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Biology College Scholarships
With the growing need for medicines and the expanding interest in exploring the human genome, the need for biologists in research and practical careers in biology is soaring. In 2004 alone, the number of biological scientists employed in the United States reached the 77,000 mark; this number will continue to rise over the next decade. However, the amount of money spent on research and other biology funding may decrease, making the academic endowment landscape highly competitive in the coming years.
While many organizations may begin to decrease funding for research, the scholarship monies going to potential biology scholars is currently not in danger of decreasing. However, many of these potential students are finding that a lot more of the scholarships are for minority students. Since around half of the workers in the United States will be members of a minority race, financial scholarship providers are beginning to focus more on minority scholarships. This is having a tremendous effect on students, and is making it considerably easier for impoverished minority students with good academic records to afford to pursue careers in biology and other sciences.
Of course, racial minority is not a requirement for all biology scholarships. Many of the available biology scholarships only have requirements for academic achievement and financial need. And, of course, the potential for success in the field of biology is another mitigating factor for the candidates of biology scholarships. Education requirements for most scholarships include a high school diploma, and, depending on the specific scholarship, several years of college biology courses at an accredited university.
List of Biology Scholarships
- Association for Women in Science College Scholarship — $1 to $1000 awarded each year to 2-10 women freshmen majoring in biology and other sciences.
- Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program — $10000 awarded each year to up to 10 undergraduate students in designated majors including biology.
- Libbie H. Hyman Memorial Scholarship — $750 to $1000 awarded each year to 1 Undergraduate or Postgraduate student majoring in Biology.
- National Garden Clubs, Inc. Scholarship Program — $3500 awarded each year to 31-34 Undergraduate and Graduate students majoring in biology, plant sciences etc..
- Recreational Boating Industries Educational Foundation — $250 to $1000 awarded each year to 10-30 undergraduate students majoring in biology, natural resources or travel/tourism.
- Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association Scholarship Program — Up to $1000 awarded each year to 2 undergraduate students majoring in biology or horticulture.
- Wildlife Leadership Awards — $2000 awarded each year to up to 10 Junior or Senior Students majoring in Biology or Natural Resources.
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