Awards and Scholarships
The Department of Economics and the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute invite undergraduate economics students to apply for various awards, scholarships and fellowships each academic year.
Below is a listing of the fellowships and awards typically available in a given academic year for students majoring (or possessing a double major) in economics or business economics.
The application period for the 2024-25 academic year is currently open through Monday, March 18. We invite students to apply for all scholarship awards through UC's scholarship database, Scholarship Universe, before the deadline. Please note: If you have been awarded a renewable scholarship from past years, you will still need to reapply.
Scholarship amount
$3,000 ($2,000 tuition scholarship plus $1,000 for professional development). Professional development opportunities include participating in study-abroad programs led by Department of Economics faculty, economics conferences such as NABE, and educational training, etc. and must be approved by Professors Michael Jones or Debashis Pal.
Renewable?
No
Number of scholarships available
Up to twelve
Requirements
- Completion of ECON 2020 or ECON 2030.
- Economics or Business Economics major during academic year of award.
- Participation in the Undergraduate Economics Society.
- Participation in the events organized by the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute.
- Membership in the Kautz-Uible Fellows LinkedIn group.
- 3.5 or above GPA.
Scholarship amount
$1,000. Professional development opportunities include participating in study-abroad programs led by Department of Economics faculty, economics conferences such as NABE, and educational training, etc. and must be approved by Professors Michael Jones and Debashis Pal.
Renewable?
No
Number of scholarships available
Up to eight
Requirements
- Completion of ECON 1001 or ECON 1002.
- Economics or Business Economics major during academic year of award.
- 3.0 or above GPA.
Scholarship amount
$3,000 (tuition scholarship).
Renewable?
May be renewable for up to 3 years.
Number of scholarships available
Three
Requirements
- First-generation college student who is in their second year at Lindner.
- Economics or Business Economics major during academic year of award.
Scholarship amount
$ 1,000
Renewable?
No
Number of scholarships available
Two
Requirements
- Completion of ECON 1001 or ECON 1002.
- Economics or Business Economics major during academic year of award.
- 3.2 or above GPA.
Scholarship amount
$2,500
Renewable?
No
Number of scholarships available
One
Requirements
- Completion of ECON 1001 or ECON 1002.
- Economics or Business Economics major during academic year of award.
- Participation in the Undergraduate Economics Society during academic year of award.
- 3.2 or above GPA.
Scholarship amount
$1,000
Renewable?
No
Number of scholarships available
One
Requirements
- Completion of ECON 1001 or ECON 1002.
- Economics or Business Economics major during academic year of award.
- Participation in the Undergraduate Economics Society during academic year of award.
- Participation in the events organized by the Kautz-Uible Economics Institute.
Scholarship amount
$1,000
Renewable?
No
Number of scholarships available
Three
Requirements
- Completion of ECON 1001 or ECON 1002.
- Economics or Business Economics major during academic year of award.
- Participation in the Undergraduate Economics Society during academic year of award.
- 3.0 or above GPA.
Additional Opportunities
Kautz-Uible Economics Institute
The Kautz-Uible Economics Institute creates many more opportunities for Lindner economics students.
Undergraduate Economics Society
To learn about the Undergraduate Economics Society, please contact Kellie Hannan at hannankr@mail.uc.edu.
Kautz-Uible Women in Economics Initiative
Contact
Debashis Pal, PhD
David Sinton Professor of Economics
2430 Carl H. Lindner Hall
To join the Kautz-Uible Women’s Initiative LinkedIn group, please contact Kellie Hannan at hannankr@mail.uc.edu.