Roman Undergraduate Scholarship

The Herschel and Caryl Roman Undergraduate Science Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to deserving undergraduates at the University of Washington who have an interest in genetics research.

The Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Dr. Herschel Lewis Roman, who joined the UW faculty in 1942 and founded the Department of Genetics (now known as the Department of Genome Sciences) in 1959. By the time of his retirement in 1980, he had received international recognition for his work in chromosomal behavior and genetic recombination. With his passing in 1989, his family and friends proposed this scholarship in his honor.

The scholarship, which provides from $2500 to $5000 for Autumn through Spring Quarters, will be awarded to one or two undergraduates who demonstrate an interest in genetic research. Award amounts depend on the number of awardees selected and available funding. The other selection criteria include academic achievement and aptitude. Applicants should be juniors or seniors when funding begins in Autumn Quarter. By the terms of the scholarship, the awardee will participate in genetics research for at least ten hours per week and must continue to make satisfactory progress toward his or her degree. The Department of Genome Sciences will assist in selection of the laboratory in which the student works.

The application deadline is Monday, June 2, 2008.

If you would like to apply for the scholarship, fill out the application (available as Word or PDF files) and send it along with an official transcript to:

The Herschel and Caryl Roman Undergraduate Science Scholarship
Department of Genome Sciences
attn: Brian Giebel
Box 355065
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-5065

For more information, please contact Brian Giebel at bgiebel [ a t ] u.washington.edu.