Through the generosity of alumni and other friends, the Department of Chemistry has funds available each year for scholarships and for support of summer research.  In 2011, the Department had over 30 undergraduate awards totaling over $80,000.  While the amounts are limited, we shall give full consideration to all qualified students.  Any student who is a Chemistry major, a Chemistry Course major, or is conducting research with a Chemistry faculty member and will be enrolled as an undergraduate student at UW-Madison during the Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 academic year is eligible to apply for the scholarships.  An overall GPA of at least 3.0 is required for application and scholarship awards to students with GPAs much below 3.5 are unlikely unless strongly supported by an undergraduate research supervisor.  You may apply for either or both academic year scholarships and summer research support.  Recipients of the summer research scholarships must register for 1 credit of Chem 699 for the summer semester.  Students cannot receive both the Hilldale Research Fellowship and a chemistry summer research scholarship for the same summer semester.

A letter of support from the faculty member who will supervise your summer research project is required for the summer research scholarships.  Letters of support are not required but will be helpful to the selection committee when academic year scholarship determinations are made.  Some of the information we request is to determine eligibility for specific awards in accordance with directions from donors.  Incomplete or late applications are unlikely to receive consideration.

* The application deadline for the 2012 - 2013 academic year is Friday, February 17, 2012*

The application form for the 2012 - 2013 academic year is here (pdf) or is available from the Undergraduate Chemistry Office, 1328 Chemistry.  You should submit an application packet, which contains this application form, an unofficial transcript (your Student Record, available in your Student Center in MyUW), a resume, and a brief statement of interests (see below) to Dr. Batterton in room 1328 Chemistry.  The letter of support can be emailed to Dr. Batterton (batterton@chem.wisc.edu).  Award recipients will be notified in early April 2012.

In addition to the application, transcript, and resume, please provide a brief statement in which you:

1.  Describe your current and past activities at the University of Wisconsin.  This could include undergraduate research (including the names of your supervisors and dates or semesters), publications, other professionally relevant activities, or any chemistry organizations or outreach programs you are a member of or active with.

2.  Describe any professionally relevant experience (studies or research elsewhere, summer jobs, tutoring, etc.).

3.  Tell us about your plans for the future, e.g., will you be doing undergraduate research, are you planning on graduate or medical school, teaching at the high school or college level, working in industry, etc.?

4.  Tell us briefly of any special conditions related to financial need.

Remember to include a current copy of your unofficial transcript (your Student Record, available in your Student Center) and a resume with your application.  A video demo on how to obtain your Student Record can be found here on the the Office of the Registrar's website.  The UW KnowledgeBase has instructions on how to obtain your Student Record at https://kb.wisc.edu/page.php?id=4146.  For more information on how to write a resume, see the L&S Career Services Resume/Cover letter page: http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/careers/students/resumes.html.  The UW Writing Center has workshops on writing a resume and a personal statement.  See their events calendar here: http://www.today.wisc.edu/events/department/53.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Dr. Jeanine M. Batterton
Room 1328 Chemistry Building
University of Wisconsin
Department of Chemistry
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
batterton@chem.wisc.edu  
(608) 263-4852

The Chemistry Department is proud to announce the recipients of the 2011-2012 academic year scholarships and the 2011 summer research scholarships.

2011 – 2012 Academic Year Scholarships
Henry and Eleanor Firminhac Scholarship: Lauren E. Buckley & Clara C. Chow
Ackerman Scholarship: Nicholas A. Harris, Robert G. Hetue, Andrew M. Maza, Alan R. Meis & Tyler J. Wadzinski
Wayland Noland Scholarship: Zeeshan U. Haq
Martha Gunhild Week Scholarship: Yufan Wu
Margaret McLean Bender Scholarship: Rebecca Li
Richard Fischer Scholarship: Jack W. Collins
Mable Duthey Reiner Scholarship: Wenting Cai
Student Support in Chemistry SSC Scholarship: Jacob W. Brummond & Andrew D. Schaefer
George J. & Arleen D. Ziarnik Scholarship: Joshua D. Tessner
Eugene and Patricia Kreger Herscher Scholarship: Chau Minh Phan
Edward Panek Scholarship: Greg E. Budoff
Plank/Putze Scholarship: Carol Wu Lam
Plank Scholarship: Anna Fleischman

2011 Summer Research Scholarships:
Nigel H. Becknell, Jacob W. Brummond, Greg E. Budoff, Wenting Cai, Phan Chau, Jack W. Collins, Nicholas A. Harris, Dana M. Jackson, Rebecca Li, Andrew M. Maza, Andrew D. Schaefer & Tyler J. Wadzinski