DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND AWARDS

• Dr. Jay K. Kochi Graduate Fellowship in Chemistry
• Dr. James Cox Memorial Scholarship
• Graduate Student Research Award
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards
• TcSUH C.W. Chu Scholarships
• TcSUH Cora Hawley Scholarships
• Undergraduate Students Awards

Dr. Jay K. Kochi Graduate Fellowship in Chemistry

Amount: $7,500

Criteria: The Department of Chemistry Graduate Committee will select the fellowship recipient based on his or her academic and research accomplishments while a graduate student in the UH Department of Chemistry. For fellowship consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria: 1) be a current full-time graduate student (i.e., be registered for ≥9 credit hours) in the UH Department of Chemistry, 2) have passed the Chemistry Oral Research Progress Exam at the Ph.D. level, and 3) have a minimum of one calendar year as a full-time student remaining in his or her Ph.D. studies.

How to Apply: Submit all documents to your advisor between April 1-15. Based on your advisor recommendation, he/she will submit to the UH Chemistry Graduate advisor an email with "Kochi Fellowship Application" in the subject field and a single PDF document attachment that contains your full CV with publication record, an unofficial UH transcript, full copies of your published and submitted papers from research performed at UH (only UH publications), and a document giving a brief account of your research contribution to each submitted and published paper with your UH Ph.D. advisor. In addition, a letter of recommendation from your UH Ph.D. advisor should be submitted separately to the Chemistry Graduate Advisor via email. The research advisor's letter should state explicitly that the candidate has a minimum of one calendar year as a full time student remaining in his or her Ph.D. studies.

Dr. James Cox Memorial Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

Criteria: The Department of Chemistry Undergraduate Committee will select the scholarship recipient. For scholarship consideration, an applicant must meet the following criteria: 1) Full-time undergraduate chemistry major with at least 6 credits in chemistry completed at UH, 2) merit (3.5 GPA or greater), and 3) financial need (FAFSA) required;  Overall academic record, personal statement, and research experience (if any) will be considered. Renewable (A new application must be submitted to be considered for a renewal.) 

How to Apply: Submit a resume and personal statement of 500 words or less as a single PDF document to chemdesk@central.uh.edu with “Cox Memorial Scholarship” in the subject field. The personal statement should include a description of how the candidate will use the bachelor’s degree in chemistry to reach career goals. 

Deadline for Submission: April 15   

Graduate Student Research

Amount: 1^st place ($1,000), 2^nd place ($750), 3^rd place ($500) - depending on the application pool not all places may be awarded.

Criteria: The Department of Chemistry Graduate Committee will select the award recipient based on his or her academic and research accomplishments while a graduate student in the UH Department of Chemistry. For scholarship consideration, an applicant must be a current full-time graduate student (i.e., be registered for ≥9 credit hours) in the UH Department of Chemistry and have a current UH GPA ≥3.0 as a graduate student.

How to Apply: Submit all documents to your advisor between April 1-15. Based on your advisor recommendation, he/she will submit to the UH Chemistry Graduate Advisor an email with "Graduate Student Research Award Application" in the subject field and a single PDF document attachment that contains a full CV with publication record, an unofficial UH transcript, full copies of your published and submitted papers from research performed at UH (only UH publications), and a document giving a brief account of your research contribution to each submitted and published paper with your UH research advisor. In addition, a letter of recommendation from your UH research advisor should be submitted separately to the Chemistry Graduate Advisor via email. 

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards

Introductory Chemistry Laboratories Teaching Assistant Award
Amount: $1,000

Organic Chemistry Laboratories Teaching Assistant Award
Amount: $1,000

Upper Level Chemistry Laboratories Teaching Assistant Award
Amount: $1,000

Criteria: The Teaching Assistant Awards Committee will select the award recipient based on evidence of excellence in teaching undergraduate laboratories (e.g., student evaluations, coordinator recommendations, and faculty recommendations). Recipients must be full-time graduate students in the Department of Chemistry (i.e., be registered for ≥9 credit hours) and have a current UH GPA ≥ 3.0 as a graduate student.

TcSUH Scholarships

TcSUH - C.W. Chu Scholarships

TcSUH - Cora Hawley Scholarships

Undergraduate Students Awards

All students must have maintained a minimum GPA of B+ over at least 12 hours per semester of courses applicable toward the requirements for a bachelor’s degree in chemistry.

• Outstanding Performance in Fundamentals of Chemistry
  Amount: $1,000
  Criteria: Both semesters completed at UH
• Outstanding Performance in Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
  Amount: $1,000
  Criteria:  Both semesters completed at UH
  
• Outstanding Performance in 3000 Level UH-Chemistry Courses
  Amount: $1,000
  Criteria:  Must take at least two 3000 level courses to be considered
• Outstanding Performance in 4000 Level UH-Chemistry Courses:
  Amount: $1,000
  Criteria:  Must take at least two 4000 level courses to be considered