Omar E. Smith Biology (College of Arts and Sciences)

To be eligible to apply for any of the Department of Biological Sciences scholarships, students must have successfully completed General Biology I and II. In addition all students must be enrolled full-time with a declared major in the Department of Biological Sciences during the semesters in which they hold any of these scholarships.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Major in Biology, with preference given to students in Ecology
- Develop an ecological research project to be conducted under the guidance of a faculty member in the Department of Biological Sciences

Applicants must provide:
- A completed application
- A brief (one page) description of proposed ecological research project, signed by the faculty member who will direct the research
- Undergraduate transcript

Successful candidates for this scholarship will:
- Enroll for two credit hours of Biology Research (BIOL 4000) under the Biology faculty member directing the ecological research
- Provide a final, written report upon completion of the project