Jack and Suzanne Peltason Scholarship

Awarded throughout the year (usually for research) to political science majors, these merit-based scholarships help undergraduate students enhance their educational careers at UCI.

Amount: $500.00 (varies by year)

Requirements:

• A Cover Letter (Explaining why you should be considered for the scholarship)
• Name and Email of Faculty Endorsement
• An Unofficial Transcript

The Department of Political Science will distribute a call and deadline during the academic year. Please submit to the Department (psdept@uci.edu) and include the award title in the email subject line.

 

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Harry Eckstein Award

This award is given annually for a distinguished undergraduate honors thesis.

Amount: (varies by year)

Requirements:

• A Cover Letter (Explaining why you should be considered for the scholarship)
• Name and Email of Faculty Endorsement
• A copy of your completed honors thesis

Submitted to the Department (psdept@uci.edu) by May 15, please include the award title in the email subject line.

 

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Pi Omicron Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha

The Pi Omicron Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha was installed at UCI on May 28, 1987 by then-Chancellor Jack Peltason and then-Dean William Schonfeld, both political scientists and members of Pi Sigma Alpha. Over the past 30 years more than 1000 UCI students and faculty have become members of the Pi Omicron Chapter. Membership is conferred upon advanced undergraduate students who meet high scholastic standards in their overall studies and even higher standards of achievement in the political science major. To be selected for membership in the Pi Omicron Chapter, a UCI student must have completed at least seven political science courses (28 units), attained a 3.35 GPA in their overall course work, and a 3.65 GPA in their political science courses.

 

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These awards are based on faculty nomination and award recipients are announced at the department’s End of the Year celebration.