Thanks to several generous bequests, the National Huguenot Society (NHS) currently offers two merit scholarships for undergraduate and graduate studies.  The Jacqueline Wells Dickey Scholarship is available to NHS members only; the Lois Lefler Walker Scholarship Assist Fund award is available to members as well as children/grandchildren of NHS members.

Applications for both Scholarships are available below.

The Jacqueline Wells Dickey Scholarship Fund

  • The late Jacqueline Wells Dickey’s bequest has permitted the National Huguenot Society to offer scholarships since 2002.
  • Applications, available on the NHS website, are due on February 1, prior to the commencement of the academic year for which the award is granted.
  • The recipient must be a member of The National Huguenot Society, Inc. (meeting all requirements for that membership).
  • The recipient must be a student at an accredited college or graduate school who has had at least two semesters of history which include, in part, history of religion.
  • The recipient must have completed at least two years of college, maintaining a 3.0 average.
  • Scholarships are limited to $5,000 per student. Scholarships are not renewable.
  • Need is not a factor.
  • All applicants for the Jacqueline Wells Dickey Scholarship are also considered for the Lois Lefler Walker Scholarship Assist award. However, the winner of the Jacqueline Wells Dickey Scholarship is not eligible to receive a Lois Lefler Walker Scholarship Assist Fund award in the same grant year.

The Lois Lefler Walker Scholarship Assist Fund

  • The Lois Lefler Walker Scholarship Assist Fund, created in 1986 by Sterling M. Lefler and originally administered by the Huguenot Society of Connecticut (currently inactive), is now administered by the national Society. The bequest was originally intended to assist “worthy Huguenot students in college who are direct descendants of a Society member with the purchase of textbooks.”   The terms of the bequest allow funds to be granted to children or grandchildren of current NHS members.
  • Applications, available on the NHS website, are due on February 1, prior to the commencement of the academic year for which the award is granted.
  • The recipient(s) must be enrolled as either a returning undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university. Applications are due on February 1, prior to the commencement of the academic year for which the award is granted.
  • The grant for each recipient of the Lois Lefler Walker Scholarship Assist fund is limited to a maximum of $500 per year. Grants may be awarded to several recipients each year. A student may receive this award more than one year, but a new application is required for each year.
  • Need is not a factor.
  • Scholarship checks will be issued directly to educational institutions.
  • Winning the National Huguenot Society’s Lois Lefler Walker Scholarship Assist award does not preclude the winner(s) from subsequently applying or reapplying for the Jacqueline Wells Dickey Scholarship Fund award. All applicants for the Jacqueline Wells Dickey Scholarship are also considered for the Lois Lefler Walker Scholarship Assist award.

Application forms

These application forms must be completed and submitted together with all the attachments specified in the instructions and mailed as a package to the individual identified at the bottom of the application form.  Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Co-Chairs of the Scholarship Committee via email at .

Click here for Jacqueline Wells Dickey Scholarship Application

Click here for Lois Lefler Walker Scholarship Assist Award Application

 

Congratulations to our 2023 scholarship winners!

Jacqueline Wells Dickey Scholarship winner:

The National Huguenot Society Scholarship Committee selected Ms. Caroline Kate DuBois-Weber as its 2023 winner of the $5,000 Jacqueline Wells Dickey Scholarship.  Last year, Ms. DuBois-Weber was one of the recipients of the Lois Lefler Walker Scholarship Assist awards.

Ms. DuBois-Weber, a descendant of Louis DuBois and a member of the National Huguenot Society of Florida, and she attends the University of Texas at Austin, majoring in Behavioral Neuroscience and Classical Civilization.

 

Lois Leffler Walker Scholarship Assist award winners:

The National Huguenot Society Scholarship Committee selected Mr. Jackson P. Barr, Mr. Paul-Christian Dubois-Weber, Mr. David Crossan and Ms. Natalie Franks as its 2023 winners of Lois Leffler Walker Scholarship Assist awards.

Mr. Barr is a member of the National Huguenot Society in Illinois, Ancestor Caspar Elias Diller/Dillier, and he attends Texas State University, majoring in Philosophy and Psychology.

Mr. DuBois-Weber is a member of the National Huguenot Society in Florida, Ancestor Louis DuBois, and he attends the University of Florida, majoring in Computer Engineering.

Mr. Crossan is a lineal descendant of a National Huguenot Society member, Ancestor Nicholas Gaylard, and he attends Liberty University, majoring in Accounting.

Ms. Franks is a lineal descendant of a National Huguenot Society member, Ancestor Jacques Vereen, and she attends Colorado State University, majoring in Interior Architecture and Design.