• Faculty/Student collaboration on research focused on creation care and chemistry for the common good
• Financial support for student-driven research projects - see the Kauffman & Miller Research Awards
• State-of-the-art facilities
• Exceptional faculty active in scholarly work and serious about teaching and learning
• Reflective integration of your values with your disciplinary activities
• All EMU students participate in cross-cultural study

• Students may compete for Kauffman & Miller Research Awards, up to for $2500 for summer research supervised by EMU faculty.
• In addition to research done on our own campus, 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.
• Students have opportunity to present research each semester, at the STEM Student Research Symposium in the fall, or the Academic & Creative Excellence Festival in the spring.
• Some undergraduate students have seen longer-term projects though to completion and published findings in scientific journals, at a level typical of graduate study.
• Our chemistry students are often active participants in these Clubs: Earthkeepers, Sustainable Food Initiative, Coalition for Climate Justice, Pre-Professional Health Sciences.
• Students can work as peer tutors in the Academic Success Center which develops their own scientific understanding as well as other skills.

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.