The Biology Department has 3 scholarship funds to support
Biology majors in their junior and senior years: the
Reddish-Morgan Scholarship, the R.D. Rao Scholarship, and the
Jerry W. Lawson Scholarship. Each scholarship is awarded for
a period of one academic year and students must reapply to
receive a second year of funding. All applicants must
complete the FAFSA form in the Financial Aid Office so that
financial need can be assessed. Announcements of the
scholarship competition are typically posted in the lobby of
McMichael in early February and the scholarship application
forms are due in late February or early March. The
applications are not reviewed until mid-term grades are
posted and awardees are usually announced at the Biology
Club’s end-of-year picnic and senior send-off event.
Past scholarship awards have ranged from $500 to
$2000.00.
The Reddish-Morgan Scholarship is usually awarded to rising
Junior or Senior Biology majors who exhibit outstanding
accomplishments in and commitment to the biological sciences
at Elon University.
The R.D. Rao Scholarship is awarded to a rising Junior or
Senior Biology major who exhibits the ideals of Dr. R.D. Rao
who was a much beloved Biology Department professor whose
generosity, love of teaching, and wonderful sense of humor
touched all who met him. This scholarship is awarded to a
student who best personifies the ideals of Dr. R. D. Rao. The
award is based upon the following criteria: outstanding
academic accomplishments, a commitment to the biological
sciences at Elon University, a sense of camaraderie, and
financial need.
The Jerry W. Lawson Biology Scholarship was endowed by an
Elon alumnus and the R. J. Reynolds Nabisco Company. This
scholarship is awarded annually to a deserving student
majoring in Biology who is a rising junior or senior.
In addition to these scholarships awarded by the Biology
Department, Biology majors who are interested in careers in
the Health Professions are also eligible to apply for the
Lincoln and Edmund Scholarships which are awarded by the Elon
University Health Professions Advisory Committee. The
announcement and call for applications for these scholarships
are also posted in the lobby of the McMichael Science Center
in February.
