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Awarded every other year to exceptional candidates, the Louise Wyant Scholarship in Optical Sciences will support a graduate student for the pursuit of a Master of Science degree in the College of Optical Sciences. The Scholarship will cover the student’s academic year stipend, tuition, University fees, and health insurance for up to two years. Partial funding for summer research is an option.
Completion of 24 credit hours plus a Master’s thesis is required. Applicants and nominees must have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, or mathematics. Academic excellence is the primary criterion for qualification and a GPA of 3.5 or higher is required. However, commitment to scholarship, involvement in extracurricular activities, and broad-based interests beyond science and technology are important criteria that will be factors in the selection committee’s decision.
The Scholarship recipients will be encouraged to select an academic advisor and decide on a thesis topic early in their studies. The program of research must result in the submission of a written MS thesis. Publication of research results is strongly encouraged, as is acknowledgement in those publications of support through the Louise Wyant Scholarship in Optical Sciences.
The College of Optical Sciences imposes no restrictions and requires no commitments from the recipients beyond a pledge to maintain a high academic standard and to complete the MS degree requirements before the expiration of the two year duration of the Scholarship.
At the completion of the MS thesis and conclusion of the Scholarship, recipients will be free to pursue their goals and interests. In particular, the recipients may apply to the College’s PhD program and use their MS thesis as a basis for a PhD dissertation.
Application Deadline: February 15
To Apply, Please Contact: Dr. Carl F. Maes Associate Dean, Academic Programs College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona 1630 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85721
Application Materials: In addition to the standard application material for the College of Optical Sciences, each applicant for the Louise Wyant Scholarship in Optical Sciences is required to submit a two-page statement of purpose, a detailed list of extracurricular activities, and a list of possible topics for a project that will lead to the Master’s thesis. Supporting recommendation letters must address the applicant’s unique qualifications for the scholarship. A committee of the Optical Sciences faculty will review the applications and announce the winner at the end of the Spring semester, 2007.
Scholarship Recipients:
2007-2008: Sergio Johnson
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Louise
Wyant was a watercolor artist who grew up in Cambridge,
Massachusetts and studied art at Emmanuel College in Boston. She
moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1974 and lived there with her husband,
Jim, and son, Clair, until her death in 2004. She painted using
various media, but after moving to Tucson she concentrated in
watercolor. She was a member of the