Graduate Student Scholarships

In recent years, through the generosity of donors, the College of Sciences has established a number of scholarships that provide partial support for graduate student education. These include a scholarship established by professor emeritus Donna Weistrop and her husband David Shaffer and a scholarship for a geoscience graduate student established by Maureen Wruck Panzer.

"Support for outstanding graduate students is essential to the health and well-being of a research university.
In the College of Sciences, graduate students are an integral component of our teaching, research, and community service activities,” said Dean Ron Yasbin. “Our graduate students have come to Las Vegas from across the nation and around the globe for the opportunity to study with leading scientists and to work on state-of-the-art research projects.”

Longtime Las Vegans and generous UNLV supporters Mel and Ruth Wolzinger endowed the Wolzinger Family Research Scholarship. This annual award of $15,000 supports students in the College of Sciences and the College of Engineering , and allows UNLV to compete for and retain the students coveted by our nation's best universities.

Graduate students contribute to undergraduate education through their teaching efforts in classrooms and laboratories, and these students are integral to the research efforts of faculty across the college. In addition to completing dissertations, many graduate students are recognized as co-authors on important scientific articles and presentations.