Scholarships & Awards

The Peterson Memorial Scholarship is funded by an estate gift from Paula Tabler in honor of her parents, Hazel and Paul Peterson. Award winners receive a certificate; and scholarship (awarded in spring for the following academic year).

Requirements:

• Chemistry or Biochemistry major
• Current Sophomore
• UMD Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Financial need based on the current or next academic year (completed FAFSA)

Please email the following to Carrie Misuraco at [email protected]:

• Personal statement of your academic plans and career goals
• Current resume
• Statement of financial need

This scholarship was established in 2007 by Dr. Nathan Ballou and his wife Elaine.  Dr. Ballou received his BS in Chemistry from the Duluth State Teachers College in 1941 and is known for his work on the Manhattan Project creating material for the atomic bomb.  Dr. Ballou was inducted into the SCSE Academy of Science and Engineering in 2007. Award winners receive a certificate; scholarship (awarded in spring for the following academic year).

Requirements:

• Chemistry or Biochemistry major
• Current Sophomore and Junior
• Completed four semesters of chemistry courses
• UMD Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher

Please email the following to Carrie Misuraco at [email protected]:

• Personal statement (please address your interest in attending graduate school)
• Current resume

Dr. Raymond Bayer established the Robert W. Bayer Memorial Scholarship in 1965 in honor of his twin brother, Robert, who died of a brain tumor. The Bayer brothers were graduates of the UMD Chemistry Department who both went on to become dentists. Award winners receive a certificate; scholarship (awarded in spring for the following academic year).

Requirements:

• Chemistry or Biochemistry major
• Current Sophomore or Junior
• UMD Cumulative GPA of 2.5 - 3.1
• Financial need based on the current or next academic year (completed FAFSA)

Please email the following to Carrie Misuraco at [email protected]:

• Personal statement (please address your interest in attending graduate school)
• Current resume
• Statement of financial need

Catherine E. Cox was one of the first four female chemistry students at UMD. Preference is given to female students planning to attend graduate school in their major or related field. Award winners receive a certificate; scholarship (awarded in spring for the following academic year).

Requirements:

• Chemistry or Biochemistry major
• Current Sophomore
• Must have completed required courses in the second year of the Chemistry & Biochemistry Program by the beginning of the semester following the time of application
• UMD Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher

Please email the following to Carrie Misuraco [email protected]:

• Personal statement (please address your interest in attending graduate school in major or related field)
• Current resume

Warren F. Davis created this fund in 2013. It supports full-time undergraduate students at the University of Minnesota Duluth who are studying Biochemistry BS at the Swenson College of Science and Engineering. Award winners receive a certificate; scholarship (awarded in spring for the following academic year).

Requirements:

• Biochemistry BS major
• Current Sophomore 
• Financial need based on the current or next academic year (completed FAFSA)
• UMD Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher

Please email the following to Carrie Misuraco at [email protected]:

• Personal statement of your academic plans career goals
• Current resume
• Statement of financial need

Dr. James H. Maguire received a B.S. in Chemistry from UMD and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina. He taught at the University of North Carolina until his death in 1989. Students apply during the spring of their sophomore or junior years for up to two years of scholarship support. Award winners receive a certificate; scholarship (awarded in spring for the following academic year).

Requirements:

• Outstanding performance as a Chemistry or Biochemistry major
• Current Sophomore or Junior

Please email the following to Carrie Misuraco at [email protected]:

• Personal statement of professional/career goals and how your background/plans match criteria 
• Current resume
• Two (2) letters of recommendation emailed to [email protected] (LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MUST BE EMAILED BY LETTER WRITER DIRECTLY TO CARRIE MISURACO. LETTERS FROM STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED)

Dr. Francis B. Moore received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Iowa State University in 1940. He joined the UMD faculty in 1952 and served as Department Head of Chemistry until his retirement in 1974. Award winners receive a certificate; monetary award (payable in spring).

Requirements:

• Chemistry or Biochemistry major
• Current graduating senior
• UMD Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher

Please email the following to Carrie Misuraco at [email protected]:

• Personal statement (please address your internet to pursue a career in chemistry)
• Current resume

Requirements: Outstanding senior who displays a significant aptitude for organic chemistry and encourages further interest in the field. Completion of the organic sequence is necessary. Organic chemistry instructors select top students in spring. Award winners receive a certificate and a one-year membership to the ACS Organic Division.

Requirements: Outstanding undergraduate student; demonstrated excellence in inorganic chemistry at the undergraduate level based on any combination of research, coursework, and /or motivation/interest/dedication and should have future plans that include a career in chemistry. Analytical chemistry instructors select top students in spring. Award winners receive a certificate; Subscription to Analytical Chemistry.

Requirements: The nominee will have demonstrated excellence in physical chemistry and related fields based on research, coursework, and/or dedication. The student should be committed to a career in chemistry, broadly defined (e.g. research, education, industry, etc). Physical chemistry instructors select the top student in spring. The award winner will receive an official certificate; Recognition on the Division's website; One-year membership in the Division of Physical Chemistry.

Requirements: High scholastic standing; demonstrated leadership and character; graduating senior; intent to pursue a career in the field; graduating senior; chemistry or biochemistry major. Winners will receive a certificate and Student Associate AIC membership.

Eligible applicants must have high academic achievement, a research project in chemistry or biochemistry. Qualified chemistry or biochemistry majors may apply to participate in the Honors Program after the fall semester of their sophomore year. The recipients of such honor would receive a certificate.

Requirements: Outstanding academic achievement in General Chemistry sequences 1153-1155 and 1173-1175 by a freshman. General chemistry instructors select top students in spring. Award winners receive a certificate and gift.

Dr. Casmir Ilenda earned his B.S. degree in Chemistry from UMD in 1969, and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Colorado. Dr. Ilenda holds a research scientist appointment at Rohm and Haas Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Requirements: Outstanding accomplishment in undergraduate research; major in chemistry or biochemistry; excellence in oral presentation and written report; graduating senior (spring or following fall); faculty sponsorship; Registration in Chem 4184-85. Students compete for an award by submitting an Abstract, Research Content, Student Contribution, and presentation at the annual Chemistry and Biochemistry Spring Undergraduate Research Symposium. The award winners will receive both a certificate and a monetary award.

Merit-based scholarship awarded to students who exemplify Professor Emeritus Nichol’s dedication to academic excellence and commitment to scholarly research. The award winners will receive both a certificate and a monetary award.

 Requirements:

• Chemistry Major
• Junior or Senior in fall
• Demonstrate interest in carrying out undergraduate research in Physical Chemistry
• Aspire to attend graduate school
• Participated/participating in the summer undergraduate research program (SURP) in Chemistry

Requirements: Outstanding graduating senior; chemistry or biochemistry and molecular biology major. The winners will receive a certificate; monetary award; and an invitation to ACS Lake Superior Local Section Spring Banquet & Seminar.

Eligible applicants must be a chemistry or biochemistry major, undergraduate or graduate senior standing (graduating in May or Dec of the year award is given), with sustained outstanding leadership and service to the department above and beyond research (e.g. outreach). Awardees selected by faculty and staff in spring and the award winners would receive a certificate.

Requirements: Outstanding undergraduate teaching assistant; senior standing (graduating in May or Dec); taught at least two semesters as an undergraduate. Awardees selected by faculty in spring. The winners will receive a certificate.

Requirements: Outstanding academic achievement in a two-semester organic chemistry sequence. GPA average should be at least B+ (~3.4) and a chemistry major. Organic chemistry instructors select top students in spring. Award winners receive an award letter and certificate.

Professor Larry C. Thompson retired from the Department of Chemistry in fall 2003, leaving a forty-three year legacy of excellence and commitment. Requirements: Outstanding achievement in Inorganic Chemistry; graduating senior; chemistry or biochemistry and molecular biology major. Inorganic chemistry instructors select top students in spring. The award winners will receive both a certificate and a monetary award.

Requirements: Outstanding junior; demonstrated interest and excellent ability in Analytical Chemistry. Analytical chemistry instructors select a top student in spring. The award winner receives a certificate.

Requirements: Outstanding full-time student; completed one full year of study, emphasizing interest and excellent ability in environmental chemistry. Environmental chemistry instructors select a top student in spring. The award winner receives a certificate.

Requirements: Outstanding achievement in Biochemistry coursework and research; graduating senior; demonstrated interest and excellent ability in Biochemistry. Biochemistry instructors select a top student in spring. The award winner receives a certificate.

Eligibility: Chemistry graduate student, excellent academic & research record

Eligibility: Chemistry graduate student, excellent academic & research record

Eligibility: Chemistry graduate student, excellent academic & research record, Physical Chemistry focus

Eligibility: Outstanding second-year graduate teaching assistant in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Awardees selected by faculty in spring. Award winners receive a certificate. Recognized at the Annual GTA Fiesta

Eligibility: Outstanding second-year graduate teaching assistant in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Awardees selected by faculty in spring and award winners receive a certificate 

This scholarship was established in 2004 by Norman Gill who graduated UMD in 1961 with a chemistry major and mathematics minor. Award winners receive a certificate and scholarship (awarded in spring for the following academic year).

Requirements:

• Entering Freshman or Sophomore
• Chemistry or biochemistry major, preferably one who is involved in track or cross-country
• Scholastic merit
• Financial need, renewable for up to four years 

Awardees selected by faculty in spring. The winners will receive a certificate and scholarship (awarded in spring for the following academic year).

Requirements:

• Junior standing
• Chemistry, biochemistry, mathematics or statistics major
• Strong academic record
• Financial need
• Preference is given to female students, especially those motivated to pursue a career in higher education either in chemistry or mathematics