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Scholarships
The Biological Station offers numerous academic scholarships that pay
from $500 to ~$4,000 in tuition while attending the summer session.
Students who have achieved Junior class standing prior to Summer Session 2009 with a G.P.A. of at least 3.0 in the general area of the life sciences are invited to apply. Graduate students attending the summer session are also eligible to apply.
Scholarships are available to both resident and
nonresident students who carry at least 5 credits.
Completed
applications are due at Flathead Lake Biological Station, 32125 Bio
Station Lane, Polson, Montana 59860-6815, by April 15, 2008.
We highly recommend applying for a scholarship if you meet these criteria as a high percentage of applicants receive a scholarship. Please contact
us to confirm that all scholarship materials have been received.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applications must consist of the following:
- A statement about why you wish to attend FLBS.
Indicate which courses or research work will be undertaken during
the summer session. Explain how participation in courses and research
at The Flathead Lake Biological Station are relevant to your university
curriculum or your plans for future work.
- Updated official or unofficial college transcripts, $100 deposit, and completed application (online, printable MS Word form, or printable Adobe PDF form).
- Two letters of reference from faculty members
in support of your request.
Scholarships are provided
through the generosity of these donors:
Mary Elrod Ferguson Memorial
Mary Elrod Ferguson bequeathed part of her estate for the purpose
of establishing a memorial fund in honor of her father, Dr. Morton
J. Elrod. Dr. Elrod founded the Biological Station (FLBS) in 1899
and devoted his life to the establishment and development of the
Station and the Department of Biology at The University of Montana
(formerly known as Montana State University). The scholarship awarded
from this memorial is presented to a currently enrolled student
at The University of Montana who attends classes at the Biological
Station.
Dr. Jessie Bierman
Dr. Jessie Bierman, originally a student of the Biological Station
in 1921, established an endowment fund that provides support to
FLBS for a number of purposes, one being scholarship support for
deserving students. Dr. Bierman was a very valued and dear friend
of the Biological Station.
Eric and Tootie Myhre
Eric and Tootie Myhre, former members of the FLBS Advisory Council,
established this scholarship to benefit students at the Biological
Station. The first scholarship was awarded during 2003 in memory
of Eric.
James Hunter and Colleen Shaw Dion
Marcia Knell, Jane Zackary and William Dion, family of James and
Colleen Dion, established this scholarship as a memorial to their
parents. Both mother and father were graduates of The University
of Montana in 1938 and 1937, respectively. They remained active
and involved as alumni and had a long association with Flathead
Lake. This scholarship is awarded to deserving undergraduate students
at The University of Montana who are studying at FLBS.
Dr. Robert L. Gilbertson
This scholarship, in honor of Dr. Gilbertson, was established in
recognition of his contributions to the science of ecology and plant
pathology, and his abiding interest in the West in general, and
in western Montana and Flathead Lake in particular. During his summers
at UM, he studied at FLBS. The scholarship will be awarded to a deserving undergraduate or graduate student studying at the
Biological Station.
Matthew Levitan
Matthew Levitan, a 1973 graduate of The University of Montana in
political science and history, established this scholarship endowment
in 1996. This scholarship is awarded to a graduate or undergraduate
student at The University of Montana who is studying or conducting
research at FLBS.
Mark Levitan
Matthew Levitan established this scholarship as a remembrance to
his brother, Mark Levitan, who passed away as a young adult. This
scholarship is awarded to a graduate or undergraduate student at
UM who is studying or conducting research at FLBS.
Charles "Chuck" Levitan
Chuck Levitan is a faculty member at Sierra Nevada College. He returns
to the Biological Station each summer to conduct research. Matthew
Levitan established this scholarship in the name of his brother.
Robert Levitan
Robert Levitan graduated from The University of Montana in 1982
with a degree in geology. He currently works for the DNRC in Helena, Montana. This scholarship,
provided by Matthew Levitan, is awarded to a deserving
undergraduate or graduate student at UM who
is studying or doing research at FLBS.
Sara Spero Levitan
Matthew Levitan provided another generous scholarship in the
name of his sister, Sara Spero Levitan. The scholarship is awarded
to a deserving undergraduate or graduate student at FLBS.
Dr. Richard Solberg
Dr. Richard "Dick" Solberg served as Director of FLBS from 1962-1969.
Upon his retirement from The University of Montana in 1987, contributions
were used to establish a scholarship fund in his behalf. The scholarship has been augmented by gifts from Richard and Jane Solberg. This scholarship
is awarded to one of the outstanding students at the Biological
Station.
James and Wanda Hollensteiner
James and Wanda Hollensteiner, friends of UM and residents of the Flathead Valley, set up this
scholarship to benefit FLBS students focusing on water quality. The first scholarship was awarded in 2004.
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