Student Scholarships in the Biological Sciences Department
Note: Application period open in April. Deadline May 1st by 5:00PM annually. All linked documents are in MSWord format (.doc).
| # | Annual Scholarship Name | Award Amount | Eligible Students | Scholarship Brief Description | Scholarship Detail Description Link |
Application Form Link | Award Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven J. Wickler Scholarship | $750.00 | Graduate students in the College of Agriculture or the College of Science | For applicants who study some aspect of animal or human biology. Preferred research fields include those studied by Dr. Wickler (metabolism, thermoregulation, altitude physiology, locomotor physiology, and biomechanics), however students of all other areas of animal or human biology are encouraged to apply. | Steven Wickler Scholarship | Steven J. Wickler Memorial Scholarship Application Form | Dr. Don Hoyt |
| 2 | Larry Dang Scholarship | $1,000.00 | Undergraduates in Biology | For applicants who are full-time biology students with financial need and who are also active in the community. | Larry Dang Scholarship | Larry Dang Memorial Scholarship Application Form | Dr. Edward Bobich |
| 3 | Harold Lint Scholarship | $750.00 | Senior / Graduate student in Biology | For applicants who have superior academic records and a primary interest in botany and/or biological conservation. | Harold Lint Scholarship | Biological Sciences Department Scholarships and Awards Application Form | Dr. Edward Bobich |
| 4 | Chuck Bayless Scholarship | $750.00 | Junior / Senior / Graduate student in Biology | For applicants who demonstrate an interest in field or environmental biology, and promise of continuing in that area; must be married. | Chuck Bayless Scholarship | Dr. Don Hoyt | |
| 5 | Tim Brown Scholarship | $750.00 | Senior / Graduate student in Biology | For applicants who show evidence of ability to conduct an independent research project, an interest in field or environmental biology and promise of continuing in that area. | Tim Brown Scholarship | Dr. Kris Lappin | |
| 6 | Ed Roche Research Assistant Scholarship | $750.00 | Senior / Graduate student in Biology | For applicants with high academic standing and commitment to science and research. | Ed Roche Scholarship | Dr. Christos Stathopoulos | |
| 7 | Vernon Gregory Scholarship | $750.00 | Senior / Graduate student in Biology | For applicants with high academic standing and commitment to biological science. | Vernon Gregory Scholarship | Dr. Ansel Zhao | |
| 8 | Larry McKane Teaching Assistant Scholarship | $750.00 | Teaching Associates in Biology | For teaching associates in the Biology Graduate Program who demonstrate both academic excellence and outstanding overall instructional performance. | Larry McKane Scholarships | Dr. Ansel Zhao | |
| 9 | Wu Scholarship | $750.00 | Undergraduate / Graduate student in Biology | Established to provide support for undergraduate and graduate biological sciences students doing research in the area of plant physiology, virology, and biological sciences | Dr. Wu Scholarship | Dr. Sep Eskandari | |
| 10 | Rachel Carson Environmental Science Scholarship | $10,000.00 | Upper-division undergraduate or graduate students in all disciplinaries | For applicants enrolled in any college (ex. Science, Environmental Design, Engineering) that prepares the student for a career directly involved in the preservation and enhancement of the natural environment. | Rachel Carson Scholarship | Rachel Carson Environmental Science Scholarship Application Form | Dr. Sep Eskandari |
| 11 | David F. Steele Pre-Professional Scholarship | $1,000.00 | Junior / Senior in all disciplinaries | For applicants who are enrolled in a pre-professional health field and plan to continue their studies after graduation to earn degrees that include MD, DDS, DVM or MPH. | David Steele Scholarship | David Steele Scholarship Application form | Dr. John Chan |
| 12 | Microbiology Scholarship | $750.00 | Undergraduates in Biology | For a graduating undergraduate senior with the highest GPA in Microbiology major or sub-major. | N/A | N/A | Dr. Wei-Jen Lin |