Frey Indiana Daffodil, Inc. Scholarship Requirements

Sarah Elizabeth Frey Indiana Daffodil, Inc. Scholarship

Established by the Indiana Daffodil Society. The group began sponsoring annual scholarships to students at IU (as the Indiana Daffodil Society Scholarship), Ball State University, and Purdue in 2011. The awards are intended to help upper level undergraduate students with their studies in botany, horticulture and landscape design. In 2014, the scholarship was opened to graduate students as well. The group decided to rename IU's scholarship in 2016, now calling it the Sarah Elizabeth Frey Indiana Daffodil, Inc. Scholarship to honor Libby Frey, who for many years supplied cut daffodils for the IU Department of Biology's annual student award ceremony.

Read about the Indiana Daffodil Society and the recent recipient of the Sarah Elizabeth Frey Indiana Daffodil, Inc. Scholarship.

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Eligiblility

Any IUB Department of Biology graduate students in good academic standing who are obtaining a degree with an emphasis of study in botany—preferably ornamental crops.

The group is opposed to supporting genetic modification of plants that bypass natural selection. Acceptable areas of interest include plant breeding (providing any deliberate genetic crosses use naturally isolated alleles), genetics, ecology (natural culture conditions), and plant evolution.

Students in the field of plant molecular biology or biochemistry are able to apply as long as work in these fields does not directly produce or optimize strains that would be used in the field.

Preference will be given to an applicant with a strong interest or experience in the growing, breeding, and/or showing of daffodils.

Must be a U.S. resident, with preference given to residents of Indiana. Not sure you are a resident? See the Rules Determining Resident and Nonresident Student Status on the Registrar’s website.

Financial need is one of the criteria the society wishes to have considered, so be sure to address this issue in your personal statement.

The recipient must attend one of the Indiana Daffodil Society events held at Holliday Park in Indianapolis, IN, or at the Bloomington Farmers' Market during the year following his or her award.

This award is also open to undergraduates.

New way to apply being implemented

We are pleased to announce that applying to Biology funding opportunities is shifting to a streamlined process in One.IU.

Students will have a single portal for finding funding. The system will also optimize opportunities by matching you to recommended awards of which you might not otherwise be aware.

To get started, you must initiate a general application by answering 5 required questions and electronically signing before submitting. The application contains many questions designed for undergraduate applicants to IU. Continuing undergraduate and graduate students need only complete the required pieces. The general application may be created at any time during the academic year.

NOTE: One of the required questions is whether you have or will file a FAFSA for the coming year. Because some funding opportunities are given to students who demonstrate financial need, please consider the filing the FAFSA to provide the greatest access to funding.

For Biology awards, you must upload a current CV, a personal statement, and the email address of a faculty member who will supply a letter of recommendation. Refer to specific awards for additional required materials. The capability to submit these materials has been added to individual funding applications.

You will be sent emails about specific opportunities for which you are initially eligible, but may need to provide additional materials. These opportunities will tell you exactly what is needed—including your CV, personal statement, and letter of recommendation.

Start your general application today! Search in One.IU for the “IU Scholarships” tile.

Recommendations and nominations

Faculty/Postdoc Fellows: Look for instructions in January on how to submit student award recommendations and nominations.

Student awards ceremony

Recipients of this award will be recognized at a student awards ceremony on Friday, April 30, 2021. The format—in person or online—is to be determined.