Scholarships and Graduate Awards
Graduate Awards
Each spring the Department of Zoology faculty meets to determine which students will be awarded departmental awards among their graduating class. The following are the awards that are given out.
♦ Outstanding Graduate Award: Awarded to the student(s) with the highest grade point average(s).
♦ Browning Arms Field Award: Awarded to the student demonstrating the greatest aptitude for field ecological work.
♦ Evolutionary Ecology Award: Awarded to the student demonstrating the highest academic achievement in the disciplines of evolution, ecology, or behavior.
♦ Laboratory Research Award: Awarded to the student demonstrating the greatest accomplishment in laboratory research.
♦ Zoology Service Award: Awarded to the student who has most assisted the department in its operations.
Scholarships
As a Zoology Major, you are eligible to apply for WSU Scholarships, College of Science Scholarships, and Department of Zoology Scholarships.
In order to receive a college level and/or department level scholarship, you must first apply at the university level for WSU scholarships & financial aid. Please apply as early as possible.
Please come in and visit with us to discuss the department scholarships in more detail.
Department Scholarships
♦ Dr. Earl W. Smart Memorial Scholarship♦ Kent Van De Graaff Pre-Medical Application Award
♦ Orson Whitney Young Memorial Scholarship