College of Science
College of Science
Initial faculty contact for the College of Science students is Professor Kathie Newman,
Associate Dean, 229 Nieuwland Science, 1-6375
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
deadline February 1, 2000
A Goldwater Scholarship is a very prestigious award, and is also one in which Notre
Dame has had a proven record of success: One of three of our nominees win a
scholarship each year, and many of the winners go on to further academic achievements.
Last year the scholarship was $7500 per year. Students must compete to
be a Goldwater nominee, and are chosen by an internal selection committee. To be
eligible to be considered for nomination, a student must be a current sophomore
or junior pursuing a bachelor's degree on a full-time basis; have an average of at
least B (3.000) or the equivalent and be in the upper fourth of his or her class; be a
U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, or resident alien and must have a demonstrated interest
in a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
(http://www.act.org/goldwater) Contact:
Kathie Newman, Associate Dean of Science at 631-7738.
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B.F. Goodrich Inventors Program
last year's deadline June 2
(http://www.invent.org) From their web page: "The BFGoodrich
Collegiate Inventors Program (BFG-CIP) is currently seeking entries for the 1997-98 academic year.
The BFG-CIP is a prestigious national competition which recognizes college and university
students across the country whose innovations, discoveries, and research
are deemed the year's most outstanding. This unique competition rewards the working
relationship between students and their advisors who collaborate on
innovations which are potentially patentable. Full-time students within the United
States are eligible to participate. Up to three (3) entries for the All-Collegiate
(graduate, postgraduate, and undergraduate students) category receive cash prizes of
$7,500 each. Their advisors receive $2,500. A post-doc fellow or researcher
that is involved in any projects with a graduate student(s) and faculty advisor is
also eligible. It may also include a post-doc fellow or researcher that is involved in
any projects with the aforementioned graduate student and faculty advisor. In addition,
up to three (3) undergraduate entries receive cash prizes of $3,000 each and
their advisors receive $1,000. The winners are honored alongside the world's most famous
inventors during the annual National Inventors Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremonies."
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowships for Biological and Biomedical Sciences
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute announces the 1999 competitions for fellowship programs
that support training in fundamental biological and biomedical
research. Awards, based on international competitions, focus on research directed to
understanding basic biological processes or disease mechanisms. Fellowships
may be held at academic or nonprofit research institutions. For 1999 Program Announcements
and applications contact:
Hughes Fellowship Program
Fellowship Programs Unit
National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC 20418
(202) 334-2872
Fax (202) 334-3419
E-mail infofell@nas.edu
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McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program
Refer to Arts and Letters.
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National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
last year's deadline October 15 , 1999
See
http://www.orau.gov/orise/resg.htm
This scholarship is funded through the U.S. Department of Energy and provides
scholarships of $3,000 to four-year university
students. Eligible students must be pursuing degrees in disciplines in the categories
of Environmental Science, Math, Science, Technical, Computer Science, or other
careers supportive of DOE's goal of environmental restoration and environmental
management. You must be of Hispanic background; have a minimum 2.8 GPA; be
a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident; must be interested in environmentally related
careers and must be enrolled in Fall 1998 and in attendance through Spring 1999
as a full-time student.
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Natl. Institute of Health's Undergraduate Scholarship Program
deadline April 30, 2000
See http://ugsp.info.nih.gov Must be a U.S.
citizen, permanent resident, or national
of the U.S.; must be enrolled full-time in 1999-2000; must have a GPA of 3.5 or
better (or be in the top 5% of his/her class) and must demonstrate extreme economic need
or come from a disadvantaged background. Scholarship awards will pay
up to $20,000 per academic year (may reapply for additional years). There are up to 15
competitive scholarships available nationwide. There is a required 10-week
laboratory experience. After graduation, scholarship recipients are required to serve as
full-time employees in an NIH research laboratory.
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National Security Education Program
deadline April 10, 2000
This is a specialized scholarship program for students majoring in Engineering or Applied
Science and studying abroad in one of the countries specified in the
program. The list of allowed countries excludes Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New
Zealand, but includes such countries as chile, Indian, Japan, and
Mexico. It is also required that the student study a foreign language appropriate to the
identified country. The literature states that study of a common language
(Spanish or French is permissible only when it is at an advanced level of competency. The
NSEP was established by the National Security Education Act of 1991.
You are eligible to apply for an NSEP scholarship if you meet the following conditions: you
are a U.S. citizen at the time of application; your are matriculated as
freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a U.S. post-secondary institution; you are applying
to engage in a study abroad experience that meets home institution
standards; your are planning to use the scholarship for study abroad (NSEP undergraduate
scholarship are not for study in the U.S.); the study abroad program ends
before graduation. The NSEP brochure states preference will be given to applicants in the
following fields: primary emphasis is given to engineering and applied
sciences (biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, math and physics)
(other non-science areas are also listed) and secondary emphasis is given
to health (other non-science areas are also listed).
http://www.dtic.mil/defenselink/pubs/nsep.
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UNCF-Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship
last year's deadline January 15, 2000.
See
http://scholaships.berkeley.edu/merck.html.
In order to be eligible you must be an African American; enrolled full time in a four-year
college or university; a junior who will be a degree candidate in the 1998-99
academic year; a life or physical sciences major. Applicants majoring in the physical
sciences must have completed two semesters of organic chemistry by the end of
the 1997-98 academic year. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale, both
cumulative and in the major subjects. You must be committed to work as
an intern for two semesters at a Merck research facility and you must be a citizen
or permanent resident of the U.S.
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