The American Heraldry Society offers the William Barton Scholarship in an amount up to $1,500 to support both undergraduate and graduate students in the preparation and completion of a thesis, dissertation, or equivalent degree capstone project relevant to the use of heraldry and its auxiliary sciences (coats of arms, seals, heraldic badges, heraldic paleography, vexillology, as well as geneology where it intersects with heraldry).
Eligibility
Junior and Senior Undergraduates or Graduate students in any field at an accredited college or university are eligible for this award, provided that the project is relevant to the study of heraldry and its auxiliary sciences (coats of arms, seals, heraldic badges, heraldic paleography, vexillology, as well as geneology where it intersects with heraldry). Disciplines in which such a project might be undertaken include but are not limited to:
- History
- Literature
- Law
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Political science/government
- Archaeology
- Art history
- Architecture and Design
- Communications
Students may apply for the scholarship at any time once they have reached the stage of active preparation of the thesis prospectus. For undergraduate students, this will typically be in or before the junior or senior year, when a senior seminar or similar class is taken. For masters students, this will typically be in or after the second semester of graduate study. Doctoral students will normally be in or have finished their last semester of coursework, generally at the end of the second year of study.
Annual Deadline
July 31
Fellowship Website:
https://www.americanheraldry.org/education-resources/william-barton-scholarship/