Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- travel expenses
- other
Description
The Jamal Nassar Endowed Scholarship was established in 2016 by colleagues and friends of Dr. Nassar. The purpose of this fund is to provide support for student scholarship, overseas travel, independent research, teaching or research assistantships, or travel to professional conferences or academic meetings. James R. Nassar was a faculty member at Illinois State University from 1978-2007, serving as Chair, Department of Politics and Government, from 1998-2007. In July 2007, Dr. Nassar retired from Illinois State University and became Dean, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at California State University at San Bernardino.
Benefits
The monetary value of the scholarship is unknown.
The purpose of the Jamal R. Nassar Scholarship is to provide student support for scholarship, overseas travel, independent research, teaching or research assistantships, travel to professional conferences or academic meetings.
Eligibility
- Must be enrolled in good standing at Illinois State University, having completed at least one semester as a full-time undergraduate student at ISU immediately prior to application for the Jamal R. Nassar Scholarship in Politics and Government.
- Demonstrate strong academic achievement, as evidenced by a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Be a full-time undergraduate student with a minimum of 60 earned credit hours with a declared major or minor within the Department of Politics and Government.