NEBSA Scholarship Award

NEBSA intends to give an annual award – the NEBSA Scholarship Award—to one or more individuals enrolled as a student in a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral program in biosafety, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, biology, health sciences, or related field at a college or university.

Each award shall consist of the following:

• Monetary support of $2000 during one academic year to the recipient for educational expenses, to be paid $1000.00 at the beginning of each semester.
• Complimentary registration at the ABSA International Biosafety and Biosecurity Conference and the NEBSA Symposium during the year of the award.
• Nominal monetary support (up to $1000) to reimburse the recipient for expenses to attend these events, to cover travel, lodging, meals, or incidentals.  Receipts will need to be submitted for reimbursement.

Timeline

The scholarship application period is from March 1st to May 1st every year.  No applications or supporting materials will be accepted after May 1st.   Award recipient(s) will be notified and announced on the NEBSA website by June 15.

Applicants must:

• Be enrolled as a student in a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral program in biosafety, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, biology, health sciences, or related field at an accredited college or university.
• Have a 3.0 undergraduate GPA and (if applicable) a 3.5 graduate GPA.
• Reside in, or attend school in, one of the six New England states
• Preference will be given to qualified candidates who have not previously won the award.

Application Requirements and Procedure

All applications are reviewed by the NEBSA Board.   Applicants are required to complete and submit the online application form, available here: NEBSA Scholarship Application Form.

In addition, applicants must submit:

• A resume or CV showing their full educational and work experience
• Transcripts from every university they have attended or, for undergraduate students entering their freshman year, a high school transcript
• Proof of GPA
• An academic letter of recommendation

These materials must be emailed to scholarship@ne-bsa.org and must be received by May 1st of the application year.  Questions about the scholarship process may be emailed to the same address.

NEBSA reserves the right to interview any and all applicants, and to choose not to award the scholarship in any given year.