C. Wright Mills Award for Sociological Imagination

The C. Wright Mills Award for Sociological Imagination is a scholarship that supports a sociology major at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The award recognizes students who can best illustrate how sociology has influenced their lives by changing the way they think about social issues. Applicants are required to submit a 3-page essay reflecting on how sociology has affected their college experience. The essay should address questions such as: 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 moment in your sociology undergraduate career? This scholarship provides a $400 award to the selected recipient.