• Collaborate with faculty on research focused on creation care and chemistry for the common good
• Compete for financial backing of student-driven research projects from the Kauffman & Miller Research Awards
• Challenge yourself in state-of-the-art facilities
• Be mentored by faculty active in scholarly work and serious about teaching and learning
• Live out your faith and values in your science
• Expand your world and understanding through cross-cultural study

• Compete for Kauffman & Miller Research Awards, up to for $2500 for summer research supervised by EMU faculty
• In addition to research at EMU, EMU students have participated in summer research programs at James Madison University, Penn State University, University of Minnesota, University of North Dakota, Budapest, North Carolinas Research Triangle Park, National Institutes of Health in Beltsville, Maryland, and in Ghana, Africa.
• Present research at the annual STEM Student Research Symposium or the Academic & Creative Excellence Festival.
• Undergraduate students have completed longer-term projects with published findings in scientific journals, something typically done during graduate studies.
• Join your classmates in clubs such as Earthkeepers, Sustainable Food Initiative, Coalition for Climate Justice, Pre-Professional Health Sciences.
• Serve other students and build your own skills and scientific understanding by working as peer tutors in the Academic Success Center.

EMU chemistry graduates are now involved in a variety of careers:

• Neurochemistry research
• Teaching college science
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Environmental quality control
• Malaria research in Tanzania
• Biotechnology

Graduate programs our students have attended:

• Carnegie Mellon University
• George Washington University
• Ohio State University
• Penn State University
• University of Illinois in Chicago
• University of Minnesota
• University of Oregon
• University of Virginia

Students interested in chemistry and a career in healthcare can major in chemistry and enroll in the pre-professional health sciences program. Our pre-med students have been accepted at top-level medical schools.

• Prospective students may be eligible for the  EMU STEM Scholars Engaging in Local Problems (SSELP) grant, up to $10,000. Learn more about departmental scholarships.
• EMU has offered close to $1 million in academic merit scholarships collectively to students with outstanding academic achievement. 
• Academic scholarships range from $12,000 to $20,000 per year and are renewable for four years depending on academic performance.
• EMU students are eligible for Pell Grants and Federal Need-Based Grants as well as student loans.
• Virginia students may be eligible for a Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG).
• Learn more by contacting  EMU's Financial Assistance Office or checking out our cost of attendance calculator.