William Karl Schwarze Scholarship in Mathematics
This award is given to graduate students in Mathematics who have demonstrated
outstanding mathematical scholarship and exceptional promise of making a strong
professional contribution as a mathematics teacher and educator at the
pre-college or college level.
For whom is this award given?
This scholarship is given to the graduate student who has demonstrated an
excellence in teaching and academic ability in the Department of Mathematics at
UC Davis. The purpose of the award is to recruit and retain outstanding
students in mathematics with these qualifications. This award may be applied as
early as the summer following the receipt of the scholarship, but must include,
at minimum, one quarter of the following academic year. Therefore, a recipient
of this scholarship must register as a full-time graduate student for at least
one quarter during the academic year following award. Alternatively, it would
be acceptable if the recipient wishes to be part-time (per Graduate Studies
guidelines) for three quarters instead of full-time for one quarter.
Who is eligible?
Any new or continuing student — domestic or international — in
either graduate program in the Department of Mathematics at UC Davis is
eligible. They must also have a GPA of 3.5 or above. Preference will be given
to students who have not previously won this scholarship.
What is the award amount?
Typically $10,000 is awarded to a recipient. More than one award can be given
or can be held over if there is no suitable candidate.
What is the selection process?
Each year a call for nominations will be made by the the Department's Student Services Office to obtain
candidates. This call will be distributed to all faculty and graduate students in the Department. Faculty
affiliated with the Graduate Group in Applied Mathematics (GGAM) will also receive this call.
Faculty members are encouraged to nominate his/her student or a graduate student may self-nominate
his/her name for consideration. Candidates are then asked to submit an application to the Graduate Coordinator
in the Department's Student Services Office by a date specified in the call.
Annually, the Faculty Representative Committee (FRC) appoints an Awards Committee, consisting of three faculty
members from the Department of Mathematics, to receive the applications and make a recommendation to the Graduate
Program Committee (GPC). The GPC will act on the committee's recommendation and communicate it to Graduate Studies.
The winning candidate(s) will be notified shortly thereafter.
Download the W.K.Schwarze Scholarship Application (PDF).
Past Recipients: William Karl Schwarze Scholarship in Mathematics
- 1997 - Curtis Feist
- 1998 - David Brown
- 1999 - Michael Casey
- 2000 - James Pierce
- 2001 - Michael Scott
- 2002 - Justin Abbott and Shawna Bynum
- 2003 - Erin Caunenta
- 2004 - Emil Sargsyan
- 2005 - Leslie Young
- 2006 - Yvonne Lai
- 2007 - Hillel Raz
- 2008 - Patrick Dragon
- 2009 - Marion Moore
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