Sears Crowell Scholarship : Department of Biology : Indiana University Bloomington

Undergraduate Studies

How To Apply

Applications for select departmental scholarships are accepted during the spring semester. The application deadline for this award is Monday, February 11, 2013.

To apply, fill out and save the application form using Adobe Reader. Email Kathy Wyss if you plan to apply for a scholarship(s) and tell her who your faculty recommender will be. A separate secure Oncourse project drop box will be created for you and each of your recommenders. Each of you will receive an email containing a link to your drop box so that your materials (completed application packet for the student, letter of recommendation for the faculty member) can be uploaded. For a demonstration of adding materials to your drop box, view this short instructional video.

Recipients of this award will be recognized at a departmental ceremony held on Friday, April 26, 2013, at 3:30 p.m.

Sears Crowell Scholarship

This scholarship was established in the 1980s to honor Professor Emeritus P. Sears Crowell, Jr. The scholarship allows a student to attend a summer field station, preferably marine, approved by the Department of Biology.

Eligible:

Any junior, senior, or graduate student in the Department of Biology.

Criteria:

Available to students enrolling in an internship program or course, preferably marine, at a field station.

Award:

$1,000 for undergraduate juniors/seniors, $1,000 for graduate students

Special Application Materials:

Submit all materials listed on the application form plus a statement detailing: your career goals, how the summer field station will help you achieve those goals, and the expenses involved in the field station.

A letter of support must be submitted separately by a faculty member.

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