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Scholarships

Introduction

The School of Biological Sciences offers scholarships for motivated, high achieving majors in the school each year. The following is a list of the Scholarships available through the Bio Sci Student Affairs office. 

Scholarship Application Instructions (PDF)

Scholarship Application (Fill-in PDF)

Junior Scholarships

Brian Atwood Scholarship – 3rd year student scholarship
Awarded to Junior-level Biological Sciences major who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in both scholarship and service to the UCI community.  Evidence of corporate internship or laboratory research experience.

Carol Becker McGaugh Award
Awarded to a 3rd year student for outstanding research in the neurobiology of learning and memory.

Dean Al Bennett
Al Bennett, Dean of the School of Biological Sciences

Senior Scholarships

Robert H. Avnet Memorial Scholarship    
In memory of Robert H. Avnet, the Avnet Scholarship was established to support a graduating biological sciences major accepted to medical school (or has a great likelihood of being accepted).
Criteria: Biological Sciences major, acceptance into medical school, and demonstrates financial need.

M. Marlene Godoy Award
Awarded to a graduating senior in the Biological Sciences.
Criteria: must be pre-med or pre-dental, actively involved with philanthropic community service, University service, and active in undergraduate research.

William F. Holcomb Scholarship Fund
The scholarship is to be used to support an undergraduate or graduate student conducting research in the area of biomedical, marine biology, and/or related studies.

Michael and Judy Leon Award
Criteria: an exceptional Biological Sciences major who is graduating and has been accepted into a Ph.D. program (or has a great likelihood of acceptance). 

Laurence J. Mehlman Prize
Established to honor the memory of Larry Mehlman, an outstanding undergraduate of Biology at UCI.
Criteria: Undergraduate Biological Sciences student demonstrating outstanding achievement in both scholarship and service to the school. The student should be of extraordinary character and integrity; a person esteemed by his/her peers for ethical and moral strength.

Edward Mittelman Memorial Fund Scholarship
A scholarship in memory of Mrs. William D. Redfield’s first husband, Edward Mittelman, and her son, Dr. David C. Redfield. 
Criteria: Outstanding Biological Sciences student pursuing a career in the medical field.

Jayne Unzelman Scholarship
Criteria: Undergraduate student, academic excellence, service to the School of Biological Sciences and/or the University, and service to the community.

Ryan Garf and Dr. Leon
Ryan Graf and Dr. Leon
2008 Winner of Michael Leon and Judy Leon Award