Scholarships
There are a variety of scholarships offered and administered through the College of Science. Scholarships are available for students entering as freshman into graduate school. Selection of recipients is on a competitive basis. Applications are reviewed, evaluated and awarded by the College of Science Scholarship Committee, comprised of COS faculty & staff, the Dean and Associate Dean.
To apply for the scholarships listed below (in addition to many others) please visit the University of Arizona's scholarship matching site Scholarship Universe. Using this site you can enter information about yourself and then be automatically matched to scholarships for which you're eligible and which are currently accepting applications.
Undergraduate Scholarships
College of Science Opportunity Scholarship
Eligibility: Undergraduate students with majors in the College of Science who have a demonstrated interest in or commitment to advancing women in science. Preference for applicants from rural areas in Arizona and applicants with a demonstrated interest in or commitment to historically underrepresented populations.
Award Amount: $5,000/yr, possibility for renewal
Van de Verde Undergraduate Research Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Undergraduate students majoring in a College of Science discipline that demonstrate academic excellence and professional promise. Scholarship recipients must be working cooperatively with a faculty member on a research project. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Award Amount: $1,500/yr. possibility of renewal by re-application
H.J. & Signe Bonnevie Memorial Science Scholarship
Eligibility: Incoming freshmen who are National Merit Scholar Finalists and have indicated U of A as their first choice with a major in a scientific discipline within the College of Science. Award based on scholarship, merit, and professional potential.
Award Amount: $1,000/yr, renewable
Paul G. Koch & Elsie M. Koch Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Incoming freshman/graduates of Tucson/Pima County high schools majoring in scientific disciplines. Award based on scholarship, merit, and professional potential.
Award Amount: $2,000/yr, renewable by re-application
Charles, Charles Jr., & Anthony Vomaska Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: High School graduates from Pima County with preference for Rincon High School graduates majoring in a scientific field, particularly pre-med studies. Applicants must be US citizens.
Award Amount: $1,000, non-renewable
Glen W., Vanice, & Keith G. Reid Biomedical Research Scholarship
Eligibility: This research award is made annually to, US born undergraduates or graduate students conducting research in fields of alcoholism, macular degeneration of the eye, cancer, human nutrition or allergies. Candidates must be excelling academically and making timely progress towards their degree.
Award Amount: $1,000/yr, possibility of renewal by re-application
Scholarships Contact:
Cecelia Perez
[email protected]
Galileo Circle Scholarships
Eligibility: Outstanding science undergraduates and graduate students are nominated by departments
Contact: Kasey Barghout
[email protected]
Graduate Scholarships
General Science
Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society Scholarship
Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate science student pursuing career in environmental sciences
Contact: Scholarship Office (520) 621-2483
Glen W. Vanice and Keith G. Reid Endowment for Scientific Research in Biomedical Fields
Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate science students, native-born US citizens conducting research in macular degeneration, cancer, nutrition or allergies
Contact: Office of the Associate Dean (520) 626-1092
Astronomy
Jamieson Graduate Fellowship
Eligibility: Astronomy graduate student
Contact: John Bieging (520) 621-2288
Andrew Ellicott Douglass Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: 2005-2006 Astronomy graduate students with outstanding academic achievement and financial need
Contact: John Bieging (520) 621-2288
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Herbert E. Carter Award
Eligibility: Biochemistry graduate student that demonstrates potential as an independent scientist
Contact: Olivia Mendoza (520) 621-3868
Biochemistry
John Hostetter Scholarship in Biochemistry
Eligibility: Biochemistry graduate students that demonstrate academic excellence and financial need
Contact: (520) 621-2483
Chemistry
David F. O'Brien Graduate Fellowship in Chemistry
Eligibility: Post 3rd year Chemistry graduate student working in biochemistry and cancer research
Contact: Lori Boyd (520) 621-4348
Marvel Scholarship
Eligibility: Chemistry graduate student
Contact: Lori Boyd (520) 621-4348
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Robert W. Hoshaw
Eligibility: Outstanding graduate student in EEB with the potential to make contribution to field of EEB
Contact: Pennie Rabago ([email protected]), 520-621-9328
William A. Calder III PhD
Eligibility: EEB unmarried graduate student from Mexico with commitment to conservation with potential to return to Mexico to educate others
Contact: Pennie Rabago ([email protected]), 520-621-9328
William T. and Lola Benton
Eligibility: EEB Marine Biology Graduate Student doing research for the Shell Collection
Contact: Pennie Rabago ([email protected]), 520-621-9328
Geosciences
Bert S. Butler
Eligibility: Geosciences graduate students that demonstrate scholarship, professional potential and character
Contact: Rocina Garcia (520) 621-6004
Charles G. Evensen Memorial Scholarship in Geosciences
Eligibility: Outstanding students in the Department of Geosciences
Contact: Rocina Garcia (520) 621-6004
Dr. H. Wesley Peirce Graduate Scholarship Endowment
Eligibility: Geosciences graduate student conducting field work required by thesis or dissertation
Contact: Rocina Garcia (520) 621-6004
Friends of Kartchner Caverns Scholarship in Honor of Gary Tenen and Randy Tufts
Eligibility: Geosciences graduate or undergraduate students
Contact: Rocina Garcia (520) 621-6004
Keith L. Katzer Memorial
Eligibility: Graduate students in Quatemary Geology and Geomorphology
Contact: Rocina Garcia (520) 621-6004
Maxwell N. Short Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Graduate students in geosciences nominated on basis of character, scholarship and professional potential
Contact: Rocina Garcia (520) 621-6004
Peter J. Coney Fellowship
Eligibility: Graduate students pursuing advance degree in structural-techtonics
Contact: Rocina Garcia (520) 621-6004
Sulzer Fund Graduate Fellowships in Geosciences
Eligibility: Outstanding Geosciences graduate student
Contact: Rocina Garcia (520) 621-6004
Tucson Gem and Mineral Society Fellowship in Mineralogy
Eligibility: Graduate student whose primary interest is in mineralogy
Contact: Rocina Garcia (520) 621-6004
David Lowell Graduate Scholarship
Eligibility: Economic Geology graduate students
Contact: Rocina Garcia (520) 621-6004
Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research
Andrew Douglass
Eligibility: Graduate student
Contact: Phyllis Greff (520) 621-2191
Physics
Cubic Corporation Scholarship
Eligibility: Two scholarships awarded to: 1) an outstanding physics graduate teaching assistant and 2) a physics undergraduate
Contact: Eva Gonzales (520) 621-4788
William S. Bickel
Eligibility: Graduate students interested in experimental physics or physics education, superior GPA, and excellent GRE scores
Contact: Eva Gonzales (520) 621-4788
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Graduate Students who are interested in working with children
Eligibility: Graduate student
Contact: [email protected]