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Thyrsa F. Svager Master's Degree Scholarship
The Thyrsa F. Svager Mathematics Scholarship Fund was established to help African-American mathematics majors graduating from Central State University earn their master’s degree. Dr. Svager was the one of the first women in the United States to earn her Ph.D. in mathematics. She also is credited with a long and distinguished career at Central State University that began in 1954 as an assistant professor of mathematics and concluded upon her retirement in 1993 as provost and vice president for academic affairs.
Applicants must:
- be an African-American student graduating with a degree in mathematics from Central State University,
- be a United States citizen,
- have a minimum GPA of 3.0 based upon a 4.0 scale, and
- be accepted to an accredited mathematics master’s degree program.
Award
Master’s Degree
Categories
African-American Community Fund
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