Department of African and African American Studies Scholarships


Scholarship Name: Wesley Lyda Scholarship

Description: The Wesley Lyda Scholarship was established in 1996 by Dr. Wesley Lyda to encourage African-American students to choose Afro-American Studies as their major area of concentration and to encourage more African American students to enter the teaching profession. Dr. Lyda received degrees from DePauw University, Indiana State University and Indiana University. In 1968 Dr. Lyda returned to Indiana State University as a Professor of Secondary Education and served as the first Director of the Afro-American Studies Center until his retirement in 1980.

Open To: African American undergraduate students majoring in African American Studies and/or Education.

Award Amount: $1,000.00

Number of Awards Given Annually: 1

Selection Criteria: Eligible students should complete a request for consideration to the Scholarship Committee in the Department of African and African American Studies.

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