The Center for Character and Citizenship is pleased to be able to provide scholarships and financial support to CCC graduate students. For general UMSL Scholarships, please see our scholarship database.
The Sanford Mcdonnell Fellowship Award is presented to an outstanding UMSL doctoral student whose field of study focuses on Character Education or a relevant topic.
The recipient recieves a $1,500 award to be used toward tuition at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.
Past Recipients:
David Huston, 2017; Kim Starkey, 2018; Anthony Graham, 2019; Megan Roegner, 2021
The Adolph and Carl Frank Scholarship is awarded to graduate students at the University of Missouri - St. Louis College of Education who demonstrate excellence in their studies and work in the field of Character Education.
The recipient will receive a $1,500 award to be used toward tuition at the University of Missouri - St. Louis.
Past Recipients:
Erin Schulte, 2013; Mark Liston, 2014; Andrea Bustamante, 2014; Lee Ellis, 2015; Kim Starkey, 2017; Anthony Graham, 2018; Kim Starkey, 2019; Xiuping Xu, 2021
Application Due March 15th Annually, $500 award
Victor A. Battistich, PhD: Prior to joining the Division of Educational Psychology in the College of Education at UMSL in 2003, he co-founded and was senior researcher at the Developmental Studies Center in Oakland, CA and was well known for his work in the field of character education. Vic’s entire career was dedicated to understanding how schools might create the kinds of environments that would nurture the competencies and values that children need to become a force of good in the world. He was internationally recognized for his expertise in the areas of character education and prosocial development as well as for his work in research design and program evaluation. Vic’s scientific work encompassed several related fields: character education, substance abuse prevention, school sociology, delinquency prevention, and moral development. He was the author or co-author of over 60 professional publications. Vic was also a founding member of the Center for Character and Citizenship at UMSL. While Vic passed away June 30, 2008, he is still greatly missed.
“A large part of his passion and motivation for his work came from his genuine desire to improve the common good.” Read Dr. Berkowitz’s tribute to Victor.
In 2008, the Center for Character and Citizenship established the Victor A. Battistich Memorial Graduate Award. Each year the Center accepts nominations for the award from faculty, staff and UMSL graduate students who meet the following criteria:
CriteriaRecipient must be a UMSL graduate student.
Recipient must be enrolled full time in the field of Education, Psychology or other related area.
Preference shall be given to a student who exhibits high quality work in Dr. Battistich’s various areas of interest, which include character education, school climate, prosocial development, prevention science, democratic values in education, and program evaluation of character or other positive youth development education programs.
The recipient is presented with a $500 award to be used toward tuition at University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Nominations, including self-nominations, must be received by the Center for Character and Citizenship by March 15 of each Year in order to be considered for the annual award. To apply for oneself or nominate others, fill out the nomination / application form and click submit.
Past Recipients:
Spring Schmidt, 2009; Robert Good, 2010; Jesus D. Dias Pena, 2011; Alena Tunprasert, 2012; Erin Schulte, 2013; Marquita Bowers-Brown, 2014; Amy Johnston, 2015; Natalie Wiemann, 2015; Melissa Hild, 2016; Kara Long, 2017; Xiuping Xu, 2019; Kim Starkey, 2021
CCC Student Affiliate Awards
Provides up to $500 to current Graduate Student Affiliates. Applications may be submitted and will be considered on a rolling basis. Financial support may be used for activities associated with study, research, conferences, etc. such as:
To request a student affiliate award, please complete the application for funding. The application will include the purpose of the request, relevance to the CCC mission, and budget justification.
* Awards are contingent on available funding. / Awards for conference expenses are contingent on papers being accepted. / Research-related activities involving human subjects must have IRB approval before distributing funds.
Past Recipients
Erin Schulte, 2013; Kim Sujin, 2014, Amy Johnston, 2014; Natalie Wiemann, 2014; Mark Liston, 2014; Spring Schmidt, 2014; Amani Qashmer, 2015; Brian McCauley, 2016; Amy Johnston, 2016; Kevin Navarro, 2016; Julie Frugo, 2016; Natalie Wiemann, 2016; Kara Long, 2016; Jard Lepert, 2016; Rio Munro, 2016; Ashley Link, 2016; Andrea Bustamante, 2016; David Huston, 2016; Eboni Sterling, 2018
The Student Affiliate Program of the Center for Character and Citizenship is open to all UMSL graduate students interested in character and citizenship education, moral and child development, service learning, and positive youth development. The affiliation offers members the opportunity to participate in a wide range of experiences and access resources to enhance their academic and scholastic experience.
Benefits of becoming a Student Affiliate.
To apply for CCC Student Affiliate status, please fill out the application form.
