Awards
Undergraduate Awards
James E. Rodman Botany Scholarship Endowment
The scholarship is to be awarded to an undergraduate major or graduate student. Awardees are selected on the basis of academic achievement and must be enrolled in a program of study in the plant sciences, broadly construed to include mycology, with a preference for, but not restricted to, the field of Systematics.
Norman A. Good Endowed Student Award
Eligible recipients shall be undergraduate or graduate students in the Department of Plant Biology. Awards may include scholarships and fellowships, summer Plant Biology, research support, funds to support a student's travel to a professional meeting, to bring to campus preeminent scientists in the field who will substantially enrich our student's educational experience, to bring a piece of scientific equipment for promising student research projects.
Graduate Awards
This fund supports graduate students in Plant Biology.
Dr. Leo W. Mericle and Dr. Rae Phelps Mericle Memorial Scholarship
Recipients of this award indicate the promise of making a professional contribution to the study of the genetics of higher plants. Demonstration of financial need shall be considered, however, it should not be the primary consideration. Special consideration will be given to those studying the effects of ionizing radiation on the genetics of higher plants. Recipients must be studying the genetics of higher plants and be enrolled in one of these departments: Crop & Soil Science, Forestry, Horticulture, Plant Pathology or Plant Biology.
Michigan State University Herbarium Endowment
Eligible awardees can be an MSU undergraduate or graduate student, or a student at another institution who is planning to study at the MSU Herbarium. Recipients' research must include a component that is based on specimens housed within the herbarium.
William G. Fields Award for Teaching
Awarded to an MSU graduate student in recognition of their teaching abilities.
Paul Taylor Fund Awards
Each Spring, students may apply for funds for travel to meetings and/or travel to learn new research techniques. The Academic Program Coordinator will send out instructions on how to apply for travel funds.
Richard and Linda Triemer Award
This award is available to graduate students enrolled in the Department of Plant Biology who are also members of the Ecology, Evolution and Behavior (EEB) Program working in the areas of plant systematics, ecology or evolutionary biology. Students are selected on the basis of academic achievement and/or financial need.
James E. Rodman Botany Scholarship Endowment
The scholarship is to be awarded to an undergraduate major or graduate student. Awardees are selected on the basis of academic achievement and must be enrolled in a program of study in the plant sciences, broadly construed to include mycology, with a preference for, but not restricted to, the field of Systematics.
Norman A. Good Endowed Student Award
Eligible recipients shall be undergraduate or graduate students in the Department of Plant Biology. Awards may include scholarships and fellowships, research support, funds to support a student's travel to a professional meeting, to bring to campus preeminent scientists in the field who will substantially enrich our student's educational experience, to bring a piece of scientific equipment for promising student research projects.
Other Department Awards
Danny Schnell Plant Biology Outstanding Postdoctoral Award
This award is granted by the Department of Plant Biology to postdoctoral scholars in recognition of contributions to research, innovation, mentoring, teaching, and university or community service during their tenure in the Department. Founded by, and named after, the late former chair of the department of Plant Biology, this award reflects Dr. Danny Schnell's commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all.