Awards Available
Visit the Office for Social Commitment for a comprehensive list of national and Grinnell scholarships and awards available.
- Joseph F. Wall Scholarship--scholarship for third-year Grinnell students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and contributions to the college community
- Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program--scholarship for minority students who wish to pursue a Ph.D
- The Beinecke Scholarship--scholarship for undergraduate juniors to support graduate school expenses
- American Political Science Association Minority Fellowship Program--scholarship for students in underrepresented groups in the social sciences
- Davis Projects for Peace--summer stipends for student-designed grassroots projects
Past Sociology Major Recipients
Sociology Department Specific Awards
The Judith Louise McKim Sociology Scholarship is awarded yearly to a top-junior or senior sociology major by the Grinnell sociology department. The Sociology Book Award is awarded annually to the sociology junior who has the highest GPA by the Grinnell sociology department.
| Year | Judith Louise McKim Sociology Award | Sociology Book Award |
| 2003-2004 | Allison Barrett | Keli Campbell |
| 2004-2005 | Keli Campbell and Nova McGiffert | Rose Wilson |
| 2005-2006 | Jenny Dale and Liliana Renteiria | Sollie Flora |
| 2006-2007 | Rachel Allison and Sollie Flora | Katrina Brooks |
| 2007-2008 | Christopher Neubert and Madison Van Oort | Mark Root-Wiley |
| 2008-2009 | Latona Giwa and Mark Root-Wiley | Alyssa Penner |
| 2009-2010 | Ami Freeburg, Alyssa Penner, and Margie Scribner | Kendall Hiedeman |
General Awards and Scholarships
- 2009: Nichole Baker '10, Weiting Paper Award at the Iowa Sociological Assocation Conference
- 2009: Stephanie Cheung '11 and Liting Cong '11, Joseph F. Wall Scholarship
- 2009: Juan Garcia '11, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
- 2009: Fielding Jezreel '09 and Ruth Manski '09, Fulbright Scholarship
- 2010: Michael McHugh '12, Andrew W. Loewi '71 Summer Internship Grant
- 2010: Lizeth Guiterrez '12, Melissa Vasquez '12, and Sophie Fajardo '12, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
- 2010: Rachel Whitfield '10, Fulbright Scholarship
- 2011: Stephanie Cheung '11, Goldwater Scholarship
- 2011: Herbie Lynn '11 and Juan Garcia '11, Fulbright Schlarship
- 2011: Lizeth Guiterrez '12, Joseph F. Wall Scholarship
- 2011: Miriam Barcus '12, Manford Kuhn Award (for outstanding paper by a junior-senior) at the Iowa Sociological Association Conference
