BLUMENTHAL SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

The Sociology Department is awarding the Blumenthal Scholarship. The scholarship was established in 1988 in honor of Professor Albert Blumenthal to support students working in community related studies. Professor Blumenthal received his bachelors and masters degrees at UM in the 1920s, and later earned a doctorate in Sociology at the University of Chicago. His publications include Small Town Stuff, a sociological study of Philipsburg, Montana. This year the award will be $300.

Applicants will be evaluated on the following criteria:

1.       Applicants must be Sociology majors with a grade point average in Sociology of 3.0 or above.

2.       Applicants must be juniors in Sociology and have taken or be taking courses in: urban sociology, rural sociology, and/or other community related subjects. Interest and academic promise in community related studies will be judged by the number of these courses taken, by the applicant's grades in the courses, and evidence of interest in community related research.

3.       The applicants will be judged on merit rather than need and recipients may hold the Blumenthal Scholarship in addition to other scholarships they may have been awarded.

4.       The applicant's promise for excellence in further studies will be weighed by the selection committee.

Interested students must submit the following materials to the Sociology Department Office by March 15, 2007:

1.       A letter of application indicating plans for the future and interest in community-related study.

2.       A transcript from The University of Montana (unofficial is ok if UM student)

3.       A letter of recommendation from the student's faculty advisor attesting to his or her interest in the field and other qualifications. Additional letters may be submitted.

The award will be announced by April 20^th.

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