Ken and Mary Parnell Renwick Endowed Superior Graduate Scholarship

UPDATED AWARD CRITERIA PENDING – WILL BE UPDATED (Samantha 8.21.2025)

To qualify for the scholarship, a student must meet the following:

A. Recipient must meet ULM GRE requirements as defined by the Graduate School, with a minimum Graduate Record Examination (verbal + quantitative) converted score of 750.

B. Recipient must be enrolled as a full time student pursuing a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.

C. Recipient must have a minimum 3.50 undergraduate GPA.

D. The scholarship award will cover a one-academic-year period (continuous, for 12 months) and will be renewable for a second year, based upon satisfactory performance.

E. Recipient must maintain a GPA of 3.25 each semester, make significant progress in research, and remain enrolled as a full time student for continued funding. The Major Professor (Research Mentor) will determine student progress and report to the Director for the Marriage and Family Therapy Program by March 1 if progress is not being made. If the Major Professor reports that significant progress has not occurred, the Ken and Mary Parnell Renwick Endowed Superior Graduate Scholarship will be awarded to a new applicant at the beginning of the next academic year.

The ULMSC will work with MFT faculty to choose recipients.