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Research fellowships support graduate students while they pursue graduate degrees and conduct research within the Department of Chemistry.

Picture of a graduate chemistry student sitting at a lab station conducting research with micropipette in hand.Chemistry Graduate Fellowship Endowment: Established to encourage contributions from alumni and friends in support of chemistry graduate students.

C. Michael Elliott Scholarship: This scholarship was established in 2015 in honor of the late professor of chemistry, C. Michael Elliott.

Dissertation Award in Chemistry: This fund provides recognition for superior scholarship through annual award(s) to student of the doctoral program in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University.

Kathleen, Thor, and Kara Juneau Fellowship in Chemistry: This fellowship was created by Kathleen “Kathy” N. Juneau to honor her experience as a doctoral student at Colorado State University. While at CSU, she was a non-traditional aged student focusing in organic chemistry while raising her two children, Thor and Kara, as a single parent. Additionally, she was one of few women in a then male-dominated discipline. The purpose of the Fund is to provide fellowships for graduate students enrolled in CSU’s Chemistry Department.

Gary E. Maciel Fellowship/Scholarship: This fellowship was established by Mrs. Robert Nissen-Haugh to honor her family’s long-standing involvement in science and education and to recognize the contributions of chemistry professor Gary Maciel. Recipients demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and promise in chemical research.

Mark P. Sweet Chemistry Scholarship:This scholarship was created in memory of alumnus Mark Sweet (Ph.D. 1989) by his family. This fund benefits students majoring in organic chemistry within the chemistry department in the College of Natural Sciences at Colorado State University.

Professor Albert I. and Joan Meyers Memorial Family Fellowship: Created by the Meyers family in honor of Dr. Albert I. and Joan Meyers.  The growth in size and prestige of the Chemistry Department at CSU, the Organic Division in particular, can be directly attributed to Dr. Meyers’ reputations and efforts.  Professor Meyers numerous achievements and contributions to organic chemistry have been recognized with over 75 national and international awards and honors.

Professor Louis Hegedus Fellowship: Established in honor of Dr. Louis Hegedus, University Distinguished Professor, John K. Stille Chair, and professor emeritus of organic chemistry at Colorado State; the purpose of the fellowship is to provide scholarships to benefit graduate students majoring in chemistry.

Reuben G. Gustavson Memorial Award: This award was established to honor Dr. Reuben G. Gustavson, former CSU professor, for his abilities as a teacher and his involvement and genuine concern for his students.

Rodney K. Skogerboe Scholarship in Chemistry: This scholarship was created by Dr. Glen Boutilier and his wife Donna to honor Dr. Rodney Skogerboe’s career at Colorado State University and the important impact he had on the lives of his students. The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships for graduate students pursuing a degree in chemistry with a concentration in analytical chemistry within the College of Natural Sciences at Colorado State University.

Teresa Fonseca Memorial Award: This scholarship was established by family, friends, and colleagues of Teresa Fonseca who was a post-doctoral research associate in the chemistry department at CSU. Her main study was in theoretical chemistry.

Research fellowships support graduate students while they pursue graduate degrees and conduct research within the Department of Chemistry.

Picture of a graduate chemistry student sitting at a lab station conducting research with micropipette in hand.

Dissertation Award in Chemistry

  1. Recent graduate (defended the dissertation or completed the degree in the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the award is given; dissertations may only be nominated once) of the doctoral program in the Department of Chemistry at CSU whose primary advisor is a regular member of the Chemistry faculty at CSU.
  2. Have presented important results and interpretation from exceptional research in their well-written dissertation that focuses on significant problems in the chemical sciences.
  3. Dissertations reflecting the broad scope and diversity of the chemical sciences are particularly desirable.

Teresa Fonseca Memorial Award

  1. Significant and creative role on outstanding research, typically research accepted for publication in an appropriate scientific journal.
  2. If comparable achievement in multiple areas, preference to Theoretical Chemistry research.

C. Michael Elliott Scholarship

  1. Graduate student enrolled in the Chemistry Department within the College of Natural Sciences.

Chemistry Graduate Fellowship

  1. Entering graduate student in the Chemistry Department who has demonstrated outstanding performance in an undergraduate program and who has provided letter(s) of support from instructors in the student’s undergraduate program – or:
  2. Continuing graduate student in the Chemistry Department who has demonstrated outstanding performance in their graduate studies and who has provided letter(s) of support from their advisor and other faculty in the student’s graduate program.

Dr. Jennifer Dawn Alexander Scholarship in Chemistry

  1. Be enrolled as a graduate student or Full-time undergraduate majoring in Chemistry.
  2. Cumulative 3.0 GPA or greater.
  3. Make significant impact upon or hold exceptional promise in field of chemistry.
  4. Economic need may be considered, but shall not be the determining factor. Note: Selection shall be based on scholarship, character, cooperation and aspiration of the student.

Kathleen, Thor, and Kara Juneau Fellowship in Chemistry

  1. Graduate students enrolled in the Chemistry Department within the College of Natural Sciences.
  2. Shall be Ph.D./doctoral students pursuing research in the Chemistry department.
  3. First preference is for students who have participated in the Women in Natural Sciences (WINS) program within the College of Natural Sciences.
  4. Secondary preference is for students with a research focus in organic chemistry.
  5. Third preference is for non-traditional students – this may be interpreted to mean students who have had a gap in their education (between undergraduate/graduate or within graduate studies), students who are older than the average graduate student, and/or students with children/dependents.

Linda Thimmig Mollender Scholarship

  1. Enrolled in the Department of Chemistry within the College of Natural Sciences at Colorado State University.
  2. Preference shall be given to students involved with the Women in Chemistry student organization and to students pursuing teaching certification.

Mark P. Sweet Chemistry Scholarship

  1. Undergraduate or graduate in good standing enrolled in the Department of Chemistry.
  2. Undergraduate major in the Dept. of Chemistry and a record of interest in studying organic chemistry (e.g., coursework, undergraduate research).
  3. Graduate with a research or coursework focus in organic chemistry.
  4. Demonstrated financial need as established by the Office of Financial Aid.
  5. First generation student as defined by Colorado State University.

Professor Albert I. and Joan Meyers Memorial Family Fellowship

  1. Chemistry graduate degree candidate in the College of Natural Sciences.
  2. Good academic standing within the program with an emphasis on graduate studies in synthetic organic chemistry.
  3. United States citizen, born or naturalized.
  4. Working with a junior faculty member working in some area of synthetic organic chemistry.
  5. If a junior faculty member working in some area of synthetic organic chemistry is unavailable from the department, the fellowship shall go to support a graduate student associated with a professor of organic chemistry.

Professor Louis S. Hegedus Fellowship

  1. Chemistry graduate student in the College of Natural Sciences.
  2. Be in good academic standing within the program with an emphasis on studies in organic chemistry.
  3. Be working with a junior faculty member working in some area of organic chemistry.
  4. If a junior faculty member working in some area of organic chemistry is unavailable from the department, the fellowship shall go to support a graduate student associated with a professor of organic chemistry.

Rodney K. Skogerboe Scholarship in Chemistry

  1. Graduate students pursuing a degree in Chemistry with a concentration in Analytical Chemistry within the College of Natural Sciences (Scholarship may be renewable if the recipient continues to meet all criteria, reapplies annually and is selected by the scholarship committee).

Ross E. Morgan, M.D. Scholarship in Chemistry

  1. Students enrolled within the Department of Chemistry with an interest in organic chemistry in the College of Natural Sciences.

 

 

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