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The Program offers excellent undergraduate and graduate degree programs delivered by dedicated faculty in modern classrooms and laboratories. Undergraduate emphasis areas include ACS-certified degrees in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Chemical Education. Additional emphasis areas are Pre-health (e.g., pre-med, pre-dent, pre-vet), Forensic Science, and Industrial Chemistry. Graduate programs include M.S. degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Education and a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Education. Faculty members are active in research in all major subdisciplines of chemistry.

The School of Chemistry and Biochemistry is located in Ross Hall on the west campus. The office is in Ross 3480 and the telephone is (970) 351-2559.

Applications for spring 2009 scholarship funds are invited from full-time undergraduate students majoring in a discipline within the College of Natural and Health Sciences. Funding will be provided to selected students who propose to undertake in spring 2009 a scholarly, service, and/or teaching-related project of academic benefit to themselves and of benefit to the institution. Examples might include but are not restricted to:

Applicants will be expected to identify an NHS faculty or staff member who will serve as the project mentor and provide verification to his/her School Director that the project is being undertaken.

Eligibility

Students must be enrolled full-time in spring 2009 with a major in a discipline within the College of Natural and Health Sciences. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.

Scholarship amounts and payment

Applicants may request a maximum of $1,800 for the spring semester. The amount requested should be commensurate with the time to be spent on the project, estimated at $8.00 per hour. For example, $1,200 may be requested for a project requiring approximately 10 hours per week of the 15 week semester. Scholarship funds will be allocated at approximately the mid-point of the spring semester, upon the satisfactory submission of a progress report to the project mentor.

Application procedure (Application cover sheet)

Interested students should develop a written proposal that describes their project in no more than two single-spaced pages. The proposal must identify the faculty or staff member who has agreed to serve as the project mentor, who will sign the application cover sheet to indicate his/her willingness to provide project oversight. Applications are to be submitted by no later than Monday, December 1, 2008 to the Director of the School in which the applicant’s major is located.