Scholarships
The Department of Biological Sciences appreciates the generosity of those whose donations made these awards possible.
Application deadline for spring scholarships is March 2, 2009 (noon) unless noted otherwise.
For scholarship purposes, unit eligibility requirements refer to the Fall, when scholarships are awarded, unless specified otherwise.
- undergraduate, full-time is 12 units, half-time is 6 units
- graduate student, full-time is 8 units, half-time is 4 units.
Not all scholarships are offered every year.
Related links: CSUS Office of Financial Aid; SMART (Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent)
Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships
Marda West Scholar/Scholarships
Marda West, Professor of Botany and Ecology
Awards
- Marda West Scholar, $5000/year
- Marda West Scholarships, $4000/year
Eligibility
- Must be an undergraduate or graduate student in Biological Sciences
- Must be enrolled full time in the semester in which the award is used
- Application Deadline: March 2, 2009 (noon), Biological Sciences Office, SQU 202
Application
Albert Delisle Family Scholarship
Award: up to $2000 per year
Eligibility
- All students are encouraged to apply; preference may be given to students who indicate a particular interest in plant biology, population genetics and/or gene-based studies,
- A minimum 2.50 GPA overall; preference may be given to students exhibiting academic excellence over the greatest range of upper division/graduate coursework in the discipline.
- Recipients may acquire this scholarship no more than twice.
- Application Deadline: March 2, 2009 (noon), Biological Sciences Office, SQU 202
Application
Carl Ludwig Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Description: This award recognizes a student who embodies Dr. Ludwig's values of academic achievement and a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching.
Award: $700 (The award will be used toward California resident fees and/or tuition)
Eligibility
- Be a declared major in Biological Sciences at CSUS
- CSUS Junior, Senior or Classified Graduate standing
- Minimum 3.0 GPA in all biology coursework
- Minimum 2.75 GPA overall
Be enrolled in a minimum of 12 units (undergraduates) or 6 units (graduates) in the semester in which the award is used - Recipients may acquire this award no more than twice
- Application Deadline: March 2, 2009 (noon)
Application
Biological Conservation Scholarship
Description: This scholarship recognizes an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in biological conservation.
Award: $500
Eligibility
- Be an undergraduate or graduate student in the CSUS Biological Sciences Conservation major
- Show evidence of commitment to a career in biological conservation
- Have completed a minimum of 6 units of upper division/graduate CSUS biology coursework
- Have a minimum 3.0 GPA in all biology coursework
- Have a minimum 2.75 GPA overall
- Preference will be given to students exhibiting academic excellence over the greatest range of upper division/graduate coursework in the discipline.
- Recipients may acquire this scholarship no more than twice.
Application
Graduate Student Scholarships
Josephine Van Ess Scholarship
Description: For a Classified Graduate Student in Biological Sciences
Award: $2000/yr
Eligibility
- Classified graduate student in CSUS Biological Sciences,
- Have research interest in botany,
- A Minimum 3.0 GPA,
- Be enrolled in a minimum of 6 units in the semester in which the award is used.
- Application Deadline: March 2, 2009 (noon)
Application
M.D.F. Udvardy Graduate Student Award
Description: To honor Dr. Udvardy's outstanding contributions to ornithology and biogeography and his wide-ranging curiosity about the natural world. The award shall enhance graduate student research and/or disseminate research findings of ornithology or biogeography from an evolutionary perspective. The award may 1) support the purchase of research equipment or 2) defray costs of travel and attendance at professional meetings where the applicant has a paper accepted for presentation of his/her research findings.
Award: $500/yr
Eligibility
- Be a classified graduate student in the Department of Biological Sciences at CSUS,
- Have advanced to candidacy, or will have advanced to candidacy in the semester in which they apply
- Have completed his/her data collection for the MS degree, or, at a minimum, one year of data collection for the MS degree.
Application
Other Scholarship Opportunities
Alumni Association Scholarships. Deadline March 2, 2009
Dr. Marda West, Professor of Botany and Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences (1966 - 2001) was a dedicated master teacher who placed students first on her list of life priorities. Trained as a plant physiological ecologist under world-renowned UCLA researcher, Hall Mooney, "Marda", as she was known to all who had the privilege of making her acquaintance, studied the plant communities indigenous to the White Mountains of Eastern California (bristlecone pine country) and contributed significantly to our understanding of plants' physiological adaptations to differing geological substrates at high elevations.
At CSUS, Marda was a mentor for countless undergraduate, as well as graduate students, and epitomized our Department's ideal of a teacher as an intellectual magnet who inspired generations of future teachers and researchers to succeed in the face of adversity. The Department is pleased to continue Dr. West's spirit of student encouragement and support by establishing the Marda West Scholarship.