Scholarship Opportunities for Chemistry Majors

If you're feeling a little low-tech today, check the bottom drawer of the filing cabinet in the computer lab for hard copies of scholarship & internship information.

Undergraduate Scholarships

• Clare Booth Luce Scholarships

CSB awards four, 2-year, full tuition scholarships to CSB sophomores in math or science.

• AWIS Scholarships

CSB students are eligible for small ($250 - $1000) scholarships. Preference given to students intending to pursue a career in scientific research. Deadline mid-January.

• The Helen N. & Harold B. Shapira Scholarship Awards

To stimulate interest in the study of heart & blood vessel diseases. For undergraduates working in a medically related curriculum. $1000. See Henry Jakubowski.

• Dow AgroSciences Scholarship

For students interested in a career in environmental research. Two $1000 scholarships awarded annually. Contact Debra Young, Environmental Chemistry Laboratory, Dow Agrosciences, 9330 Zionsville Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268; (317) 337-3458; dlyoung@dowagro.com.

• NIH Undergraduate Scholarships

For outstanding students from disadvantaged backgrounds or underrepresented groups. Up to $20,000 per year of scholarship support, plus a 10-week summer internship at the National Institutes of Health for each year of scholarship, plus one year of employment at NIH upon graduation.

• The Siemens Building Technologies Scholarships

Siemens, through its Landis Division, has a Foundation that gives a million dollars in scholarships and grants each year.

• ACS Scholarships

200 awards worth $2500 each for minority students pursuing bachelor's degrees in chemistry and related areas. Sponsored by Bayer, Glaxo Wellcome, Shell, PPG and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.

• UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards

For outstanding African American students interested in pursuing biomedical science careers Scholarship award of up to $25,000 and summer research internship stipends of $5000.

Questions: see Chris Schaller