All applicants to the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program are encouraged to apply for this unique scholarship opportunity. Priority deadline is March 1st at 11:59 PM Pacific. Initially launched in 2017 with a combined $200,000 contribution from the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program and Thermo Fisher Scientific, we are pleased to continue to offer these scholarships.
Scholarship Application
The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program is committed to fostering an inclusive community that embraces students from diverse backgrounds. Diversity comes in a variety of forms, including but not limited to: gender, race, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status and other non-visible differences.
To be considered for the Inclusion and Diversity Scholarship, applicants must submit a 250-500 word essay describing how they have demonstrated a commitment to inclusion OR by describing how inclusion has impacted their pursuit of science. Scholarships range in amount and will be given based on essay content and demonstration of academic and professional strengths already presented in your program application.
Application review will begin March 2nd. Only admitted students are eligible for this scholarship and each applicant is allowed one submission. Awardees will be notified by email no later than April 7th.
All program applicants are encouraged to submit an essay for consideration of the Inclusion and Diversity Scholarship.
Questions? Feel free to email Betsy Tanenbaum: btanen@uoregon.edu
To apply, submit your essay via the online form below.