Scholarships at a Glance
Below is a list of scholarships and financial awards available through Lyman Briggs College, categorized for easier viewing. To find out more information about a scholarship, click its name. All LBC students will receive an email when it is time to apply, each academic year. The email will include a link to the application. Please note that not all scholarships are available every semester.
Urgent Requests
If you find yourself in need of emergency funding, please apply for the LBC Student Emergency Fund.
Scholarship Questions
If you have any questions about scholarships, please contact our office by emailing lbc@msu.edu.
| Who is eligible to apply | Minimum G.P.A. to receive and maintain | Other Criteria |
Name of Scholarship or Award (click for more information) |
| Entering LBC first-year students |
2.5 |
|
Paul E. Boswell Scholarship |
| Entering LBC first-year students | 3.4 (high school) |
Order of selection priority:
|
Fall Semester Brian Falzon Book Scholarship |
| LBC first-year students |
must be first-year LBC student |
Matson Family Endowed Scholarship | |
| LBC sophomores, juniors, or non-graduating seniors | 2.5 |
For those studying to be scientists and mathematicians in non medical or health-care fields, who have financial need determined by the MSU Financial Office Applicants must provide career goals and articulate the anticipated impact of the scholarship. |
STEM Scholars' Fund |
| LBC sophomores, juniors, non-graduating seniors | 3.0 |
|
Howard and Joan Hagerman Endowed Scholarship for LBC Biology |
| LBC sophomores, juniors, or non-graduating seniors | 3.0 | Financial need as determined by the MSU Financial Aid Office | Carol E. Bristow Award |
| LBC sophomores, juniors, or non-graduating seniors | 2.5 | Preference given for those who have demonstrated dedication to improving public understanding of science | Clark Fund for Science in the Public Interest |
| New or current LBC students | Based on academic achievement, professional goals and/or financial need as determined by the MSU Financial Aid Office | Dr. Ronald C. Hamelink Scholarship in Mathematics | |
| Current LBC students | 3.0 | Preference given to students majoring in the Biological Science, Biological Science-Interdisciplinary and Physical Science Interdisciplinary | David A. Copp and Diana Thornhill-Copp LBC Scholarship |
| Current LBC Students | Participation in long-duration education abroad programs (longer than 3 weeks) | Matson Family Expendable Scholarship | |
| Current LBC students | 2.5 | Financial need as determined by the MSU Financial Aid Office | Steven T. and Esther M. Spees Scholarship |
| Incoming first-year or current first-year |
|
Dr. Frederic B. Dutton Scholarship | |
| Current LBC students | Preference given to students who have excelled in LB physics courses. Determined by academic standing and financial need as determined by the MSU Financial Aid Office | Paul and Gertrude Parker Endowed Scholarship | |
| Current LBC students | 3.0 | Financial need as determined by the MSU Financial Aid Office; demonstrated potential for leadership for promoting the importance of the work of women in STEM fields | Pamela Ann Merry Endowed Scholarship |
| Current LBC students | 3.0 | Financial need as determined by the MSU Financial Aid Office; involvement in the Briggs & MSU community; those living in Holmes Hall. Preference given to juniors and seniors | Spring Semester Brian Falzon Book Scholarship |
| Current LBC students | 2.5 |
Sophomores, juniors, seniors majoring in the biological or physical sciences |
Jane Smith Elliot Endowed Scholarship |
| Current LBC students | n/a |
preference given to anyone in a STEM field where they are part of an underrepresented group |
Jennie Orr Thomas and Daniel Thomas Scholarship for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
All LBC students will receive an email when it is time to apply. The email will include a link to the application. Please note that not all scholarships are available every semester.
If you have any questions about scholarships, please contact our office by emailing lbc@msu.edu.