Physics Department Awards and Scholarships

• Hodous Scholarship
• Hunter Award
• Lubrizol Scholarship
• Clare Boothe Luce Scholarship
• Mastin Scholarship
• Monville Award
• Monville Scholarship

Joseph L. Hunter Award

This is awarded annually for outstanding scholarship by a physics major. The winner is selected by the department faculty.

Lawrence J. Monville, S.J., Award

This is awarded annually at the departmental alumni banquet to outstanding graduating physics major(s). The winner is selected by the department faculty.

Lawrence J. Monville & Edward J. Hodous Scholarships

In 1977 several department alumni established the Lawrence J. Monville, S.J. Scholarship Fund by generously contributing and by inviting other alumni to contribute. These merit-based scholarships were first awarded in the 1980-81 academic year. The Edward J. Hodous, S.J. Scholarship Fund was established by Mrs. Robert H. Briggs.

Both awards encourage and give recognition to outstanding students who plan to pursue one of the major programs in the Physics Department. The average annual award per student is $2,000. Typically two or three per year are awarded to sophomore physics majors.

For further information and application forms please contact the Physics Department. The scholarship application deadline is March 1st.

Lubrizol Awards

The Lubrizol Corporation annually funds one or two financial awards for excellence in physics, good citizenship and leadership qualities. The awards are given to junior or senior physics majors and are applied to their tuition for the spring semester following the award. Winners of the awards are selected by the department faculty.

The Mastin Scholarship

Three Mastin Scholarships in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics, renewable in the amount of $10,000 per academic year for up to four years, are available to four John Carroll students intending to major in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. Each student must be, or be qualified as, a National Merit Semi-Finalist, or have a minimum ACT composite score of 27. Further information may be obtained from the Office of Admissions. Application deadline is February 1.