Resources & Scholarships

Eligibility:

• Full-time student
• Major in classics, English, history, math, one of the modern languages, or physics
• Junior
• At least a 3.0 GPA 
• Resident of Yalobusha, Calhoun, Lafayette or Grenada county

Application process:

• There is no application process

About Hattie Burke Jackson: 

The Hattie Burke Jackson Scholarship was established in 2004 by the estate of Miss Harriet Jackson, a UM graduate and long-time Latin and French teacher at UM, to honor her mother, Mrs. Hattie Talbert Burke Jackson (1868-1917), a Water Valley native, ‘a splendid woman, active in every civic and benevolent work’ (Water Valley Progress newspaper), who died at the age of 49, leaving Harriet and her three sisters to be raised by their father, Dr. Manuel Winter Jackson, ‘one of the most talented practicing physicians in the city (of Water Valley)’.

Miss Harriet Jackson received her B.A. (1924) and M.A. (1936) from UM. While in college she was a member of The Marionettes, a student drama club that William Faulkner helped found in 1920. Miss Jackson joined the Department of Modern Languages in 1950 where she taught Latin and French for 21 years, retiring in 1970. During her time at UM she was acting chair several semesters, a member of the Mississippi Modern Languages Association, the Faculty Senate, and was advisor to Phi Kappa Phi and the Latin Club.

Eligibility:

• Full-time student
• Junior or Senior
• majoring in ancient or modern language
• Financial Need (FAFSA required)
• demonstrated exceptional ability in the area of language study

Application process:

• Complete applications by March 1 
• Recipient(s) chosen by faculty committee in consultation with the department chair

About Alfred William Milden:

This scholarship fund was established in 2004 to honor Alfred William Milden (1869-1944), a native of Ontario, Canada. He earned his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1899 and joined the University of Mississippi faculty in 1910 as professor of Greek. Dr. Milden served as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 1920 until 1936. In 1937 he became head of the Department of Classics, a new department organized when the Latin and Greek departments were combined, serving in that capacity at his death.

Eligibility:

• Full-time student
• Major in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Linguistics
• First preference for German major or minor 
• Study Abroad participant

Application process:

• Complete application by March 1
• Recipients are chosen by the faculty in consultation with the department chair. 

About William Eickhorst:

William Eickhorst (1904-1991) came to the U.S. from Germany in 1925. He received a Bachelor of Science in 1932 from Memphis State University and then a M.S. (1941) and a Ph.D. in Modern Languages (1946) from the University of Illinois. He was professor of Modern Languages at The University of Mississippi from 1947 to 1971 and was the author of several studies on German literature. During his tenure at UM, Dr. Eickhorst led numerous student groups on tours of Europe in what was referred to as the summer studies program, a precursor to Study Abroad.

Graham G. Boyd of Roswell, GA established the scholarship, which assists modern language students studying abroad, to honor his German professor, Dr. Eickhorst. Mr. Boyd received his BA in 1965 in German and his JD in 1971 from UM.

Eligibility:

• full-time student
• major in German
• first preference given to juniors

Application process:

• Complete application by March 1
• Selection by the German faculty in consultation with the department chair and a representative of the Gaycken family 

About Hans-Jürgen Gaycken:

This award was established in 2016 by Dr. Bettina Gaycken to honor her father, Dr. Hans-Jürgen Gaycken, a German native who came to the United States in 1957 and received his Ph.D. in German languages and literature from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. In 1973, Dr. Gaycken joined the Department of Modern Languages faculty at The University of Mississippi where he taught German for 35 years, retiring in 2008. In addition to his teaching, he was known for mentoring students and developing study abroad programs in Germany.

Eligibility:

• full-time student
• undergraduate or graduate student
• major or minor in German
• first preference for a Mississippi resident

Application process:

• Complete application by March 1
•  Selection by the German faculty in consultation with the department chair  

About Dr. Benjamin Franklin Martin III

Dr. Benjamin Franklin Martin III (1938 – 2014) was raised in Holly Springs and Kosciusko, Mississippi. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry in 1960 at The University of Mississippi and his M.D. at the UM Medical Center in Jackson. Dr. Martin was an avid reader, world traveler, and collector of art, notably of Mississippi artists and photographers. During his time at The University of Mississippi, Dr. Martin was involved with the German program as a student and grading assistant. He believed that learning a second language was the first step to a greater appreciation of the world around him. Dr. Martin also believed that traveling the world was an important and integral part of learning.

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