The Department of Pathology will award two scholarships each year, on behalf of the Marilyn Ohm-Smith Pathology Student Scholarship Fund.

This scholarship will go to current University of Iowa graduate students in the Pathology MS or Experimental Path PhD programs, studying microbiology, infectious disease or cancer.

A $2000 scholarship will be awarded to two students for help cover expenses for attending professional conference or other training opportunity.

It is the donor’s preference that the scholarship be given to students who demonstrate: a) financial need, b) high academic merit, c) is the first member of their family to attend college and/or d) faced challenging social, economic, educational, cultural, or other life circumstances.

Evaluation process

If a recipient matching the stated preferences cannot be found, the award will be given to an individual who most closely matches the stated preferences.

If interested, please fill out and return the application form linked below expanding on the two topics listed. These answers will be used to evaluate applicants based on the criteria stated by the donor.

Application deadline

Applications will be accepted starting August 1^st. The deadline for submission is August 31^st. Winners will be announced during the month of September.

Download application form