Dr. Marvin Hensley Endowed Fellowship
Recipients must be pursuing a graduate degree in the College of Natural Science. Special emphasis and consideration will be given to students in environmental research thrust areas.
This fellowship will be in the amount of $5000. Flexibility will be allowed in the distribution of the funds. Recipients may elect to receive the award in Fall or Spring Semester or request that the funds be split between the two semesters. The recipients will not be prohibited from receiving other support during the award period.
Nomination packages should include a letter of recommendation from the unit, either from the student's major professor, the graduate program director or chairperson; a copy of the student's curriculum vitae; and a statement of the students current research project. For 2008, the nomination materials should be forwarded electronically to roache@msu.edu or hard copies to Teri Roache, room 103 Natural Science Building, no later than 5:00pm on Tuesday, April 22, 2008.
Barnett Rosenberg Fellowship in Biological Sciences
The quality of current and past recipients has been excellent, consistent with the aim of making this a particularly distinctive and prestigious award. Nominees may be on campus now, or may be planning to come in the near future. The stipend will be $24,000 plus approximately $1,800 to cover the cost of health insurance. In addition, tuition and fees will be waived for ten credits Fall and Spring Semesters and four credits Summer Semester.
There is no special application form. In order for the review committee to most readily compare the nominees, please provide the following for each candidate: curriculum vitae (which includes a local mailing address and PID), statement of past achievements, current progress and future interests, and two or more letters of recommendation, at least one of which attests to the nominee's teaching and service. Due by May 1, 2008.
Tracy Hammer Graduate Student Award For Professional Development
This award recognizes and supports an outstanding graduate student with a one-time stipend that can be used for professional travel, reference texts, or computer software. Nominations are submitted by CNS faculty, staff and alumni. The Board of Directors of the CNS Alumni Association selects the recipient and presents the award at the annual CNS Awards Convocation.
The award was renamed in 1996 to memorialize 1995 co-recipient Tracy Anne
Hammer. A native of New York, Hammer was the first dual degree candidate to pursue a doctoral degree in animal genetics through the department of Microbiology and Veterinary Medicine. Her research centered on canine dilated cardiomyopathy. While traveling to a conference, Hammer died in a plane crash shortly before graduation. Her degree was awarded posthumously.
This award includes a $500 stipend funded by the CNS Alumni Association and the CNSAA Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Future Academic Scholars (FAST) Fellowship Program sponsored by the MSU Graduate School
The Graduate School Dissertation Completion Fellowships
Twenty fellowships are available annually to allow students to devote full time to writing the dissertation with the goal that the dissertation will be completed during the tenure of the fellowship. Other MSU financial support, held simultaneously with the fellowship, cannot exceed a one-half time assistantship or the equivalent. Usually, the College of Natural Science announces competition for these fellowships at the end of the spring semester. Selection of fellowship winners requires both excellence of the candidate and need for fellowship support. Students are expected to submit an outline of their thesis and a time table for completion.
AGEP Fellowship
The Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) at Michigan State University (MSU) is a National Science Foundation program that supports recruitment, retention, and graduation of U. S. students in doctoral programs in the natural and social sciences, mathematics, and engineering. The focus of AGEP places special emphasis on a fully inclusive recruitment and development of students from U. S. population groups historically underrepresented in fields of the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); and the social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences. A goal of AGEP at MSU is to foster the emergence and development of a racially and culturally inclusive community of scholars among graduate students in STEM and SBE disciplines. A feature of the MSU AGEP Learning Community is once monthly meetings to develop dialog across disciplines and to promote fellowship among peers in addition to sharing information that is key to success in graduate training and beyond.
The award is limited to $2,000/year with any possible combination of travel and professional development (including books, society memberships, software, laptops). The applicant must be a U. S. citizen or permanent resident, and must have participated in the MSU AGEP Learning Community and Community activities. The Graduate School calls for applications in January. The last due date was Feb. 1, 2008.
External Fellowships
The Genetics Society of America offers travel awards to enable graduate
students to attend a scientific meeting, conference or course. The
application is simple. Information about the DeLill Nasser Award and the
application are available on-line at the GSA Web Site:
http://www.genetics-gsa.org/pages/delill.shtml.
Awards have been in the $1000 to $1500 range. Applications may be submitted
once a year. The deadline for 2008 is November 21, 2008.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Scholarship and Fellowship Program
The DHS plans to award 100 new scholarships and fellowships to high-performing undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics that are critical to the DHS mission. The DHS Scholars and Fellows program is designed to nurture the next generation of public-service oriented scientists and engineers, while encouraging their long-term commitment to homeland security issues.Application deadlines have been in January.
Complete information is available online at http://www.orau.gov/dhsed/ .
United Negro College Fund-Merck Science Initiative Research Scholarships and
Fellowships
There is a December deadline for the United Negro College Fund-Merck Science Initiative Research Scholarships and Fellowships in the life and physical science. In 2007, this initiative provided scholarships, internships and fellowships to at least 37 outstanding African American students per year: 15 at the undergraduate level, 12 at the graduate level, and 10 at the postdoctoral level.
The undergraduate awards are up to $35,000, which includes up to $25,000 towards tuition, room and board, and billable fees. Undergraduate recipients receive two Summer Research Internships with stipends totaling at least $10,000. The recipient's department may apply for a Departmental Grant of up to $10,000. This award is intended for juniors, who will be a B.S. or B.A. degree candidate in the 2007-2008 academic year.
Graduate awards are up to $52,000, which includes a Stipend of up to $42,000 for the fellow and a Research Grant of up to $10,000. The Stipend is intended to cover a 12-24 month period with no more than $25,000 in any 12 month period. This award is intended for students within 1 to 3 years of degree completion.
Postdoctoral awards are up to $85,000, which includes a Stipend of up to $70,000 and a Research Grant of up to $15,000. The Stipend is intended to cover a 12-24 month period with no more than $45,000 in any 12 month period. This award is intended for students who will obtain their Ph.D. or equivalent degree by the end of the 2006-2007 academic year, and will be appointed as a new or continuing postdoctoral fellow by the end of the 2007 calendar year at either academic or non-academic research institutions in the USA (private industrial labs are excluded).
Information and applications are available online at http://www.uncf.org/merck/
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