The college and the university award a multitude of scholarships to natural sciences students each year (this past year, the college alone gave out just over 100 scholarships totalling $191,000).

Some awards are merit-based, others are need-based, and many are available only to students who've chosen a particular area of study or who meet particular biographical criteria.

By accurately filling out these forms, you're automatically considered for every college- and university-administered scholarship for which you qualify:

• The Common Application for scholarships awarded by the College of Natural Sciences to current students. A complete application consists of the online portion and two (2) faculty letters of recommendation.  The deadline is March 1 of every year. All materials, including letters of recommendation, must be received by this deadline. 
  
• The Common Application for continuing and transfer students for scholarships funded by the university.  The deadline is typically April 1.
• The Common Application for incoming first-year students for scholarships funded by the university. The deadline is December 1 of the applicant’s senior year in high school.

Other types of funding that allow students to support their studies include:

• Departmental Scholarships
• Funding for Study Abroad
• Funding for Research
• Private Scholarships
• University Scholarships not covered by the common application.
• Scholarships identified by Women in Natural Sciences (WINS)
• Scholarships identified by the Multicultural Academic Initiative