UM Chemistry/Undergraduate Scholarships

A number of scholarships are available to students pursuing undergraduate degrees in the Department of Chemistry at The University of Memphis.

The William H. Zuber Memorial Scholarship was established to foster interest in chemistry as an academic major and assist students in the completion of the ACS-accredited Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree. This scholarship was established in 1998 to honor this faculty member and former student.

The J. C. Williams Memorial Scholarship was established in 1997 in honor of a distinguished analytical chemistry professor to foster interest in chemistry as an academic major and assist students in the completion of the ACS-accredited Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree.

The Memphis Chemical Association Scholarship was established to foster the undergraduate education of chemists and chemical engineers who fully intend to enter the chemical industry work force.

The Dr. Naseeb Shaheen Endowed Scholarship was established in 1991 to encourage majors in Chemistry, Physics, or Mathematics to become high school teachers in one or more of these subjects.

The NSF S-STEM Program [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] at the University of Memphis seeks to award scholarships to economically disadvantaged upper-division undergraduate students in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Math, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, and Physics.

In addition, the American Chemical Society Scholars Program sponsored by the American Chemical Society sponsors a national scholarship program to encourage minority students to enter the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering or other chemically related fields such as environmental science, materials science or toxicology.