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Below is
information about the two New Jersey Mosquito Control Association
scholarships available for students doing graduate work in mosquito
biology. The Daniel Jobbins Scholarship is available for Rutgers
graduate students and the NJMCA Educational Scholarship is available for
non-Rutgers graduate students. The application forms are in pdf format,
requiring Acrobat Reader. You can obtain a free copy of the reader
through
Adobe.
For additional information regarding the
scholarships, please contact Sean Healy, NJMCA Scholarship Committee,
Phone: 732-542-3630, Fax: 732-542-3267, or email:
shealy@co.monmouth.nj.us
Daniel M. Jobbins
Scholarship
Objective: To honor the contributions of the late
Daniel M. Jobbins to the sciences of mosquito research and control and
his service to mosquito control agencies in New Jersey; and to promote
and recognize the mosquito research of graduate students at Rutgers, The
State University of New Jersey.
Scholarship Amount: $4,000.00 (Four Thousand
Dollars). One scholarship will
be awarded annually.
Scholarship Guidelines:
Candidate qualifications
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The applicant must be a fulltime matriculating
student in an accredited graduate program at Rutgers University.
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The graduate student must be conducting or recently
have completed significant research in mosquitoes, their biology and
practical control.
Application Procedure
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Fill out NJMCA D. M. Jobbins Scholarship Application
form.
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Submit a statement of the research in four (4) pages
or less.
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Include a resume or curriculum vitae.
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Provide a letter of recommendation from the major
advisor.
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Submit six (6) copies of the completed application
to:
New
Jersey Mosquito Control Association, Inc.
Scholarship Committee
c/o
Sean Healy
Monmouth County Mosquito Commission
P.O.
Box 162
Eatontown, New Jersey 07724
Applications may also be submitted via email to
shealy@co.monmouth.nj.us
Method of Selection The
recipient of the award will be chosen by the Scholarship Committee of
the NJMCA. Application Deadline
The application form, research statement, curriculum vitae, and letter
of recommendation must be received by the NJMCA Scholarship Committee
no later than 5:00 PM on Tuesday, Monday
March 1, 2011.
Recipient responsibilities
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The student will be invited as a guest of NJMCA to
receive the scholarship at the annual meeting.
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The student must perform his/her research to the
best of his/her abilities.
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The student will present a paper one year following
receipt of the scholarship to the assembled membership at its annual
meeting as a guest of the NJMCA.
Educational
Scholarship
Objective:
To promote and recognize the research of graduate students in a
curriculum that may be peripheral to mosquito control but whose research
uses or impacts mosquitoes in a manner that contributes new information
to the mosquito control community. This award is limited to students in
a graduate program at a College/University in New Jersey.
Scholarship Amount: $1,000.00 (One Thousand
Dollars). One scholarship will be awarded annually.
Scholarship Guidelines:
Candidate Qualifications
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The applicant must be a fulltime matriculating
student in an accredited graduate program at a College/University in
New Jersey.
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The graduate student must be conducting or recently
have completed research that contributes new information to the
mosquito control community.
Application Procedure
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Fill out NJMCA Educational Scholarship Application
form.
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Submit a statement of the research in four (4) pages
or less.
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Include a resume or curriculum vitae.
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Provide a letter of recommendation from the major
advisor.
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Submit six (6) copies of the completed application
to:
New
Jersey Mosquito Control Association, Inc.
Scholarship Committee
c/o
Sean Healy
Monmouth County Mosquito Commission
P.O.
Box 162
Eatontown, New Jersey 07724
Applications may also be submitted via email to
shealy@co.monmouth.nj.us
Method of Selection The recipient of the award
will be chosen by the Scholarship Committee of the NJMCA.
Application Deadline The application form, research
statement, curriculum vitae, and letter of recommendation must be
received by the secretary, NJMCA no later than
5:00 PM on Tuesday, Monday March 1, 2011.
Recipient responsibilities
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The student will be invited as a guest of NJMCA to
receive the scholarship at the annual meeting.
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The student must perform his/her research to the
best of his/her abilities.
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The student will present a paper one year following
receipt of the scholarship to the assembled membership at its annual
meeting as a guest of the NJMCA.
College Scholarship
Objective:
To recognize a High School student who
will be attending College in a curriculum that may positively impact the mosquito control
community.
Scholarship Amount: $500.00 (Five
Hundred Dollars). One
scholarship will be awarded annually.
Scholarship
Guidelines:
Candidate qualifications
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The applicant must be or
have been a fulltime High School student in good standing for the
calendar year of 2011.
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The student must be
accepted to attend a college or university and have an interest in
engaging in studies that may benefit the mosquito control community.
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The applicant must have a
family member (Parent, Grandparent, or Sibling) who was/is an active
member in the New Jersey mosquito control community.
Application Procedure
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Fill out NJMCA College
Scholarship Application form.
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Submit a 500 word essay
on why you think mosquito control is
important both locally
and globally.
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Include a copy of High
School transcripts.
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Provide a letter of
recommendation from a teacher, guidance counselor, or employer.
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Submit one (1) copy of
the completed application to:
New
Jersey Mosquito Control Association, Inc.
Scholarship Committee
c/o Sean Healy
Monmouth County Mosquito Commission
P.O. Box 162
Eatontown, NJ 07724
Applications may also be submitted via
email to:
shealy@co.monmouth.nj.us
Method of
Selection
The recipient of the award will be
chosen by the Scholarship Committee of the NJMCA.
Application deadline
The first deadline for
2011 application forms, essays, and letters of recommendation is
March 1st,
2011. If an acceptable applicant is not selected at this time
applications will continue to be accepted by the NJMCA Scholarship
Committee throughout the calendar year or until a candidate is chosen.
Recipient responsibilities
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The student will be invited as a guest
of NJMCA to receive the scholarship at the annual meeting and/or be
awarded the scholarship by a member of NJMCA at the awards ceremony at
their High School
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The student must perform his/her studies
to the best of his/her abilities.
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