Jonathan T. Ashby, a sophomore at Trinity College in Hartford, is one of only 15 college students in the country to be awarded a prestigious UNCF/Merck scholarship for the 2008-09 academic year. Ashby is a chemistry major from Manchester, CT.

 

Each award provides up to $35,000 per academic year, of which $25,000 can be used for tuition, room and board, and fees. Each UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Fellow will be mentored by a Merck scientist and will receive two summer research internships with stipends totaling at least $10,000. One internship will be during the summer following the student’s junior year and the other following graduation.

 

To be considered for a UNCF/Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Award, a student must be African American; enrolled fulltime in a four-year college or university; a junior in the 2008-09 academic year; a life or physical sciences major; have a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale; committed to and eligible for two summer internships at a Merck research facility; and a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

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