Student History Awards

Students of the Department of History have benefited greatly from the scholarships and other awards made possible by the generous contributions of the donors and alumni. Our current awards are:

Martin and Sylvia Shaw History Scholarship 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Luna Craaybeek 
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Dion Moradi   

Martin and Sylvia Shaw Award for Best History Essay 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Gervasio Martins
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Mason Lois

Percy and Pauline Greenberg Memorial Award in History 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Alana Abel
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Mary Elynne Butler

Ed and Jean SeGall Memorial Scholarship   

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Asher Natta
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient - Rochellys Vargas

Hugh W. Ripley Prize in History 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Susana Hernandez
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Christian Robinson

Traci Jill Edelman Memorial Award in History 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Ryan Zinna
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Frederick Lourenso

Traci Jill Edelman Award in Latin American History 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Fred Lourenso
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Colton Madden

Traci Jill Edelman Award in European History 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Not Awarded
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Alysa Paz

Traci Jill Edelman Award in the History of Women, Gender or Sexuality 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Mason Lois
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Susan Hernandez

Frances and Milton Levenson Award in Japanese History 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Gabriel Prescott
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient  - Not Awarded

Marvin & Sybil Weiner Spirit of America Travel-Study Award 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Not Awarded
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Benjamin Cohen

 Harold L. Glasser Memorial Award 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Graham Anderson
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Stefan Tsapenko

John O’Sullivan Travel-to-Research Grant 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Shannon Patron
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Nathan Shull

Frances Edelman Graduate Teaching Award 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Jonah Hillmann
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Ellis Hall

Traci Jill Edelman Memorial Award for the Best Graduate M.A. Thesis 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient -  Katherine Horan
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient -  Philip Prazan

Rob Sylcox Leadership Award 

• 2025 - 2026 Recipient  - Jonah Hillmann
• 2024 - 2025 Recipient  - Not Awarded

Award applications can be found here: 

Undergraduate Awards

Spirit of America Travel Award

Graduate Awards

National History Honor Society                                                                                                                          

Majors and non-majors are eligible for membership in FAU's award-winning Xi Omega chapter of the National History Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta, provided that they  meet the following criteria: a minimum GPA of 3.1 in 12 semester hours (4 history courses) and an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.