Attention Biology
Majors: Announcement
of the Marta Montiel de Cuervo
Prize for 2007-2008
The annual Marta
Montiel de Cuervo Prize
was established in 2003 to reward excellence in the biological sciences. The
award comes with a check for $500 to be presented when the award is announced.
The recipient will also receive a plaque to be presented at the Arts &
Sciences Awards Ceremony in April. In addition, a plaque will be displayed in
the office of the Department, and will have engraved on it the name of each
annual recipient.
Criteria
for the Marta Montiel de Cuervo
Prize:
- Degree-seeking
undergraduate majoring in the Biological Sciences (BS Biology or BS Marine
Biology) in the College of Arts and Sciences. At the time of selection,
each applicant must have senior standing (at least 90 credits).
- At least 30
credits completed at FIU.
- A cumulative
grade point average of 3.7 or higher in all courses taken at FIU.
- Earned a B+
or higher in the following lower division Biology prerequisite courses:
BSC 1010 + L
General Biology I, BSC 1011 + L General Biology II
CHM 1045 + L General Chemistry I, CHM 1046 +
L General Chemistry II
CHM 2210 + L Organic Chemistry I, CHM 2211 +
L Organic Chemistry II
MAC 2311 Calculus I, MAC 2312 Calculus II
PHY 2048 + L, PHY 2049 + L Physics I and II
with Calculus (preferably),
or PHY 2053, PHY 2048L, PHY 2054, PHY 2049L Physics I and II
without Calculus
Application
and Selection Procedure:
- The Undergraduate
Committee of the Dept. of Biological Sciences will make the annual
selection.
- Students
must supply to the Committee:
- A cover
page with name of applicant, contact information (phone number and e-mail
address), expected date of graduation, names of two (2) Biology faculty
members who will be sending letters of reference on their behalf
- A personal
statement of not more than 2 pages explaining (a) why they are worthy of
this award and (b) what they plan to do after graduation.
- Unofficial
transcript(s)
- Students
must request confidential letters of recommendation from two (2) Biology
Dept. faculty members who know the student well and can comment on
academic as well as personal attributes. These recommendation letters are
to be addressed to the Biology Department Undergraduate Committee and
given by the faculty member to Helen Forlong or Carola Martinez in OE 167.
- All
documents must be received by Friday, November
16, 2007
at 4 PM.
Submit applications and letters in
person to: Helen Forlong or Carola
Martinez in OE 167 or by mail:
Cuervo Awards Committee, ATTN: Ms. Helen Forlong, Dept. of Biological Sciences OE 167, FIU, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami,
FL 33199
For any questions
regarding the requirements or application and selection procedure, please
contact
Dr. Barbra Roller rollerb@fiu.edu