The WSU Program in Neuroscience offers an
academic scholarship competition for undergraduate students. The
scholarship is intended for students who are certified majors,
Neuroscience advisees, and prospective incoming transfer and freshman
Neuroscience advisees. The Program in Neuroscience awards $250-$1500
scholarships to the most qualified applicants for the following academic
year. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average.
Students interested in applying for a
scholarship must complete the
WSU Academic Scholarship
Application. Applications are due January 31.
Peter A. Zornes Memorial Neuroscience
Scholarship
Contact:
Sandi Brabb
In memory of Peter
A. Zornes, and to serve as an inspiration to others, a memorial
neuroscience scholarship was established in honor of Peter A. Zornes.
The scholarship is intended to benefit certified neuroscience
undergraduate students like Peter.
Peter
was raised in Oakesdale, a small, rural town in eastern Washington.
In 1999, he started school at WSU as a Neuroscience major with the dream
of becoming a physician. He graduated magna cum laude in 2003.
In
addition to his excellent scholastic accomplishments, Peter showed real
leadership potential by participating in a number of extracurricular
activities while a WSU student. During his first year at
WSU, Peter worked diligently to earn a “walk-on” position on WSU’s
baseball team. While he did not make the team, that didn’t stop
him from seeking an outlet for his passion. Pete was very active
coaching little league and high school baseball providing young people
an opportunity to compete and learn good sportsmanship.
However, baseball
and neuroscience were not Peter’s only passions. He was also an
avid musician and completed a double major in Music.
After graduating
from WSU and living a short period in Ohio, Peter returned to Whitman
County where he was to begin a research position in Dr. Joe Harding’s
newly formed Bio-tech firm. This was not to be, however, as he was
killed three weeks prior to the start of that job at the age of 25.
Students interested in applying for a
scholarship must complete the
scholarship application. Applications are due January 31.
Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) Pre-Vet
Undergraduate Internship
Contact: Sandi Brabb
Academically qualified pre-veterinary students are eligible to apply for a
unique pre-veterinary internship program hosted by the College of
Veterinary Medicine. Each
semester, five students are selected to participate in a volunteer
internship/leadership program in the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Students accepted into the program
learn about the practice of veterinary
medicine by rotating through three main clinical wards in the
hospital. This is a three semester commitment (not including holidays
and academic breaks)
with an average of 6 hours per week spent working in the hospital. In
the first two semesters, students rotate through the large animal, small
animal and exotics wards. The third semester is a leadership
opportunity where the students are asked to mentor other incoming
undergraduate pre-vet interns in either the small or large animal
rotations. This is an excellent, one-of-a-kind, program where
students are afforded the opportunity to gain additional hours of animal
exposure while working side-by-side with world class veterinarians,
technicians, and DVM students.
Applications
for the program are taken in both the fall and spring semesters.
