Pasty W. Collat Endowed Scholarship

The UAB National Alumni Society Patsy W. Collat Endowed Scholarship in Neuroscience was established through the generous gifts from Joy D. and James W. Smith to be used for the purpose of creating a sponsored student award at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), in memory of Patsy W. Collat. The scholarship will be used to assist deserving students at UAB.

Requirements

The following guidelines will be used in administering and making awards from the UAB NAS Patsy W. Collat Endowed Scholarship in Neuroscience:

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in or admitted to a degree-granting program in the Neuroscience Undergraduate Program in the Department of Psychology within the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Applicants should demonstrate solid academic promise and achievement and have earned at least an overall GPA of 3.0 in coursework completed prior to the time of application.
• Applicants must be female.
• Applicants are required to submit a personal statement (250-300 word maximum) answering the following question: If you were to interview with the scholarship committee, what information would you want to share with them?

Selection

The selection committee will select the recipient based on the above guidelines. The committee will include members of the National Alumni Society and/or Office of Alumni Affairs, and the donor(s).

Award

This is a one-time award valued at $1,250. Recipients are eligible to apply for the award in subsequent years as long as they continue to meet the requirements outlined online.

This application can be completed in BSMART.