Biology Scholarship
Application Form

The biology department offers a series of partial tuition scholarships for qualified, biology majors who are of sophomore standing or higher and who have completed at least BIO 200 or 208. 

In order to be considered, you must be assigned to the academic track for the semester in which the scholarships are being awarded.  The scholarship committee considers academic performance, departmental involvement and financial need in awarding these scholarships.

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Please complete and submit the following online application to be considered for this scholarship.  Questions or concerns may be mailed to the address at the right.

   Department of Biology
   Attn. Scholarship Committee
   BYU-Idaho
   Rexburg, ID  83460-1100

1.   CONTACT INFORMATION:
       Please complete the following personal information:
        Last name      ,   First name ,    Middle Initial 
        Home Phone 
        Email            
        Date of Birth  (mm/dd/yy)
        I- Number 

2.    MAILING ADDRESS:
       Please type your complete mailing address below including your name:

       

   3.    MAJOR AND PROFESSIONAL INTEREST
          In the box below, please select the biological emphasis area you are intent on pursuing.
          Biological Interest:  

            ****If you selected, "Biology Education" above, when do you plan on completing your student teaching?

         Semester:   
         Year:           

            In the box below, please list the biology courses that you have completed and the grade you received.

           

    4.   TRACK INFORMATION
            Please select the track option under which you are enrolled.  Fall/ Winter    Fall/ Spring    Winter/Spring    Fast Track

    5.  GPA AND SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION:
          Are you currently the recipient of any other scholarships?     Yes        No
          If  "yes", please indicate the type and amount of this scholarship.  
          

            Please indicate your current GPA
            Overall GPA      **Major GPA      

** Major GPA can be calculated by following these steps:  1.  Highlight the biology, chemistry and mathematics courses on your transcript.  2. Multiply the credit hours from each of these courses by the grade point you received for that course (eg. If you received an A- from BIO 200 which is a 4 credit course, you would multiply 4 by 3.7 to get 14.8)  3.  Sum these values together and divide by the total number of credits from these courses. PLEASE BE ACCURATE AND HONEST ON THESE CALCULATIONS, we do check your self-reported GPA's against your transcript.  If you have been dishonest, you may be disqualified from the application process.

Grade Grade Point Grade Grade Point Grade Grade Point Grade Grade Point
A 4.0 B 3.0 C 2.0 D 1.0
A- 3.7 B- 2.7 C- 1.7 D- 0.7
B+ 3.4 C+ 2.4 D+ 1.4 F 0

  

    6.    QUALIFICATIONS:
            This scholarship money is intended for students who are academically engaged and involved in the activities of the the Biology department.  In the space below, please describe your involvement in the activities of the Biology Department such as TA experiences, research opportunities, seminar presentations or attendance etc. 

           

    7.    FINANCIAL NEED:
            Approximately what percentage of your education are your personally financially responsible for?
            <25%        25-50%        50-75%        >75%

In the box below, please indicate any special circumstances or financial need that you would like the scholarship committee to consider.

           

8.    ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE AND VERIFICATION:
        By typing my name in the box below, I hereby verify that the above information is accurate and complete.

           

 

                                  
Revised: September 28, 2006