Leadership Award - To recognize and reward mentoring as a critical contribution to the success and well-being of individual members of the OSU community. Hartmann Award brochure [pdf].
Faculty Funds
- Carter V. Findley Professorship in Ottoman and Turkish History - To support a named professorship position in Ottoman and Turkish History.
- Donald G. and Mary A. Dunn Chair in Military History - To support a professorship in Military History.
- Isthmia Excavation - To support the archaeological work at Isthmia in Greece
- Joe R. Engle Chair in the History of Christianity - To support a Professorship in the History of Christianity
- K. Austin Kerr Fund in Modern American History - To enhance the teaching of Modem American History and ultimately to endow a chair in that field. Kerr Fund brochure [pdf].
- King George III Chair Fund - To support a Professorship in British History
- Levine Professorship In Jewish History - To support a Professorship in Jewish History
- Professor Timothy Gregory, PhD, Fund in Ancient Archaeological History - Supports the work of Professor Timothy Gregory, or his successor. Expenditures shall be approved by the chair of the department of history.
- Samuel & Esther Melton Chair of Jewish History & Studies - To support a Professorship in Jewish history and studies
- Warner R. Woodring Chair in History - To support a Professorship in comparative American and British history, Atlantic history, or American history from colonial through Civil War era
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