Porcelli Scholarships

Pasquale Porcelli Undergraduate Scholarships

The Department of Mathematics is now accepting applications for the Pasquale Porcelli Undergraduate Scholarships. These one-year awards are supported by the Pasquale Porcelli Mathematics Fund and are in memory of Boyd Professor Porcelli, who was a member of the Department of Mathematics for 13 years before his death in 1972. There are three undergraduate scholarships of $500 per year each: one to be awarded at the end of the spring semester of the Sophomore year to become effective in the Fall of the Junior year, and two to be awarded at the end of the Spring Semester of the Junior year to become effective in the Fall of the Senior year. The junior scholarship awardee will be eligible for consideration for a senior scholarship. Applicants do not have to be mathematics majors, but math should play a significant role in their studies. The selection committee will base its decision on the students’ merit and promise in the study of mathematics as indicated by academic record and letters of recommendation from teachers. During the year of the award, the recipient must be a full-time undergraduate student on this campus.

Listed below are more details and instructions for applying.

NAME: The Pasquale Porcelli Junior / Senior Year Undergraduate Scholarship

AMOUNT: $250 for each of the fall and spring semesters, 2005-2006

ELIGIBILITY: Students for whom mathematics plays a significant role in their program of study. Sophomore applicants must have credit for Math 1550 and 1552 as of December 2004. Junior applicants must have earned credit in at least 19 hours of mathematics course numbered 1550 and above as of December 2004.

APPLICATIONS: Application forms may be downloaded or picked up from the Department of Mathematics (Lockett 301B), the Office of Student Aid and Scholarships (202 Himes Hall), and the Deans’ office in the College of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Basic Sciences.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION: At least three letters from former teachers commenting on the student’s academic ability should be sent to the person listed below.

INFORMATION: Applications, letters of recommendation, and all questions concerning this scholarship should be sent to:

Professor George Cochran / Associate Chair
Room 301B Lockett Hall
Department of Mathematics
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4918
cochran@math.lsu.edu

DEADLINE: All applications and supporting material should be received by Friday, April 22, 2005. The scholarship recipients will be announced before the end of this semester.