Stafford Scholarship

The Inge Paul and John R. Stafford Scholarship funds the John Dickinson Scholarship ($17,500 per year) for a superior student in the life sciences and provides an additional $3,000 in total research support to be used any time during the scholar's four years at Dickinson. The scholarship was established in 2001 by retired psychologist Dr. Inge Paul Stafford '58 and John R. Stafford Esq. '59, the retired CEO of Wyeth. Stafford scholars are advised by a faculty mentor and have multiple research opportunities, including research in the laboratory of an appropriate science faculty member of his or her choice as well as off-campus research opportunities. We expect that this experience will prepare Stafford scholars to be competitive for prestigious post-graduate awards, such as the Fulbright and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute fellowships and, ultimately, a career in research or medicine.

General Qualifications:

In addition to meeting all requirements for the John Dickinson Scholarship, Stafford Scholarship candidates will demonstrate a serious commitment to the life sciences and will express an intent to major in one of the life science disciplines (biology, biochemistry & molecular biology, chemistry).