Biology Scholarships

Two scholarships are available through the MCC Biology Department: the Jennifer Jaruzel Memorial Biology Scholarship, and the Thomas R. Kissel Memorial Scholarship.

Jennifer Jaruzel Memorial Biology Scholarship

Award
The Biology Department will award up to $500 to an outstanding biology student at MCC. The scholarship is intended to assist students who plan to complete an MCC program degree in biology or a related field.

Eligibility Requirements

• Currently registered full-time in biology, or a related field
• Completed (by May 31, 2008) a minimum of 7 credits (2 courses) of biology at MCC (Examples of courses include: BIO 155, BIO 156, BIO 170, BIO 209, BIO 221, BIO 225, BIO 226, BIO 230, BIO 260, BIO 265 and BIO 266)
• Overall grade point average of 3.25 or better

Application Deadline Dates
Application materials are available from the Biology Department Office
 8 – 228 or here.  Application for scholarship must be submitted to the Biology Department along with two letters of recommendation from MCC faculty members on or before April 11th, 2008.

For more information contact:
Mary Lynch, Secretary, Biology Department, 292-2029, Rm. 8-228
Paul Emerick, Biology Department

Thomas R. Kissel Memorial Scholarship

Purpose
Established to encourage and recognize outstanding students in biology, chemistry or biotechnology and to memorialize Thomas Kissel, Senior Research Fellow at Ortho-Clinical diagnostics.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Recipient must be a full-time student who will have successfully completed two semesters at MCC with a minimum 3.0 GPA at the end of Spring 2008. The award goes towards expenses in the 2nd year.
2. Major field of concentration must be biology, chemistry or biotechnology.
3. Preference will be given to an academically superior student that is a Monroe County resident.

Application
The following materials are required as part of the application process:

1. A completed application form (available here (pdf), or from the Biology Department Office 8 – 228).
2. A brief essay (250-300 words) written by the applicant that describes the student’s educational goals at MCC, career goals upon leaving MCC, and qualities they possess that make them deserving of this award.
3. A copy of a current transcript (or student progress report).
4. Letters of reference from two MCC faculty members. At least one of the letters must come from an instructor in the Natural Sciences (e.g. biology, chemistry, geosciences or physics).

The deadline for submission of materials is April 11th, 2008. Completed application materials should be sent to:

MCC Biology Department
Rm. 8-228
1000 East Henrietta
Rochester, NY 14623

Award
Determination of the recipient for this award will be completed by the Biology Department Scholarship Committee. The monetary value of this award will be $1,000.00.

For more information contact:
Mary Lynch, Secretary, Biology Department, 292-2029, Rm. 8-228
Paul Emerick, Biology Department