{"id":77,"date":"2020-05-13T21:22:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T21:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2024-07-22T18:31:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T18:31:02","slug":"undergraduate-financial-aid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/undergraduate-financial-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Aid and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Beckman Scholars Program<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/chemistry\/beckman-scholars-program\/\">Beckman Scholars Program<\/a> provides scholarships that contribute significantly to advancing the education, research training, and personal development of select students in chemistry, biochemistry, and the biological and medical sciences. The sustained, in-depth undergraduate research experiences and comprehensive faculty mentoring are unique in terms of program scope, content, and level of scholarship awards.<\/p>\n<h2>Funding Sources for Travel to Conferences for Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/conference-funding.php#:~:text=The%20A%26S%20Office%20of%20Undergraduate,registration%20fees%20and%20travel%20expenses\">The College of Arts &amp; Science Travel Grants for Undergraduate Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.org\/funding\/awards\/acs-bridge-travel-professional-development-award.html\">The American Chemical Society Bridge Travel &amp; Professional Development Award<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From the ACS Website:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To defray expenses necessary to attend the ACS Spring or Fall Meeting, such as registration fees, transportation, lodging, presentation materials, and meals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Description: <\/strong>This award will cover up to $2,000 in expenses for selected applicants who wish to attend the upcoming ACS Fall Meeting. This opportunity is open to all students, regardless of presentation status, abstract submission, or ACS membership.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">______________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<h2>Departmental Awards<\/h2>\n<h3>The Robert V. Dilts Award<\/h3>\n<p>Awarded to a student who excels in analytical chemistry, with preference given to a student who is planning a career in the field.<\/p>\n<p>2022 winner \u2013 Campbell Flower<\/p>\n<h3>The Thomas W. Martin Award<\/h3>\n<p>Established in 1993 in memory of Thomas W. Martin, professor of chemistry at Vanderbilt from 1957 to 1991. Presented annually to a graduating chemistry major who has excelled in physical chemistry and plans to attend graduate school in chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>2022 winner \u2013 Sophia Vogelsang<\/p>\n<h3>Organic Chemistry Award<\/h3>\n<p>Given annually to a graduating senior who has excelled in organic chemistry, either having earned the highest grades in the courses taken or having done outstanding research in organic chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>2022 winner \u2013 Nicole Wright<\/p>\n<h3>The Mark M. Jones Award<\/h3>\n<p>Awarded to an outstanding student in inorganic chemistry, with preference given to a student who has excelled in research.<\/p>\n<p>2022 winner \u2013 Kathryn Fink<\/p>\n<h3>The Merck Index Award<\/h3>\n<p>Awarded to an outstanding graduating senior who is pursuing medical school or graduate school.<\/p>\n<p>2022 winner \u2013 Jennifer Young<\/p>\n<h3>The Outstanding Chemistry Award<\/h3>\n<p>Presented annually to a graduating senior majoring in chemistry who has been adjudged the most distinguished in undergraduate research in chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>2022 winners \u2013 Robert Gotschalk, Long Viet Than<\/p>\n<h3>Donald E. 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