Scholarships + Awards
Scholarships
Tiger Scholarship Manager
You are encouraged to apply for scholarships through the Tiger Scholarship Manager, which helps match you with the financial resources you need to pursue your education. Log in to your myMemphis portal to apply. More information can be found at the UofM Scholarship Website.
Tiger Scholarship How-To Guide
Other Scholarships
Jane Nuckolls Scholarship in Environmental Nutrition
- Environmental Nutrition graduate student
- Interest in hunger issues and a potential for positively impacting feeding those in need
Dr. Sharon van Oteghen Undergraduate Book Scholarship
- Undergraduate student
- Declared major within the College of Health Sciences
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
Mildred A. Reeves Scholarship for Clinical Nutrition
- Clinical Nutrition graduate student (full-time student/enrolled min. 9 hrs)
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25
Dr. Mary Ann Smith Scholarship in Clinical Nutrition
- Clinical Nutrition graduate student
- Student with interest in pediatric nutrition
- Minimum cumulative GPA or 3.25
- U.S. Citizenship
- Junior, senior or graduate students with declared major in College of Health Sciences
- Full time student (12 hours for undergraduate, 9 hours for graduate)
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 for undergraduates, 3.25 for graduates
- Desire to work with young people through teaching, coaching, sports leadership or athletic training and declared major in this discipline
Dockery Faros Coaching Scholarship
- Physical Education major
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Junior, senior or graduate student
- Intense desire to pursue a career in coaching
- Demonstrated leadership abilities through participation in the department
Richard Williamson Scholarship
- Full-time undergraduate in the College of Health Sciences
- Current student-athlete or those who have been team members on a high school athletic team
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
Edward C. Gray Memorial Scholarship
- Full-time undergraduate junior or senior in Health Studies
- Plan to pursue physical or occupational therapy upon graduating
- GPA 3.25+
- Essay required
- Up to 1,000 words
- Reason for pursuing a career in health services
- Future goals after receiving degree
- Challenges that have been overcome
John Edwin Yarbrough Endowed Scholarship (Lambuth Campus)
- Full-time undergraduate
- Declared major within the College of Health Sciences
- Assigned to the Lambuth campus
- Preference given to students who are pursuing a career in Physical Therapy
Awards
The Melvin A. Humphreys Prize for Student Research
Award Amount: $500 (amount may vary annually depending upon available funds)
Number of Awards: One (unless determined otherwise by the adjudicating committee)
Award Committee: Composed of College of Health Sciences Graduate Council members with the CHS Graduate Director serving as chair.
Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate student pursuing an academic major in the College of Health Sciences who is either currently enrolled or who has graduated within one year prior to the award’s application deadline (e.g., for the January 2026 cycle, graduates as of May 2025 may be eligible).
Award Criterion: One prize is awarded for the best, first-authored scholarly product from research conducted at the University of Memphis that has been (or is accepted to be) presented and/or published in an academic/professional forum within one year preceding the application deadline.
Application Process: Applicants must electronically submit the following to the Director of Academic Programs, College of Health Sciences, lweiss@memphis.edu with Humphreys Prize Submission in the subject line.
- Brief award-consideration cover letter
- Electronic copy of the scholarly work being considered
- Electronic copy of evidence that the work has been presented (or accepted for presentation) and/or published (or accepted for publication) in an academic/professional forum by the application deadline
Application Deadline: Monday, January 19, 2026
Award Notification: Will be made by The University of Memphis Scholarship Office.
For more information:
Dr. Lawrence Weiss, Director of Academic Programs
lweiss@memphis.edu