Awards & Scholarships

For information about the following, click on the name of the award or scholarship:

The Bioscholars Program (for entering freshmen)
The J.O. and V.H. Edson Scholarship
The Lance S. Foster Outstanding Junior in Biology Award
The Sally K. Frost Mason and Kenneth A. Mason Outstanding Senior Award
George Gould Undergraduate Research Award in Entomology
Robert Tweed Hersh Memorial Scholarship Award in Human Biology
Howieson Opportunity Fund (supports travel)
The Ida H. Hyde Scholarship for Women in Science to Study in a non-KU Research Lab
The Pauline Kimball Prize for an Outstanding Woman Senior in Biology
The Paul A. Kitos Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Biochemical Research
The David "Dr. D" Pendergrass Scholarship
The Erma Reed Peterson Scholarship
The Jenna Robinson Memorial Scholarship
Del and Carol Shankel Biomedical Scholarship

For information about scholarships based on academic merit, including minority scholarships, write or call:

University of Kansas
Scholarship Center
KU Visitor Center
1502 Iowa
Lawrence, KS 66045-7576

785-864-3911

www.admissions.ku.edu/scholarships/
adm@ku.edu

For information about grants, loans, and other need-based financial aid, write or call:

University of Kansas
Office of Student Financial Aid
50 Strong Hall
1450 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS 66045-1920

785-864-4700

http://www.financialaid.ku.edu/
osfa@ku.edu

THE BIOSCHOLARS PROGRAM

Provides renewable scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students in the Biological Sciences. In addition to the scholarship, this program provides opportunities such as undergraduate research experiences, mentoring from faculty and graduate students, travel to scientific meetings and presentation of the undergraduate research project. Application is restricted to qualified entering freshmen.

THE J.O. AND V.H. EDSON SCHOLARSHIP

Established in 1989 in memory of James Oliver Edson and Violet Hull Edson, parents of Elizabeth E. Aulicky of Warren, New Jersey, and James B. Edson of Concord, Massachusetts. The scholarship is given by the Division in alternate years and is for students in the Division of Biological Sciences and Electrical Engineering.

THE LANCE S. FOSTER OUTSTANDING JUNIOR IN BIOLOGY AWARD

Established in 1989 through contributions received from family and friends of Lance S. Foster. Lance was a native of Stillwater, Oklahoma, and a transfer from Oklahoma State University. He earned his bachelor's degrees (granted posthumously in 1989) in Systematics and Ecology and Political Science from The University of Kansas. Lance lived in Stephenson Scholarship Hall for three years of his undergraduate studies and was actively involved in scholarship hall government; he also rose to the highest student position of program director at radio station KJHK. Lance supplemented his course work through his involvement with the KU Democrats and Biology Club. He was also voted a life member of Phi Beta Kappa. In his spare time, Lance enjoyed playing guitar, running, and intramural sports. He died on May 7, 1989, at the age of 23.

THE SALLY K. FROST MASON AND KENNETH A. MASON OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARD

Established through the generosity of Dr. Sally K. Frost Mason (Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Professor of Molecular Biosciences) and Dr. Kenneth A. Mason, (Assistant Professor of Molecular Biosciences).

GEORGE GOULD UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AWARD IN ENTOMOLOGY

Dr. George E. Gould graduated from the University of Kansas in 1929 with a degree in Entomology and was generous enough to bequeath funds from his estate to support KU undergraduate students interested in studying entomology.

ROBERT TWEED HERSH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IN HUMAN BIOLOGY

Established in memory of Professor R. T. Hersh to honor an outstanding graduating senior in the Human Biology program whose course of study best exemplifies the interdisciplinary nature of the scientific study of humans, their origins, development, biology, and behavior. The idea for a human-oriented biology curriculum grew from Dr. Hersh's interaction with undergraduate students and discussions with colleagues. Dr. Hersh was Director of the Human Biology Program until his retirement in 1995. During his tenure at KU, Dr. Hersh was chair of the Biochemistry Department (now part of Molecular Biosciences). His dedication to teaching earned him an Outstanding Educator Award in 1973 and the Chancellor's Career Teaching Award in 1991.

HOWIESON OPPORTUNITY FUND

Established to assist undergraduate students who wish to travel to off-campus research laboratories, field research sites, or academic/scientific conference.

THE IDA H. HYDE SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE TO STUDY IN A NON-KU RESEARCH LAB

First awarded in 1928, this scholarship was established by Dr. Hyde to improve educational opportunities for women. Ida Henrietta Hyde was born in Davenport, Iowa, in 1857. Supporting herself by teaching school (her family opposed her college plans), Dr. Hyde graduated from Cornell University in 1891 with a bachelor's degree in biology. She was the first woman researcher at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory while a graduate student at Bryn Mawr. Her research so impressed Professor Goette of Strasbourg University in Germany that he offered to accept it for a doctoral dissertation. Strasbourg, under Prussian influence, would not allow a female to pursue a degree. With the recommendation of Dr. Goette, Dr. Hyde enrolled at Heidelberg University; she was not permitted to attend lectures or laboratories and had to study from lecture notes taken by lab assistants. In 1896, Dr. Hyde became the first American woman to graduate with a doctoral degree from Heidelburg. She wrote an article about her experiences called "Before Women Were Human Beings". Dr. Hyde became the first female researcher at Harvard Medical School and the first female member of the American Physiological Society. In 1899, at the request of Chancellor Francis H. Snow, she came to KU to help build up the University's medical school. At KU, she founded the Department of Physiology (now part of Molecular Biosciences) and served as Professor and Department Chair until retirement in 1920.

THE PAULINE KIMBALL PRIZE FOR AN OUTSTANDING WOMAN SENIOR IN BIOLOGY

Established through a gift from Dr. Pauline Kimball Skinner of Newark, Delaware. Dr. Kimball graduated from KU in 1919; she studied for three years and served as an assistant instructor at the University of Iowa. She received her doctorate in 1928 from New York University, after which she became head of the department of biology at Women's College, University of Delaware. Following her marriage to Dr. Glenn S. Skinner in 1930, she retired from teaching and developed an interest in the work of patriotic societies.

THE PAUL A. KITOS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH

Established by colleagues and former students in honor of Dr. Paul Kitos, Emeritus Professor of Molecular Biosciences. Dr. Kitos retired from the Department of Biochemistry (now part of Molecular Biosciences) in 1996 after 37 years of teaching. This award is used to enhance research opportunities for undergraduate students working in biochemistry.

THE DAVID “DR. D” PENDERGRASS SCHOLARSHIP

This competitive scholarship is designated for students enrolled in the Molecular Biosciences degree completion program at the University of Kansas – Edwards Campus. The stipend is to cover tuition costs for the students.

THE ERMA REED PETERSON SCHOLARSHIP

Established through the generosity of the Peterson Family, this scholarship provides partial tuition for a pre-medicine student for the final semester of study at KU. The scholarship gives preference to a Genetics major from either Saline or McPherson County, Kansas.

THE JENNA ROBINSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARHIP

The Jenna Robinson Scholarship has been made possible through the generosity of the family of Jenna Robinson. Jenna was an undergraduate student in the Division of Biological Sciences working in the laboratory of Dr. Robert E. Palazzo. She was a dedicated student and promising young researcher when her career tragically ended as a result of a fatal automobile accident. Jenna was an intelligent, highly disciplined, and extremely devoted young scientist. Her quiet diligence, together with her sense of commitment to her work, served as inspiration to fellow students. Jenna Robinson represented the very best of Kansas youth. To commemorate her commitment to education and research, the Robinson family established an endowment to celebrate the spirit of Jenna Robinson.

DEL AND CAROL SHANKEL BIOMEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP

Established by colleagues and former students in honor of Dr. Delbert Shankel, Emeritus Professor in Molecular Biosciences, who taught Microbiology for 37 years at KU. He also served the University in many capacities, from Department Chair to Chancellor, Athletic Director to Dean of the College. In 1995, he was named 15th Chancellor of the University of Kansas.