The department offers the following scholarships annually:
|
Scholarship |
Requirements |
Award |
|
Presidential Scholarship* |
freshman chemistry major |
in-state tuition or the in-state portion of out-of-state tuition for freshman year; student assistant position for sophomore, junior & senior years |
|
Casali Scholarship* |
freshman chemistry major |
$1000 per semester for four semesters; student assistant position starting freshman year |
|
Chappell Scholarship |
outstanding junior chemistry major who plans a career in the medical or educational field |
$500 |
* To be eligible for either the Presidential or Casali scholarships, an incoming student must declare an intention of majoring in chemistry, and must demonstrate a level of scholastic aptitude that is based upon the student's combined SAT score (or equivalent ACT score). Students meeting both of these criteria will receive an invitation to take a Chemistry Scholarship Exam that will be given on the Department's Scholarship Day (March 22, 2008). In addition to taking the Exam, students (or students and their parents) will tour the Department, talk with members of the faculty & current chemistry majors, and eat in a JMU dining facility.
In addition to the departmental scholarships, the university has the following scholarship opportunities:
Freshman Merit Scholarships coordinated by the Office of Admissions