Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities

This is an evolving list. Because the due dates will vary from year to year, please contact the agency specifically for further information.

Internships from Local Companies

contact: Mary Baldwin, Human Resources, Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Delivery Systems, 170 Taber Road, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Summer Opportunities for students in their final year of undergraduate school.
GPA = 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or better.
Deadline: April 1997

contact: Dr. Prasad Adusumilli, Associate Director, Product Development - Modified Release, SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare, 1500 Littleton Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054-3884
3rd or 4th year undergraduate students in Chemistry, etc.
Graduate students in Chemistry, etc. also eligible.
deadline: March 14, 1997

Undergraduate Opportunities

Mount Holyoke College Site- seems like a good general site to search for all sciences.
Financial Aid Website (FAFSA On-line)

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Awards to Senior High School Students and Undergraduate Chemistry/Biochemistry/Chemical Engineering Majors.
Can apply anytime in Freshman/Sophomore/Junior Years
Eligible: African-American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian, Alaskan native, Native Pacific Islander
Up to $15,000 over 4 years.
Contact: American Chemical Society; Minority Scholars Program; 1155 16th Street, N.W.; Washington, DC 20026
1-800-227-5558 or email to dpr94@acs.org
Due Date: ???

Awards to undergraduate students interested in physical science.
Eligible: African-American, GPA > 3.3, Sophomore level or higher.
Up to $35,000
Opportunity to do summer research at Merck in Rahway, NJ.
Contact: Jerry L. Bryant, Jr.; Director, UNCF-Merck Science Initiative, The College fund/UNCF; 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive; P.O. Box 10444; Fairfax, VA 22031-4511
(703)-205-3503
Due date: January 15.

National Institutes of Health - Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-Star)

Development of underrepresneted minority researchers and the enhacement of their training environment. Special emphasis on biomedical sciences.
Contact: Seton Hall Grants Office (201)-378-9810 mention Nov. 1996 issue of Grants Watch.
Try also NIH homepage.

Undergraduate research students will submit a paper based on their research. Papers will be judged and the top applicants will present their research at Rohm & Haas in Pennsylvania.
Eligible: Minority majoring Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
Award up to $1,000 and an offer to of summer research fellowship at Rohm & Haas.
Contact: Dr. Stewart Williams; Rohm & Haas Company; 727 Norristown Rd; Spring House, PA 19477
(215)-641-7477
Dates: Dec 15 (submit abstract), Feb 1 (submit full paper).

Graduate Student / Postdoctoral Opportunities

Awards to graduate students specializing in physical science.
Eligible: African-American, 3rd or 4th year student for graduate award.
Postdoctoral applicants must have a Ph.D.
Up to $40,000 - $55,000
Opportunity to do research at Merck in Rahway, NJ.
Contact: Jerry L. Bryant, Jr.; Director, UNCF-Merck Science Initiative, The College fund/UNCF; 8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive; P.O. Box 10444; Fairfax, VA 22031-4511
(703)-205-3503
Due date: January 15.

For graduate students in the physical sciences.
Eligible: anyone going to graduate school.
NDSEG Fellowship Program; 200 Park Drive, Suite 211; P.O. Box 13444; Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3444
(919)549-8505
Note: from 1995 announcement.

JRS 2/21/97