Scholarships 

Catherine Wang Scholarship 
Scholarship in the amount of $1,400 in honor of Catherine Wang, a 1982 Stony Brook graduate in History who went on to become an attorney specializing in communications law. She is now a partner at a prestigious Washington, D.C. law first and remains a generous and committed donor to the History department.  To apply for this scholarship visit the ScholarshipUniverse portal.

Gardiner Scholarship 
Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 for a student with an academic focus on early American History, the history of the greater NY region, or other areas of history in which the Gardiners have played a prominent role.  To apply for this scholarship visit the ScholarshipUniverse portal.

Mitchell Scholarship 
Scholarship in the amount of $2,527 in honor of Cynthia Mitchell to recognize student excellence and financial need. To apply for this scholarship visit the ScholarshipUniverse portal.

RDL Gardiner Scholarship 
Scholarship in the amount of $2,000 awarded to a talented undergraduate History major focusing on American history. To apply for this scholarship visit the ScholarshipUniverse portal.

Richard B. Martin Scholarship 
Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 in honor of Richard B. Martin, class of 1968, now a principal in the law firm of Martin & Molinari in Freeport, New York. Through his generous contribution, the scholarship recognizes an undergraduate who demonstrates significant promise and potential in the study of history.  To apply for this scholarship visit the ScholarshipUniverse portal.

Rosalie & Emil Berla Scholar
For an outstanding student in Judaic Studies with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

URECA (Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities)
Presented to students who discuss their original research at the annual History Department
Undergraduate Conference, coordinated in conjunction with the university-wide URECA
undergraduate research symposium.

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Prizes 

Alex and Zach Traum Research Award
In honor of the Traum family, graduates of Stony Brook, in recognition of excellence in the study of American History.

Returning Student Award
Presented to an outstanding returning student who has completed their degree in History.

Roger Wunderlich Memorial Award
In honor of Roger Wunderlich who earned his PhD in History at Stony Brook after retirement from a former career. He was the department's oldest-ever PhD recipient. He then went on with great energy to become founder, editor, and publisher of the Long Island Historical Journal. Roger had a passion for historical inquiry fervently believed that Long Island's history was a microcosm of the history of the American Republic.

Staudenraus Award
In honor of Philip J. Staudenraus, a former U.S. history professor who specialized in abolitionism
and the Civil War. He was also a great champion of undergraduate writing. This award is presented for service to the History Department and more broadly to the Stony Brook community.

Stony Brook Foundation Award
Presented to the graduating senior with the highest GPA in History.

W.K. Ferguson Award
In honor of Wallace K. Ferguson, a renowned historian of the Renaissance. The fund was established by Professor Elof Carlson, a retired Stony Brook University Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Bio Chemistry and Cell Biology. An American geneticist, noted historian of science, and the first Headmaster of Stony Brook University's Honors College, Dr. Carlson established the fund in recognition of the importance of History and the impact Wallace Ferguson had on him as a student. To qualify, students must have a minimum 3.2 GPA in History.