C. Wright Mills Award for Sociological Imagination

This scholarship supports a sociology major. Applicants will be asked to craft an essay reflecting on how sociology has had an influence on their life by changing the way they think about social issues.

Award
$400
Deadline
02/14/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Awarded to a sociology major who best illustrates how sociology has had an influence on their life by changing the way they think about social issues. Essay question: Please upload a 3 page statement answering: How has sociology affected your college experience? Some ways you might approach this essay include asking yourself: Has your point of view changed because of sociology? Has a major in sociology affected what you thought you wanted to do with your life? Was there an eye-opening, aha! moment in your sociology undergraduate career?