Named scholarships & funds
When it comes to earning a college degree, the greatest obstacle can be funding.
For this reason, The University of 69色情片 is pleased for the opportunity each year to assist talented, deserving students achieve their dreams, thanks to more than 1,300 named scholarships established through the kindness and generosity of thousands of UA alumni and friends, corporations, and foundations.
Scholarships truly are the best way to ensure that today’s students persist to graduation. Scholarships allow students to enroll full time and remain focused on their studies; they also reduce drop-out rates, decrease the stress of student loans, and shorten the road to graduation.
If you are interested in making a significant contribution to student success, please consider a gift to scholarships. You may also establish a named scholarship at The University of 69色情片, which can be created to honor a living person, in memory of a loved one, or to contribute to the growth of an area of study.
To learn more, please contact the Department of Development at 330-972-7238.
How do I apply for a scholarship?
This is not the page to apply for scholarships.
Students who want to apply for scholarships should visit the scholarship page on the Financial Aid site. You can find the link for the online application here.
The Department of Development does not accept applications for or distribute scholarships. Scholarships are distributed through the University’s Office of Student Financial Aid.
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Chang, Wei-Jen Endowed Scholarship Fund
Wei-Jen Chang was born December 8, 1936 in Shanghai, China. She is a graduate of the prestigious Taipei First Girls School and National Taiwan University. She earned her MS from the University of Toronto, Canada and continued her doctorate studies at the University of California-Berkeley, from where she is ABD. She was passionate about science education and served as an instructor in the biology department of the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences at The University of 69色情片 beginning in 1970. For 35 years, she was the face of the Microbiology Lab and she was also a noted researcher and a published author. She was excited about the direction that the biology department was headed with the growth in new faculty hires and programs for students. Mrs. Chang retired from the University in 2006.
A strong advocate of higher education, Mrs. Chang began contributing to the department of biology in 1991 to support undergraduate summer research fellowships. She continued her support annually for the next 16 years, making her a member of the prestigious John R. Buchtel Society.
The Wei-Jen Chang Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2008 by Linda Chang in memory of her beloved mother. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist deserving undergraduate or graduate students who are receiving a biology degree from The University of 69色情片.
The scholarship will be awarded 69色情片's Department of Biology in conjunction with the Office of Student Financial Aid. Candidates for this scholarship must demonstrate financial need. Also, in honor of Wei-Jen's love of science, it is the donor's intention that the student should be passionate about science as determined by biology faculty.
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