Botany-Microbiology Scholarships

2012 Botany-Microbiology Scholarships

Applications will be due in the departmental office on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 for all scholarships. Awards for Spring 2012 will be given in April.

Applications are available through links below for PDF forms (see below for reader software) and are also available on paper through the Botany/Microbiology office (135 GLCH). For further information contact the department at 325-4321.

For Botany and Microbiology Majors:
1. George L. and Cleo Cross Undergraduate Endowed Scholarships (4 undergraduate awards available at $750.00 each)
  1. Undergraduates must be sophomore level or above with 3.0 GPA or better and have completed 30 credit hours or equivalent in last academic year (Fall, Spring and Summer).
  2. Restricted to students in an undergraduate degree program with Botany or Microbiology major.
2. George L. and Cleo Cross Graduate Student Endowed Scholarships (2 to 4 graduate student awards)
  1. Graduate students will be nominated by a faculty member of the department on the basis of merit in teaching or research and will be awarded on a competitive basis.
  2. Scholarships of $1500 each will be awarded to up to two graduate students in Botany and up to two graduate students in Microbiology who are not on fellowship support.
3. Paul G. Risser Scholarship (up to $1500 [payable $750 per fall and spring semesters])
  1. Graduate or undergraduate student who is a resident of the State of Oklahoma, graduated from an Oklahoma High School and is a full-time, regularly enrolled student majoring in Botany or Microbiology at the University of Oklahoma.
  2. Scholarship will be awarded on a competitive basis. Preference will be given to Kay County residents.
4. Lois Pfiester Women in Science Scholarship (1 available at $750.00)
  1. Recipient must be a regularly enrolled female graduate student working toward an advanced degree in the life sciences, with preference given to students working toward an advanced degree in Botany and Microbiology.
  2. Scholarship is based on merit in both teaching and research, and will be awarded on a competitive basis.
For Microbiology Majors Only:
1. Harrison L. Chance Scholarship (1 available at $750.00 each)
  1. Scholarship based on scholastic achievements, merit and need.
  2. Recipient must be a microbiology major with firm intentions of pursuing a career in microbiology.
  3. Recipient must be either an undergraduate or graduate student with preference given to undergraduates.
2. Margaret Root McKinley Scholarship (1 available at $500.00)
  1. Recipient must be a full-time regularly enrolled student in good academic standing. Must be a microbiology major.
  2. Recipient must be a U.S. citizen.
  3. Recipient must maintain a GPA of 3.0.
  4. An OU faculty member must nominate students for the Margaret Root McKinley scholarship in writing.
3. Robert D. Watkins Minority Graduate Fellowship
  1. This is an American Society for Microbiology national scholarship for a Ph.D. student
  2. Duration: 3 years, Award: $21,000/year ($63,000 total)
  3. Eligibility: US citizen or national, member of underrepresented minority group in the sciences, including African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Pacific Islanders, member of ASM, in a Ph.D. program, and graduate course work completed in the microbiological sciences.
  4. Deadline: Annually on May 1.
  5. For complete details, see the web site above!

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