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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Value unknown
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize students majoring or minoring in the EMU Elementary Education program that emphasizes science education. Students must have demonstrated superior performance in at least two of the Chemistry Department's Elementary Education lecture (plus, when applicable, companion laboratory) courses.
Dr. Donald B. Phillips began his career at EMU in 1972, as an assistant professor of chemistry. He was selected as the top national award winner in the 1982 National Science Teacher Assoc. Gustav Ohaus Award Program for Innovations in College Science Teaching. Phillips' winning entry, "A Comprehensive Science Education Program for Preparing Elementary School Teachers," described the development of a chemistry course appropriate for the prospective elementary school teacher.
"Don's primary scholarly interest was i the creation of chemical demonstrations that were appropriate to elementary students," according to former department head, Wade Tornquist. "To Don, lecture hall demos were great. Hands-on demos were even better."
Benefits
The benefits and monetary value of the scholarship are unknown.
Eligibility
- Major or minor in an elementary education program emphasizing science.
- Must have completed at least two Chemistry Department elementary education lecture courses, normally CHEM 101 and CHEM 312 (concurrent registration is acceptable).
- Preference given to students with high overall grade point averages.
- Preference given to students who have also done well in their non-chemistry, science education courses.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Chemistry
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
30 Jan 2027
You must include a one-page essay (300–500 words - more is not necessarily better) on the relevance of chemistry in the elementary education curriculum.