Cornelia M Smith Fellowship Application

The maximum award is $800 per student per academic year (August-July). However, this amount is not guaranteed and is contingent upon the amount of funding in the scholarship fund. If you submit requests in excess of $800, only $800 will be considered and the remainder will be disallowed. Students may apply at any time throughout the year, and their application will be reviewed at the next review date as long as they have FAFSA (or CSS for international students) on file with Financial Aid for the academic year they will be reviewed/awarded Applications will be reviewed quarterly on March 1st, June 1st, September 1st, and December 1st.

The maximum that can be requested for travel is $500 - these costs include but are not limited to registration for events, travel, lodging, and meals. Please note that according to University policy, campus parking passes cannot be reimbursed through this fund.

The maximum that can be requested for books and software is $200. Please note that according to University policy, the cost of computers cannot be reimbursed through this fund.

The maximum that can be requested for training and professional societies is $300.

When applying, please attach a expense report and ONE document containing all receipts. If travel reimbursement is part of this application, also include evidence of funds received from the Graduate School as well as the Biology Department - this can be shown by including screenshots of the emails detailing your award from each party and including the award amounts in the expense report you supply.