Department Scholarships

Award Description: This award is for a biology student in the lab sciences in their last year who excels in leadership or scholarship related to a lab discipline  

Award Criteria: 

• The student has expressed the explicit intention of obtaining their degree within the academic year of the award. 
• Minimum GPA of 3.25 AND one or more of the following: 

• Demonstrated Leadership/Group Activity Related to a Laboratory Discipline
  • Service/membership/leadership in campus or community organizations
• Demonstrated Scholarship/Research Related to a Laboratory Discipline
  • Completion of an independent research project
  • Recipient of undergraduate fellowship/grant
  • Presentation of research at a professional meeting
  • Submitted/published article in peer-reviewed scientific journal
• Other accomplishments or recognitions 

Award Criteria:

• The student has expressed the explicit intention of obtaining their degree within the academic year of the award.
• Minimum GPA of 3.25 AND one or more of the following: 
  • Demonstrated Leadership/Group Activity Related to a field or conservation discipline 
    • Involvement in campus activities (ex. officer in a student club or coordinator of an event)  
    • Participation in a community activity  
  • Demonstrated scholarship/research related to a field discipline  
    • Conducted undergraduate research (honors thesis, independent study) 
    • Presented research findings at a professional meeting (local, state, or national) 
    • Recipient of internal or external research grant  
    • Submitted/published article in peer-reviewed scientific journal
  • Other accomplishments or recognitions  

• The student has expressed the explicit intention of obtaining their degree within the academic year of the award. 
• Minimum GPA of 3.25 in science content and methods courses AND one or more of the following: 
  • Demonstrated excellence in teaching  
    • Experience in after school or informal science education programs 
    • Outstanding field experience or student teaching evaluations 
  • Demonstrated excellence in leadership
    • Experience in judging science fairs 
    • Attendance at state and national science education conferences  
    • Membership in professional science education organizations and honoraria 
    • Special recognition  
    • Invited presentations
    • Other teacher-related rewards and certificates 

• The student has expressed the explicit intention of obtaining their degree within the academic year of the award. 
• Minimum GPA of 3.25 AND one or more of the following: 
  • Demonstrated Leadership/Group Activity  
    • Involvement in campus activities (e.g., an officer in a student club or coordinator of an event) 
    • Participated in a community activity 
  • Demonstrated Scholarship/Research
    • Conducted undergraduate research (Honors Thesis, Independent Study) 
    • Presented research findings at a professional meeting (local, state, or national) 
    • Recipient of internal or external research grant 
    • Submitted/published article in peer-reviewed scientific journal
  • Other accomplishments or recognitions 

The purpose of the Fund is to support, reward, and promote academic excellence by offering a scholarship to a Ball State University undergraduate student in the Department of  Biology in accordance with the stated preferences.
a. One or more 3rd or 4th-year undergraduate students with a major in the Department of Biology;
b. Minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale;
c. Recipient has plans to pursue his/her Ph.D. degree after graduation from Ball State University; and
d. Special criteria for the Biology awardee: The applicant should have plans to pursue a Ph.D. degree in the fields of microbiology or immunology. It is preferable if the candidate has some research experience in experimental biology.

The purpose is to provide award money to Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematical Sciences, Natural Resources, Nursing, Physics and Astronomy (if this department is ever separated, then only Physics is eligible). Physiology and Heath Sciences (if this department is ever separated, then only Health Sciences is eligible). The departments shall share equally. 
1) Eligible students, one from each department for any year;   
2) shall be taking classes in those departments at that time;   
3) shall use neither tobacco nor alcohol in any form, nor any illegal drug;   
4) shall be of good moral character;   
5) selection shall be made on the quality of the person rather than financial need or scholastic ability.

The purpose of the Fund is to provide financial support to undergraduate and graduate students who are participating in research projects in the field of environmental biology.  

To provide awards to Ball State University students in accordance with the following preferences:
a. Students majoring in the Department of Biology and pursuing a degree in the Genetics Concentration.  If there are no qualified students, the second preference would be students pursuing a degree in Life Science Education or another area of study within the department;
b. Advanced undergraduate students with 60 or more credit hours;
c. Students who have a grade point average of B+ or 3.33 on a 4.0 scale; and
d. Awardee must give evidence of promise in his/her chosen career as judged by the departmental committee. 
e. The Donor prefers an award amount of $2,500 per student. Awards may be made each year for up to 3 students per the discretion of the selection committee and subject to the amount available. This may be reviewed and adjusted over time to allow for inflation and other factors. 

To provide scholarships to Ball State University students in accordance with the following preferences: 
a.) sophomore or above in the Department of Biology pursuing the undergraduate Aquatic Biology and Fisheries option or graduate studies in Fisheries; 
b.) student who has demonstrated an interest in fisheries biology through activities such as one, or preferably more, of the following: 1.) professional experiences such as on-the-job training with a fisheries agency or firm 2.) membership in the American Fisheries Society or Indiana Chapter of AFS 3.) completed biology coursework in aquatic biology and fisheries such as ichthyology, limnology, and fish management;
c.) minimum gpa of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.  

The purpose of the fund is to assist BSU undergraduate students, either full or part-time, with a major in either the departments of Biology or Chemistry to complete their degree programs. 
1) Awards will be made to undergraduates with majors in the Biology or Chemistry Departments; 
2) the recipient must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale; 
3)  preference will be given to juniors; 
4) financial need is considered; 
5) the awardee should reflect the personality, spirit, attitudes, and potential exemplified by Velvet Day:  perseverance, drive for self-improvement, contagious optimism, humane values, altruistic service, and professional potential.