Graduate Scholarships

College of Science and Mathematics

The Margaret and Herman Sokol Graduate Summer Research Fellowship
Amount: $5,000
Application Deadline: March 18
Criteria: Download the fellowship criteria and application in Adobe PDF format here.

Mrs. Margaret Sokol has provided CSAM students with an opportunity to advance their education. The Margaret and Herman Sokol Graduate Summer Research Fellowship will provide a $5,000.00 stipend to a talented M.S. or M.A. graduate student to conduct research on their thesis at MSU during the summer.

Any CSAM science graduate student who has completed one year of graduate study, is working on a research thesis, and will return to MSU for the fall semester is eligible to apply.

The Margaret and Herman Sokol Graduate Fellowship in Science
Amount: $10,000
Application Deadline: March 31
Criteria: Download the fellowship criteria and application in Adobe PDF format here.

The Margaret and Herman Sokol Graduate Fellowship in Science is a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) award to a graduating natural science major from the College of Science and Mathematics (CSAM) at Montclair State University who will pursue formal, full-time graduate study leading to a doctoral (Ph.D.) degree at an accredited institution of higher learning.

This award will be restricted to students in the disciplines of Biology, Molecular Biology, Geoscience, Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Each year one graduating senior will be selected to receive one of these $10,000 Fellowships. Applications will be reviewed following the fall semester and announcement of the award will be made in the spring each year.

PharmFest Graduate Scholarship
Amount: $3,000 per year for 2 years

Criteria:
Download the scholarship Announcement in Adobe .PDF format here.
Download the scholarship Application in Adobe .PDF format here.

Applications deadline: May 31
Contact: Applications must be submitted via e-mail to Dr. Jinan Jaber, Associate Dean - College of Science and Mathematics at <jaberl@mail.montclair.edu>.

Saul and Adelaide Goldfarb Scholarships
Amount: $1,500 to $7,000 per year

The Saul and Adelaide Goldfarb Graduate Scholarships are available to qualified new graduate students who have not previously earned a master's degree. To be eligible, students must be fully matriculated into a graduate degree program either on a full- or part-time basis by the time the Scholarship is awarded. The scholarships will provide tuition for 2 semesters for a maximum of 24 semester credits for full-time students and 12 credits for part-time students. Recipients must maintain a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average each semester of the award.

Deadline: Admission and scholarship applications must be received at The Graduate School by April 2.

For full details and an online application for this scholarship, please visit the Saul and Adelaide Goldfarb Scholarships website.

Department of Biology & Molecular Biology

Bonnie Lustigman Research Fellowship
Amount: Up to two awards per year; $1000-$2000 each based on fund availability
Applications: Applications will be considered starting February 15, 2012. Contact the Biology department in Science Hall room 107 for application.
Criteria: Full-time undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in at least six credits and majoring in a major housed within the Department of Biology and Molecular Biology, in good academic standing, with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 in the major.

The Bonnie Lustigman Research Fellowship has been established to financially assist talented undergraduate and graduate students to defray expenses of their own research while enrolled as a full-time Biology and Molecular Biology major at Montclair State University in the year in which the funds are awarded.

An Award recipient must demonstrate a commitment to biology and molecular biology scholarship and research.

This award is founded in loving memory of Professor Bonnie Lustigman.

Notification: April 1

Download scholarship application in PDF format.

Dr. Al Stein Memorial Fund
Amount: Approximately $250-500
Applications: Applications will be considered starting February 15, 2012; because this fund is for students in need of emergency funds, applications may also be considered outside of the normal application period. Contact the Biology department in Science Hall room 107 for application.
Criteria: Undergraduate recipients must have successfully completed one year of Biology core and collateral courses with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 at the time of application. Graduate students must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 at the time of application.

This fund has been established to financially assist full-time undergraduate and/or graduate students majoring in one of the degree programs offered in the Department of Biology and Molecular Biology. The Award is intended to assist students who are in need of emergency funds.

* We encourage successful applicants to restore the funds to the Biology and Molecular Biology Department and the Dr. Al Stein Memorial Fund when they are financially able to, in order to help future students in need.

Notification: April 1,

Download scholarship application in PDF format.

Viola Whitney Pfleger Fund
Amount: Up to $700
Applications: Applications will be considered starting February 15, 2012. Contact the Biology department in Science Hall room 107 for application.
Criteria: Preferably a Biology major. Cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the major. Experience in horticulture preferred.

The Viola Whitney Pfleger Fund has been established to support a student with sincere interest in botany or in conservation efforts affecting the plant environment.

Notification: April 1

Download scholarship application in PDF format.

The Hans-Ulrich Gubler Scholarship
Purpose: This scholarship was established in memory of Hans-Ulrich Gubler (1922-2010). H-U. Gubler was a Swiss microbiologist whose professional career spanned four decades. During that time he worked in a variety of biological research areas, most notably on the immunosuppressant properties of cyclosporine. His younger son emigrated to NJ in 1980 and his daughter-in-law is an MSU Department of Biology alumna.
Eligibility: Demonstration of academic excellence and financial need.
Amount: $1000.

Application deadline: February 15, 2012

Notification: by April 1, 2012

Download scholarship application in PDF format.

Mathematical Sciences

Audrey Vincentz Leef Scholarship
Amount: Varies
Criteria: Fully matriculated full-time or part-time graduate student enrolled in at least one mathematics course. Candidates must provide evidence of financial need and must have completed the New Jersey Financial Aid form with results on file at MSU.
Contact: Chair, Dr. Helen M. Roberts <robertsh@mail.montclair.edu> Mathematical Sciences Department

Max A. Sobel Fellowship
Amount: Amount and frequency varies
Criteria: Graduate student in mathematics education; nominated by mathematics education faculty.
Contact: Chair, Dr. Helen M. Roberts <robertsh@mail.montclair.edu> Mathematical Sciences Department

Westerdahl Scholarship
Amount: Tuition wavier and book/equipment/travel awards (maximum of 4 courses)
Criteria: Awards are for graduate education in mathematics and/or mathematics education.
Contact: Graduate Advisor, <Mathematics Graduate Advisor> Mathematical Sciences Department