Chemistry Scholarships

Overview

Through the generosity of alumni and other friends of the department, the Chemistry Department is able to offer scholarships and summer research support. In 2012, the department awarded more than 30 undergraduate scholarships that totaled more than $80,000. Any student who is a chemistry major, a chemistry course major, or who is conducting research with a chemistry faculty member and will be enrolled as an undergraduate at UW-Madison during the 2013-14 academic year is eligible for the scholarships. An overall GPA of at least 3.0 is required for application; awards are based on both merit and financial need. You may apply for academic year scholarships and/or summer research support. Recipients of the summer research scholarships must register for at least one credit of Chem 699 for the summer semester. Students cannot receive both the Hilldale Research Fellowship and a chemistry summer research scholarship for the same summer.

Scholarship applications for the 2013-14 academic year are due by Feb. 28, 2013. Award recipients will be notified in April 2013.

Application Instructions

To apply for a scholarship, students must complete an online application through Scholarships@UW-Madison. To see descriptions of the available scholarships, click the "Find Scholarships" tab and select "Department of Chemistry" from the drop-down menu. Applicants only need to fill out one application form to be eligible for all available chemistry academic year and summer research support awards.

As part of the application, applicants must include a letter of support from a faculty member or mentor, a brief statement of interest, and a resume. Transfer students will also need to submit unofficial transcripts from their former institution(s). For students applying for a summer research scholarship, the letter of support should come from the faculty member who will supervise their summer research project.

The brief statement of interest should include the following information:

1. Describe your current and past activities at UW-Madison. This could include undergraduate research (including the names of your supervisors and dates or semesters), publications, other professionally relevant activities, or any chemistry organizations or outreach programs of which you are a member or with which you are active.
2. Describe any professionally relevant experience (studies or research elsewhere, summer jobs, tutoring, etc.).
3. Tell us about your plans for the future (e.g., will you be doing undergraduate research, are you planning on graduate or medical school, teaching at the high school or college level, working in industry, etc.).
4. Tell us briefly of any financial needs not currently met by gift aid.

To learn more about how to write a resume and a personal statement, visit L&S Career Services website and/or considering attending a UW Writing Center workshop. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Dr. Jeanne Hamers
Room 1328 Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Department of Chemistry
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
jhamers@wisc.edu
608.263.4852

Scholarships Awarded

2012-13

2012-13 Academic Year Scholarships
Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship: Wenting Cai, Kimberly Dinh
Ackerman Scholarship: Anders Knight, Robert Masse, Jonathan Schellenberg, Amanda Zuberbier
Wayland Noland: Zachary Degregorio
Martha Gunhild Week Scholarship: Amy Davis
Margaret McLean Bender Scholarship: Clara Chow
Richard Fischer Scholarship: Brian Cornille
Mable Duthey Reiner Scholarship: Sara Karraker
Student Support in Chemistry SSC Scholarship: Jonathan Lang, Nicholas Sanchez, Eric Wiensch
George J. & Arleen D. Ziarnik Scholarship: Joshua Shutter
Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship: Chau Phan, Megan Walters
Andrew Dorsey Memorial Scholarship: Jero Bean
Plank Scholarship: Brendon Sargent
Hypercube Award: Thomas Carey

2012 Summer Research Scholarships
Student Support in Chemistry SSC Scholarship: Seth Berger, Chau Phan, David Schuman
Ackerman Scholarship: Brian Cornille, Zachary Niemeyer, Megan Walters
Edwin M. and Kathryn M. Larsen Scholarship: Jero Bean, Zachary Degregorio
Walter W. and Young-Ja C. Toy Scholarship: Noah Bown, Clara Ye
Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship: Sylvia Chen, Gergana Hinrichs
Telander Scholarship: Si Wang

2011-12

2011-12 Academic Year Scholarships
Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship: Lauren Buckley, Clara Chow
Ackerman Scholarship: Nicholas A. Harris, Robert Hetue, Andrew Maza, Alan Meis, Tyler Wadzinski
Wayland Noland Scholarship: Zeeshan Haq
Martha Gunhild Week Scholarship: Yufan Wu
Margaret McLean Bender Scholarship: Rebecca Li
Richard Fischer Scholarship: Jack Collins
Mable Duthey Reiner Scholarship: Wenting Cai
Student Support in Chemistry SSC Scholarship: Jacob Brummond, Andrew Schaefer
George J. & Arleen D. Ziarnik Scholarship: Joshua Tessner
Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship: Chau Minh Phan
Edward Panek Scholarship: Greg Budoff
Plank/Putze Scholarship: Carol Wu Lam
Plank Scholarship: Anna Fleischman

2011 Summer Research Scholarships
Nigel Becknell, Jacob Brummond, Greg Budoff, Wenting Cai, Phan Chau, Jack Collins, Nicholas Harris, Dana Jackson, Rebecca Li, Andrew Maza, Andrew Schaefer, Tyler Wadzinski