The George Henderson Jr. Graduate Scholarship (Master of Human Relations)

The George Henderson Jr. Scholarship was created by Dr. George Henderson to honor his son. The criteria for this graduate scholarship are:

  • The candidate must be a degree-seeking Norman-campus Human Relations student.
  • The candidate must have been admitted with at least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA in their last 60 hours of undergraduate work and maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher in their graduate work. Their undergraduate degree must be from an accredited undergraduate institution. Alternatively, a student who is admitted with less than a 3.0 undergraduate GPA can be eligible to receive an award after he or she has completed conditional or provisional status requirements.
  • Although this is not strictly a need-based scholarship, the Department will consider candidates with special circumstances.

Award
Varies
Deadline
02/01/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please compose a 400-500-word essay on how you plan to use your Human Relations degree in 5 to 10 years.
  2. Provide a detailed statement of your financial need.
  3. This application requires two letters of recommendation. Please provide the names and email addresses of your references below and click “Save and Keep Editing” or “Finish and Submit” to generate emails to your recommenders. You can check the status of your recommendations by clicking on the “References” tab at the top of the page.

    Your reference will be automatically contacted via email to submit an electronic recommendation on your behalf. The deadline for your reference to submit the letter of recommendation is February 1, 2024. If your recommender does not receive the email, contact scholarships@ou.edu. It is your responsibility to ensure that your recommender receives the email request and submits his/her recommendation prior to the deadline.

    Please enter the name and email address of your first recommender here.
  4. Please enter the name and email address of your second recommender here:
  5. Letter of Recommendation Waiver

    The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 gives students the right to inspect letters of recommendation written on their behalf for an application for financial assistance. Students may waive this right and keep letters of recommendation confidential. This waiver is voluntary and is not a condition of any award. Scholarship committees may place higher value on letters of recommendation that are submitted confidentially.