Number of Scholarships Awarded: 1 - 2

Scholarship Deadline: Last Friday in March

Description:

This scholarship was created to honor and memorialize Aaron DesRocher's enthusiasm for the physical science that he experienced starting in his Junior year as a chemistry major at GVSU. He awoke daily with a renewed excitement for the assimilation of knowledge. He gained great self-esteem through the realization that he had a great capability to think critically and the potential to contribute to the solution of some of the world's medical mysteries.

Aaron died November 10, 2002, wile pursuing a Pharm.D. degree and working as a Pharmacy Technician at the Jenison Meijer Pharmacy. We will never know what world mysteries and problem he may have solved had he lived longer. Even so, he accomplished much good in his lifetime of 26 years and this scholarship was created to honor him.

Qualifications:

• Candidates must be entering their junior level undergraduate year having more than 55 credits and 2 remaining years of course work required to complete a chemistry major. Transfer students may be candidates
• Recipients must be enrolled at GVSU and attending with full-time status as a qualified chemistry major, degree-seeking student
• Students must be attending full-time and making satisfactory academic progress
• Priority will be given to scholarship candidates who have financial need as evidenced by filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

Application Process: Please click here: http://www.gvsu.edu/chem/scholarship-opportunities-113.htm

Renewal Criteria:

• Automatically renewed for a max 4 semesters provided the recipient continues to meet the eligibility requirements

Contact Information: The Chemistry department at 616-331-3317 or visit their website at http://www.gvsu.edu/chem

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Requirements

Grade Level for Upcoming Year: Junior

Grade Point Average: N/A

Residency Status: N/A

Enrollment Status: Full-time

Student Unique Characteristic: Must be a chemistry major