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Iowa State University

Iowa State University

Duane & Shirley Acker International Fellowship     up to $2000

  1. The recipient shall use this award to participate in an international experience that may include, but is not limited to: study abroad programs; internship or work at an international agricultural research center, institute, or university; foreign work experience with USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service or the Agency for International Development; internship or work with a foreign or domestic private sector business.
  2. The recipient shall be majoring in Animal Science or a related curriculum administered by the Department of Animal Science.
  3. First preference shall be given to students who are graduates of a high school in Iowa.
  4. Second preference shall be given to students who are graduates of a high school in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, or Wisconsin.
  5. The amount of the award shall be based on the available funding, but shall not be less than half of the recipient's cost to participate in their respective international experience.
  6. The Department of Animal Science shall provide the Office of Student Financial Aid a budget adjustment form outlining the costs to be incurred by each recipient so that the student's overall financial aid package is not adversely affected.
  7. Include statement of plans and budget for your international experience.

The John Airy Endowed Graduate Scholarship      $2500

  1. Open to graduate students in the Dept. of Animal Science
  2. Preference given to those students majoring in beef cattle breeding and management
  3. Financial need

Arthur and Muriel Anderson Scholarship      $750

  1. Academic excellence
  2. Open to junior or senior students or graduate students who are definitely interested in and studying some aspect of swine science and/or swine animal nutrition

Charles H. and Inez M. Callahan Memorial Graduate Awards      $2000

Students who receive these awards shall meet or exceed the following qualifications:

  1. Shall be students who are pursuing a graduate degree in poultry science or agriculture.
  2. Preference shall be given to students who are residents of Story County; however, in no student from Story County applies or qualifies for the award, a student who is a graduate of a high school in the State of Iowa may qualify.
  3. Preference shall be given to students majoring in poultry science; however, if no such student applies or qualifies, a student from another curriculum in agriculture may qualify.
  4. The student recipients must qualify for financial aid as determined by the Financial Aid Office of the University.

L.C. Christian Graduate Fellowship      $2500

This annual fellowship shall be open to graduate students in the Department of Animal Science, pursuing an advanced degree in Swine Genetics. Additional academic enhancement support for the selected graduate student may also be awarded to support research activities, provide funds to publish research results and travel to professional meetings. Preference shall be given to candidates who have completed degrees and coursework at Iowa State University, and who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the area of extracurricular activities involving swine. All qualified candidates shall be eligible on an annual basis and the award may be renewable if the recipient attains and maintains a 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 point system). All qualified candidates must be citizens of the United States to be eligible for this award.
A special committee will review applications and make selection.

Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Ensminger Scholarships      $1000

Recipients shall be selected on the basis of:

  1. Scholarship
  2. Character
  3. Financial need
  4. Leadership
Priority shall be given to Animal Science and/or foreign students, either undergraduate or graduate students, for the continuation of their studies only.

A special committee will review applications and make selection.

Iowa Poultry Association Scholarship, in Honor of Tom J. Zanios      $1500

This award shall be open to students interested in the development of the egg or broiler industry who meet the following criteria:
  1. are pursuing a graduate degree
  2. are intending to be involved in the poultry industry in Iowa<

T. Joseph Morrissey Memorial Scholarship      $500

  1. Open to Animal Science graduate students
  2. Selection is based upon:

    1. Academic excellence
    2. Financial need
    3. Studying swine breeding

Ned S. and Esther Raun Graduate Scholarship in Animal Science      $1000

The student who receives one of these scholarships shall meet or exceed the following qualifications:

  1. Shall be an international graduate student in the Department of Animal Science with an emphasis in international agriculture ecosystems development and management
  2. Shall have an interest is concepts that will transfer to his/her native country or other developing nations
  3. Has and will maintain a grade point average of 3.25 or above
  4. Shall demonstrate the ability to work well with others
  5. Show a need for financial assistance

Robert E. and Dorothy R. Rust Graduate Scholarship in Meat Science $1000

  1. Recipient shall be majoring in Animal Science or Food Science
  2. Recipient shall demonstrate a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
  3. Recipient shall have a demonstrated interest in exploring a career path toward the meat processing and/or closely allied industry (suppliers, etc.), and at least 25% of the applicant's qualifications for this award shall be based on a 500 or more word essay outlining the applicant's projected career path in applied meat processing or closely allied industry
  4. Preference shall be given to a student who has demonstrated an active interest in applied meat processing or allied industry as evidenced by such things as, but not limited to: Industry internship, working at the ISU Meat Laboratory or judging team experience.
A special committee will review applications and make a selection.

Thomas Sutherland Graduate Excellence Award      $2000

Nominations for this award are to be submitted by the major professor.

This award is established to recognize excellence in academic and research performance during the graduate program in one of the fields of graduate study in the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University. The award shall be a "premium for excellence" award over and above the graduate assistant stipend.

Selection of the recipients will be made by a graduate scholarship awards committee made up of a minimum of five members of the graduate faculty in the Department of Animal Science. The committee will be appointed annually by the Head of the Department of Animal Science. Any faculty member who is serving as major professor for a nominee will not be eligible to serve on the committee.

Qualifications for receiving the award will include excellence in academic performance, significant accomplishment in research relative to tenure in the graduate program compared to contemporary students.

In the interest of international collaboration and exchange, recipients may be international students. Research will be evaluated on the basis of published documents which may include scientific papers resulting from the student's program t Iowa State University or in their home country as part of a program supervised by Iowa State University.

Students receiving the award may be nominated in subsequent years but must be enrolled in the Graduate College at the time they are selected.

David and Jacqueline Topel Scholarship in Meat Science      $1000

  1. Student must be pursuing a graduate degree in the Meat Science program of the Department of Animal Science
  2. Student must have promise of a career related to the meat industry
  3. Student must exhibit excellence in scholarship including a grade point average of 3.0 or greater from the preceding college year
  4. Student must have demonstrated leadership and involvement in campus activities

Harold L. & Esther G. Wilcke Scholarship      $1500

The students who receive the awards shall meet the following qualifications:

  1. Shall have demonstrated genuine interest in and be studying or doing research in the nutritional requirements of domestic animals or poultry
  2. Shall be enrolled in a curriculum of animal science or poultry science
  3. Shall be undergraduate or graduate students