APPLICATION
Overview
The Chadwick F. Alger Peace and Conflict Resolution Endowed Student Support Fund commemorates the late Chadwick Alger, professor emeritus of political science and public policy at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. Alger, an authority on peacebuilding and the United Nations system, was director of the Mershon Program in Transnational Intellectual Cooperation in the Policy Sciences (1971-81) and director of the Mershon Program in World Relations (1982-91).
Alger was passionate about his students and helping them engage in research, and this scholarship honors his legacy by supporting undergraduate research in peacebuilding and conflict resolution.
One or two Alger Undergraduate Student Scholarships are given annually to enrolled Ohio State students who are engaged in research or completion of a course of study on peace studies and conflict resolution. Funds may be used toward research expenses, tuition costs, and study abroad support. The Alger Scholarship provides an ideal opportunity for undergraduate students engaged in honors theses research on peace-related issues.
Successful applicants will receive up to $2,500 toward their research or study abroad program.
Application Process
Interested students should submit the linked application as a Word document, saved with your full name, last name first (ex. Alger Fund Application - Wiley, Shayla.docx). Applications can be submitted to mershon.student@osu.edu with the subject line being "Alger Fund Application: YOUR LAST NAME."
For questions, please contact Kyle McCray, Business Operations Manager, at mccray.44@osu.edu.
Review and Selection
Applications will be judged by the standards of the scholarship committee, including academic merit, quality of the application, financial need, and evidence of the applicant’s commitment to peace studies and conflict resolution.
Recipients shall be selected by a scholarship committee organized by the director of the Mershon Center. Recipients shall be selected by this committee, in consultation with Student Financial Aid. Students may apply at any time during the academic year for the scholarship with a deadline for submissions closing each February 15. Awards will be announced sometime in March for the current year.