Shear-Miles Agricultural Scholarship

Nomination required

$2,000

Eligibility

School
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Major
Agriculture
Education level
GraduateDoctorate

About this scholarship

University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate students nominated for Agricultural Research Division fellowships who have completed at least one semester at UNL and hold active student status may be considered. The Shear-Miles award supports basic or applied agricultural research. Preference for the paired Widaman/Shear-Miles pool often favors Ph.D. research assistants with strong scholastic merit, though exceptional M.S. students may be considered. Students may receive Shear-Miles or Widaman once during their UNL program.

The fellowship provides a $2,000 stipend supplement above the regular departmental assistantship, paid across the academic year.

Faculty nominate candidates through the ARD graduate fellowship nomination form by the May 1 deadline.

The fund memorializes Cornelius Lott Shear and George Miles through a gift from Dorothy S. Miles's estate.

Essay questions

What else to submit

  • Faculty nomination is required.
  • The paired Widaman/Shear-Miles pool often favors Ph.D. research assistants with strong scholastic merit, though exceptional M.S. students may be considered.