BIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Due: Feb. 1, 2016
Last Name
First Name
M.I.
Student ID Number
Email Address
Declared Major(s)
Declared Minor(s)
Overall Undergraduate Credit Hours
EMU Biology Credit Hours
Overall EMU GPA
Biology GPA (include all EMU BIO & BIOT courses)
Answer the following questions for all awards:
Are you planning to do research with a faculty member (Y/N)?
Are you planning to work as an elementary school teacher (Y/N)?
Are you planning to work as a secondary school science teacher (Y/N)?
Are you planning to study/do research/work in botany or ecology (Y/N)?
Answer the following questions if you are applying for a Bryan or Wertenberger Scholarship:
Do you qualify for Federal Financial Aid beyond Direct Unsubsidized Loans (Y/N)?
If you answer no, provide a narrative to support your claim of financial need.
Check the scholarships for which you would like to be considered. Read the award description and eligibility
summary sheet to determine the awards for which awards you are eligible. You may apply for multiple awards.
 Brown/Hellwig Research Fellowship
 Brown/Hellwig Research Apprenticeship
 Brown/Hellwig Special Study Scholarship
 Richard Giles Botany Award
 Federated Garden Club of Michigan Award
 Fred C. & Ford R. Bryan Scholarship
 Suzanne Stevens Scholarship
 Mary Goddard Scholarship
 Bert Johnson Scholarship
 Stephen & Christine Liu Scholarship
 Minnie Neary Scholarship
 Grace E. Wertenberger Scholarship
Submit the following materials for all awards except the Brown/Hellwig Awards:
 Essay (1-2 pg.) describing your educational and career goals and indicating how the award(s) will help you to
achieve those goals. If also applying for a Brown/Hellwig award, you may use the same essay
 Statement of relevant academic, work-related or service activities (e.g. club or group memberships,
presentations, publications and awards, volunteer work) or current resume including this information
 A print out of your current EMU web transcript
 One letter of recommendation
Note: In-service teachers applying for a Bryan scholarship need to submit only the essay and a short resume
Submit the following materials for the Brown/Hellwig Research Fellowships:
 Research proposal (1-2 pg.) including specific aims and a timeline
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 Essay (1-2 pg.) describing your educational and career goals and indicating how the Fellowship will help you to
achieve those goals
 Statement of relevant academic, work-related or service activities or current resume including this information
 A print out of your current EMU web transcript
 A letter from the sponsoring Biology faculty member
 At least one letter in addition to the letter from the sponsoring Biology faculty member
 Additional letters of support/recommendation are encouraged
Submit the following materials for the Brown/Hellwig Apprenticeships:
 Essay (1-2 pg.) describing your educational and career goals and indicating how the Apprenticeship will help
you to achieve those goals
 Essay (1 page) describing the proposed learning activities to be performed during the Apprenticeship and their
relevance to your career goals
 Statement of relevant academic, work-related or service activities or current resume including this information
 A print out of your current EMU web transcript
 A letter from the sponsoring Biology faculty member
 One additional letter of reference
Submit the following materials for the Brown/Hellwig Special Study Awards:
 Essay (1-2 pg.) describing your educational and career goals and indicating how the Special Study Award will
help you to achieve those goals. Include in your essay information about your intended off-campus biology field
course
 Statement of relevant academic, work-related or service activities or current resume including this information
 A print out of your current EMU web transcript
 One letter of reference
 For those planning a non-EMU course or international research experience, include a one-page summary of the
planned activity.
Application submission deadline is Monday, February 1, 2016 by hard copy to the Biology Office (441 Science;
8am-5pm Monday-Friday) or by email to Dr. Marianne Laporte (mlaporte@emich.edu)
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