Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity and Education and Research Fund Scholarships

Alpha Mu Tau is a national fraternity whose purpose is the advancement of professionals in the clinical laboratory sciences. One of the prime activities of the fraternity is the granting of graduate and undergraduate scholarships for clinical laboratory science students.  Applicants for all scholarships must be ASCLS members

The ASCLS Education and Research Fund is the charitable foundation of ASCLS and was founded to encourage and assist educational and scientific research in the field of medical laboratory science. The Fund’s Scholarship Program supports education for students, practitioners and educators. Applicants must be ASCLS members

Award: Recipients of these scholarships are announced at the ASCLS Awards Ceremony and the Alpha Mu Tau winners are also announced at the annual AMTF dinner; both occur at the ASCLS Annual Meeting.

Application postmark deadline for all scholarships: March 1 – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 1
The application form, required performance evaluation form and scholarship descriptions are available Nov. 1 of each year. All scholarships are administered by the Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity (AMTF). Completed application materials must be received by the deadline indicated on the application and submitted to the AMTF Scholarship Coordinator as listed.

Eligibility for graduate scholarships:

  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents
  • ASCLS membership is required.
  • Applicants must be accepted into or are in an approved Masters or Doctoral program in areas related to Clinical Laboratory Science including Clinical Laboratory Education or Management Programs
  • Applicants cannot complete their education before the scholarship is awarded in September
  • Only one application is needed for the graduate scholarships  

Eligibility for undergraduate scholarships:

  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents
  • ASCLS membership is required
  • Applicants must be accepted into an NAACLS accredited program in Clinical Laboratory Science, to include Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology, Clinical Laboratory Technician/Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Applicants must be in or entering or in their last year of study in the calendar year in which the award is made
  • Only one application is needed for all undergraduate scholarships

Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity (AMTF) Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarships

For the Graduate Scholarships, the applicant must be a member of ASCLS and cannot complete their program before September 30 of the year the award is made. For the Undergraduate Scholarships, the applicant must be a member of ASCLS and entering or in their last year of study in the calendar year in which the award is made.

The amount of each scholarship depends on the AMTF general fund income (donations) and the return from and donations to the AMTF endowment funds. There are eight endowment funds; Ruth French Memorial, Dorothy Morrison Memorial, Ida and May Reilly Memorial, Martha Winstead Memorial, Royce Watson Fund, James Holley Memorial, Eleanor Parchman Memorial, and the Roma E. Brown Memorial and Nellie M. Bering Fund. Each fund awards one, or more, scholarships per year in addition to the general fund awards.

The amount and number of awards are determined by the AMTF Finance Committee and the AMTF Scholarship Committee. 20 -25 Graduate and Undergraduate scholarships are awarded annually in amounts from $1,000.00 to $4,000.00. The awards are made during the ASCLS annual meeting. Awardees are notified by mail.

 

ASCLS Education and Research Fund Graduate and Undergraduate Scholarships

The graduate scholarship is awarded to a deserving student in an approved Master or Doctoral program. One scholarship for $3,000 is awarded yearly. Membership in ASCLS is required.

Undergraduate scholarships are awarded to deserving undergraduate students in a NAACLS-approved program. Up to five scholarships are awarded yearly in amounts from $1,500 to $2,500.

2024 Recipients

Graduate

Dorothy Morrison Memorial
Mark De Luna, FL

Ida & May Reilly
Matthew Nguyen, TX

John Smith
Jonathan Buckendorf, UT

Undergraduate

Dorothy Morrison
Katherine Guise, FL

James Holley
Kayla Kruk, MI

Martha Winstead
Chandler Deaton, OH

Roma E. Brown Memorial and Nellie M. Bering Scholarship
Grace Tooke, MT

Ruth M. French
Leah Louise Guillama, VA
Mikey Kieu, TX

Undergraduate Scholarship
Jessica Davis, KS
Victoria Foster, NE
Shelby Shoemaker, NE
Miriam Shofner, WI
Krista Watson, OR

2023 Recipients

Graduate

Dorothy Morrison Memorial
Carolina Vilchez, NJ

Undergraduate

Eleanor Parchman Memorial
Karissa Goodwin, OR

Roma E. Brown Memorial/Nellie M. Bering
Roman Hendrickson, MT

Ruth M. French Memorial
Breanna Olson, ND

James Holley Memorial
Jordan Holdaway, OR

Ida & May Reilly Memorial
Emma Prater, FL

Royce Watson Memorial
Wesley David Herrera, TX

Martha Winstead Memorial
Aditi Sarkar, NJ

John Smith
Jade Kast, OR

Undergraduate Scholarship
Abdul Aleryani, PA
Cassandra Bechstein, OH
Talina Black, MI
Colleen Cooper, WI
Linh Duong, CA
Fatima Imam, IL
Maram Qattum, AR
Charlesie Rowles, PA
Leah Subbert, IA
Tyler Van Steeland, MT
Jonathan Vasquez, NJ

2022 Recipients

Graduate

Dorothy Morrison Memorial
Maiya Picott

Undergraduate

Eleanor Parchman Memorial
Katelyn Farrar

Roma E. Brown Memorial/Nellie M. Bering
Wei Xiao

Ruth M. French Memorial
Mary Glossop

James Holley Memorial
Erica Crawford

Ida & May Reilly Memorial
Rosey Le

Royce Watson Memorial
Samantha Southern

Martha Winstead Memorial
Lilly Van Loon

Undergraduate Scholarship
AJ Bohon
Valentina Cingel
Amanda Clapie
Raina Dano
Keneice Knowles
Hannah Lazio
Alyssa Patton
Amber Prevedello
Hannah Stewart

2021 Recipients

Graduate

Roma E. Brown/Nellie M. Bering
Grace Matter

Dorothy Morrison Memorial
Dana Powell Baker

Graduate Scholarship
Jonathan Buckendorf

Undergraduate

Eleanor Parchman Memorial
Jacob Tupa

Ruth M. French Memorial
Kara Daniels

James Holley Memorial
Sarah Plume

Ida & May Reilly Memorial
Morgan Kainz

Royce Watson
Adara Warner

Martha Winstead Memorial
Kailee Genant

Undergraduate Scholarship
Erin Buhler
Syndey Danker
Angela DeGray
Michael Foster
Maya Gatz
Jessica Pierce
Aubree Rowley
Marilyn Tran
Elizabeth Truitt

2020 Recipients

Graduate

Eleanor Parchman Memorial
Katelyn Hadlich

Roma E. Brown/Nellie M. Bering
Afaf Maslah

Graduate Scholarship
Edward McVoy

Undergraduate

Ruth M. French Memorial
Georgia Artzberger

James Holley Memorial
Rachel Schaeferle

Dorothy Morrison Memorial
Stephanie Jacobson

Ida & May Reilly Memorial
Jada Hicks

Royce Watson
Kristen Sigl

Martha Winstead Memorial
Rachel Siddall

Undergraduate Scholarship
Amani Adeeb Abushamma
Trevor Davis
Ebalin Dutan
Carli Dyba
Laura Kelley
Kenedee Kristjanson
Isis-Dominique Navarro

2019 Recipients

Graduate

Eleanor Parchman Memorial
Sasha-Gaye Isaacs

Roma E. Brown/Nellie M. Bering
Sarah Bergbower

Undergraduate

Ruth M. French Memorial
Joanna Miranda

James Holley Memorial
Tanya Kranski

Dorothy Morrison Memorial
Alexandra Mercorelli

Ida & May Reilly Memorial
Sarah Burns

Royce Watson
Abbey Hilden

Martha Winstead Memorial
Lacie Posterick

Undergraduate
Emily Adas
Elif Esra Cetin
Morgan Fisher
Alexa Gathman
Julia Hudgens
Ansar Iqbal
Briena Jarvi
Rachel Knutson
Marissa Lutz
Eleanor Sis