2006-2007 - The Field Museum

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
The Field Museum encourages and supports the use of its collections and facilities by scholars and
students from around the world. The Scholarship Committee is responsible for the review of applications
and the disbursement of funds for visiting scientists, graduate fellows and undergraduate interns who
wish to work with the museum’s collections or collaborate with its scientists. The Scholarship Committee
administers nine separate funds. These are the Robert O. Bass Visiting Scientist Fund, the Karl P.
Schmidt Fund, the Thomas J. Dee Fellowship Fund, the Brown Family Graduate Fellowship Fund, the
Visiting Scholar Fund, the William A. and Stella Rowley Graduate Fellowship Fund, the Lester Armour
Graduate Fellowship Fund, the Women’s Board “Women In Science” Graduate Fellowship Fund, and the
Undergraduate Internship Fund.
During 2006 the Scholarship Committee awarded 32 scholarships, four fellowships, and six internships in
all four scientific departments. Seventeen scholarships were given to exceptional students who have
demonstrated a strong commitment to the study of natural history. Scientists came not only from the
United States, but also from Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia,
England, Germany, India, Malaysia, Peru, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, and Taiwan.
The Scholarship Committee is currently chaired by Associate Curator Petra Sierwald
(Zoology/Invertebrates). Elaine Zeiger serves as Committee Secretary.
Scholarships, Fellowships, and Internships Awarded in 2006
Lester Armour Family Graduate Fellowship (for outstanding graduate students to pursue advanced
studies in one of the scientific deparments at the museum): Mark Golitko, Lisa Niziolek.
Brown Family Graduate Fellowship Endowment (for University of Chicago students of superior academic
merit who are citizens of the U.S. and whose work requires a Museum curator to be on his/her Ph.D.
committee): John Finarelli.
Women’s Board “Women In Science” Fellowship (for exceptional women Ph.D. candidates in the natural
sciences): Liping Qin.
Robert O. Bass Visiting Scientists (for the support of visiting scientists): Peter Forey, Martha Graham,
Boris Kataev, Tsi Ming Leong, Enid Schildkrout, Pavel Stoev.
Thomas J. Dee Fellows (for research and academic fellowships with priority given to younger, less
established research workers and to graduate students): Vinicius Bertaco, Jonathan Brecko, Kevin
Conway, Domenic D’Amore, Joseph DiBattista, Romina Gazis, Hsuan-ching Ho, Paul Imbun, Jason
Kamilar, Guy Kirwan, Simon Loader, Hillary Maddin, Javier Maldonado, Andreas Matzke, Fiorella Mazine,
Natascha Miljković, Magdalena Muchlinski.
Karl P. Schmidt Scholars (for the training of young scientists who desire to study at The Field Museum):
Priyanka Agnihotri, Nelson Albuquerque, Charles Bell, Mariana Chani Posse, France Charest, Mark
Hagge, Jun Liu.
Internships (work experience whereby an undergraduate or recent graduate gains hands-on training in
his/her field of expertise for one or more semesters): Aranzasu Bermudez, Anna Goldman, Steven
Hanson, Howard Huynh, James Lendemer, Gandhi Ponce.
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