AOAC Awards Program Policy Documents 4/2020

AOAC INTERNATIONAL Policy on Administration of Harvey W. Wiley Scholarship Program Background AOAC INTERNATIONAL first established an annual Harvey W. Wiley scholarship award in October 1963. Until 1993 the program was administered by AOAC staff who annually solicited and processed applicants. The AOAC Committee on Scholarships selected an awardee from each year's group of applicants. In November of 1993 it was decided to abandon the costly process of soliciting and processing applicants and to award the scholarship directly to the alma mater or other college of choice of the Association's annual Harvey W. Wiley Award recipient; conditioned on the institution awarding the scholarship to a worthy student meeting criteria established by the Association. The amount of the scholarship is US$1,000. This policy documents the purpose, criteria and procedures for awarding the AOAC Harvey W. Wiley Scholarship. Policy I. Purpose The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and assist study in the analytical sciences. II. Criteria A. Student must be an upper division undergraduate or graduate student majoring in the chemical or biological sciences or seeking a chemical- or biological-related major in a field such as agriculture, food science, environmental science, etc. B. Student should demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in chemical or biological analysis, analytical research, regulatory compliance, laboratory management, or teaching in one or more of the fields of interest to AOAC INTERNATIONAL; such as foods, food additives, vitamins, supplements, pesticides, drugs, cosmetics, plants, feeds, fertilizers, hazardous substances, air, water, or other commodities or substances affecting the public health and safety, the economic protection of the consumer, or the protection of the quality of the environment. C. Student must demonstrate academic promise and have at least a "B" average in his or her overall course work. D. Student must be of good character and personality as determined by his or her academic department.

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E. Within a reasonable time of identification of the recipient or award of the scholarship by the institution, AOAC INTERNATIONAL must be notified of the name of the recipient and provided a biographical sketch, preferably with a picture, for publication in the AOAC INTERNATIONAL monthly magazine, Inside Laboratory Management. III. Procedures The following procedures will be used in administering the Harvey W. Wiley Scholarship. A. The AOAC Executive Director will assign a staff person responsibility for managing the program.