Scholarship application form, Department of Zoology & Physiology
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO
zprequest@uwyo.edu
Preferred format: a single pdf (.doc or .docx format also acceptable)
Title format:
LastName_Initials_Scholarship.pdf or LastName_Initials_Scholarship.doc
N.B. Applications not thus titled may be rejected
READ ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS CAREFULLY
IF YOU RECEIVE AN AWARD, YOU WILL NEED TO
WRITE A THANK YOU LETTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE YOUR AWARD
Deadline: 5 p.m. Monday 9 November 2015 (rev. 12-Oct-15)
Name: ___________________________________E-mail: ___________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________
Phone: ______________________________________ W#: __________________________
Hometown: __________________ Advisor: _______________________________________
Your expected class standing for fall: ___Junior ____Senior ____ Graduate _____Cum. GPA
Academic Major at UW (or area of Specialty): _____________________________________
You may use the same letter of explanation or proposal for multiple award applications.
Check as many boxes as are appropriate.
Awardees will need to provide a letter of thanks to the donor(s) before receiving any monetary compensation.
Terrestrial or General Awards: (again, check appropriate boxes)
Dr. George E. Menkens Memorial Scholarship. Ph.D. candidate (prelims completed prior to application deadline) in
ecology, evolution, wildlife or fisheries. Electronically attach a c.v. and a 5-page (single spaced) proposal with a 300
word (or less) summary, introduction (including research objectives, hypotheses, and relevance), methods, and
preliminary results, if available. List three references.
L. Floyd Clarke Graduate Scholar Award. Graduate student beginning a research project. Submit a 1-page, singlespaced proposal. If you are applying for the Menkens, provide an abbreviated 1-page version here as well. List three
references.
L. Floyd Clarke Greater Yellowstone Scholarship.
1) Graduate student studying ecosystems in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Submit a 1-page, single-spaced proposal. List
three references.
2) Undergraduate studying ecosystems in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Submit a 1-page, single-spaced proposal
describing your proposed research. List two references.
Reed W. Fautin Memorial Scholarship. Junior, senior, or graduate. with a focus on terrestrial ecology or wildlife. Submit
1- page letter indicating career goals, involvement in related activities and how the scholarship will help meet those goal
List two references.
Robert A. Jenkins Undergraduate Research Award. Junior or senior Biology, Zoology or Physiology major
conducting or planning research in physiology, genetics, molecular, cellular or developmental biology. Submit a 1- page
proposal. with three sections: summary, introduction (including research objectives, hypotheses, and relevance) and
methods. List two references, one of whom should be your faculty research mentor.
Fisheries and Aquatic Ecology Awards: (again, check appropriate boxes)
In a one-page essay, describe why you are interested in a career in
fisheries or aquatic ecology, your career goals and any work
experiences or non-course involvement in these areas. Include a
list of fisheries and aquatic-related courses.
Dennis Jespersen Memorial Scholarship, (junior, senior or graduate).
Michael Yakimovich Award, (junior or senior). For students studying fisheries, aquatic biology, and/or herpetology.
Louis C. “Red” Rockett Memorial Scholarship, (junior, senior, or graduate).
George T. Baxter Fellowship, (graduate or postdoctoral).
Great Plains Fishery Worker’s Association Scholarship, (junior senior or graduate). For students in fisheries related
fields. List two references who could support your application for this scholarship.
Jackson Hole One Fly Foundation Dennis Andersen Memorial Scholarship, (graduate student studying aquatic
ecology) For those interested in aquatic ecology or wildlife management. List two references who could support your
application for this scholarship.
Electronic signature: ____________________________________ Date: ___________________
Submitting this application signifies your consent to have your grades, transcript(s) and/or financial information released when this
information is required for scholarships and for your name to be released as the recipient of any scholarship you are awarded.