Scholarships and Awards
Students may apply for college-specific and campus-wide scholarships through the Office of Financial Aid’s annual scholarship site. Please review each scholarship description carefully for eligibility requirements and application instructions.
Make a gift online. Please type in the name of the scholarship to which you wish to contribute.
Undgraduate Awards
The following awards are made by faculty nomination and approval.
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- Award for Outstanding Performance in Introductory Chemistry
- Award for Outstanding Performance in Sophomore Chemistry
- American Chemical Society Outstanding Junior Award
- Alan F. Berndt Outstanding Senior Award
- American Chemical Society Award for Analytical Chemistry
- American Chemical Society Award for Analytical Chemistry
- American Chemical Society Award for Inorganic Chemistry
- American Chemical Society Award for Organic Chemistry
- American Chemical Society Award for Physical Chemistry
- Award for Outstanding Service to the Chemistry Department and Campus Community
- Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Award
- Aid to Education Award. Runner-up candidates from the Outstanding Junior Chemistry Major ballots are considered for departmental Aid to Education Award
Additional discretionary financial awards may be made by the department Chair and require supporting nomination letters.
Graduate Awards
Graduate Student Research Accomplishment Award. This achievement is awarded annually to a Graduate Student based on an outstanding research record as indicated by published results and by presentations at regional, national, and international meetings. The recipient of the award is determined by vote of the faculty.
Jack L. Coombs Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. This award was established to recognize graduate student TAs whose performance in the last academic year was truly exceptional. In addition to an individual award, other TAs may be recognized for good performance. The recipient of the award is determined by vote of the faculty.
M. Thomas Jones Memorial Fellowship. This fellowship is given each semester for the outstanding seminar presented by a Doctoral Student. This fellowship is determined by the vote of the graduate students only, who should be reminded of the importance of performing this assignment responsibly and honestly.
Outstanding Masters Student Award. This award recognizes an outstanding performance by a current part-time Masters Student in good standing who has fulfilled all deficiencies, completed 18 credit hours of coursework, and has enrolled for at least one course in the current academic year. The recipient of the award is determined by vote of the faculty.
Ceil DeGutis Award for Research Excellence. The award will be given annually to a senior graduate student (typically a fourth or fifth year graduate student) enrolled in one of UMSL's graduate programs in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics, who have made a significant research contribution to his or her field.
