This country gives lip service to “we need more students studying science.”
My child is applying to colleges for the fall for dual majors in Marine Biology and Molecular Biology. Science scholarships for undergraduates are virtually non-existent. If you’re going for post graduate science degrees many more scholarships are out there. How do they expect kids to get to the graduate level if undergraduate scholarships are not available?
My kid was told by one of the colleges that in the next five years half of all government scientists will be retiring, so the jobs will be out there. Sure beats getting a degree in feminist studies!
Do you have any proof of that? I’m in a M.S. program in science and considering a PhD.
They expect to get them from China, India and Eastern Europe.
Yep. But if your kid played football or basketball well...
It has been the same for decades, and more's the pity. Millions for astroturf, not a dime for microscopes.
My kid was told by one of the colleges that in the next five years half of all government scientists will be retiring, so the jobs will be out there. Sure beats getting a degree in feminist studies!
Given the state of our economy, I would not count on government jobs being out there in 5 years.
You area correct that scholarships exist for science grad students. I have 2 that have had grad assistantships and are moving forward on PhDs Engr. As far as undergrad scholarships are concerned they are out there in varying aounts, but often students have to apply to college departments, and various companies. Unfortunately, often it is the top 5 percent of students that get all the “goodies” as far as undergrad full-ride funding is concerned. I wish your student Good luck!