Scholarships
The following scholarships are available for students in the Natural Science Division during the academic year.
Scholarship applications are usually submitted in March for awarding in the subsequent academic year. Specific
information regarding the application process for each scholarship is made available on this web site in early February.
Please use the links below or scroll down the page
for information regarding each scholarship.
These awards are available to all students of the Natural Science Division
and are designed to reward students for meritorious academic performance and
service to the Division.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must have completed 30 credit hours prior to the fall
semester of 2008
- Must have one of the following academic majors: BIOL, CHEM,
COSC, MATH, NASC, NUTR, PHYS or SPME
- Minimum Pepperdine cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Minimum cumulative major GPA of 3.0
These awards are available to all students through a grant from the Rose Hills Foundation to advance
science and engineering disciplines for students whose primary residence is in Southern California.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be a US citizen
- Must have junior or senior academic standing
- Must have completed 60 credit hours prior to the fall semester of 2008
- Must have one of the following academic majors: BIOL, CHEM, COSC, MATH, NASC or PHYS
- Must have a permanent address in Southern California and reside south of the Tehachapi Mountains (Tehachapi Mountain Image)
- Minimum Pepperdine cumulative GPA of 3.5
- Minimum cumulative major GPA of 3.0
Junior students receiving this award in the 2008/2009 academic year will
qualify for renewal of this scholarship in the senior year as long as they
continue to meet all eligibility criteria.
The H. Douglas Dean Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the memory
of long-time Pepperdine University biology professor H. Douglas Dean. Dr.
Dean passed away on June 24, 1992 after a career of service to Seaver College and the Churches of Christ. Dr. Dean was particularly interested in
the relationships between the sciences and religion.
Eligibility Criteria:
- An academic major in religion or the natural sciences
- Must have completed 30 credit hours at Pepperdine
prior to the fall semester of 2008
- Student must have demonstrated through his or her Christian faith
and integrity a potential for leadership
The Gregory V. Martinez Memorial Scholarship was initiated by the Martinez family in memory of their son, Greg Martinez. Greg was a 1990 Sports Medicine
graduate who died in a car accident on May 19, 1991. Greg was an outstanding student demonstrated by his high grade point average, his participation as a
teaching and research assistant in Sports Medicine, and his many
extracurricular and service activities. After graduating, Greg worked as
a full-time research assistant in the Biology department at Pepperdine and
tutored high school students in his spare time. Greg's personal dream was
to enhance people's quality of life by combining his love for God and people,
with his interest in medicine and sports. Greg had been accepted to
medical school and planned to start his studies to become a physician in the
fall of 1991. Greg Martinez would have wanted others to be granted the
same opportunities he had received at Pepperdine University. Therefore,
the Gregory V. Martinez Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to the student
who best exemplifies the traits and characteristics of Greg.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Must be a Sports Medicine major
- Must have completed 30 credit hours at Pepperdine
prior to the fall semester of 2008
- Must have completed a minimum of two Sports Medicine classes
prior to the fall semester of 2008
- Must have "unmet need" as determined by the Financial
Aid Office or have a student loan(s) for the upcoming academic year where the Martinez scholarship award could replace or eliminate the need for student loan(s). (This
criterion applies only to students receiving federal or state financial aid.)
- Minimum Pepperdine cumulative GPA of 3.0
The Gregory V. Martinez Memorial Scholarship will be awarded based on GPA,
demonstrated record of involvement in Sports Medicine and allied health field
activities outside of the classroom (such as research and/or internship
experiences in sports medicine, leadership in Sports Medicine or other clubs, volunteer
activities in health-related fields) and financial need.
The Darnell Scholarship is available for computer science majors.
There is no application process as the recipients are selected by the computer
science faculty based upon their academic performance in the major.
The Litton Endowed Scholarship is available for computer science
majors. There is no application process as the recipients are selected by
the computer science faculty based upon their academic performance in the
major. Awardees will be expected to attend a luncheon with Litton
representatives.
The Natural Science Division grants most of its scholarship
awards to students who have completed 30 or more units at Pepperdine and
successfully demonstrated superior academic performance at Pepperdine and
specifically in Natural Science Division courses. To reward exceptional
entering or freshman students for their prior academic success, the Division
may offer a limited number of $1,000 scholarships annually. Scholarship awards
to matriculating students are based upon the student’s admission materials,
prior academic performance and faculty recommendation; there is no application
to complete or submit for the freshman or entering student scholarship awards.
Prospective students are encouraged to visit the Seaver College Admission’s
Office Financial Information web site
for information on other sources of scholarship and financial aid for entering
students.
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