TMCA Scholarship Application Form 

Each year the TMCA Board of Directors awards scholarships to both undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a Texas higher education institution and who are conducting research in any field related to arthropod vectors: vector control, vector-pathogen interactions, vector ecology, vector behavior, or vector-borne disease transmission, just to name a few. The purpose of these scholarships is to help support students as they embark on or continue their vector related research. 

SCHOLARSHIPS SUMMARY

There is 1 undergraduate scholarship:  James D. Long Undergraduate Scholarship - $1000

There are 2 graduate scholarships: Jimmy K. Olson Memorial Scholarship - $1000, James “Gus” Foyle Memorial Scholarship - $1000

Scholarships will be awarded at the TMCA Annual Meeting: 

November 17-19, 2026, South Padre Island, TX (see TMCA website)

Students who have applied must attend.

Application Materials for Undergraduate Scholarships:

• A completed application form (see below)

• Research proposal - 500 words

• Letter of recommendation from the faculty research mentor

• Letter of recommendation from faculty member other than mentor.

Note: Both letters of recommendations should be sent directly from the faculty members as a signed pdf documents on letter head to chair of scholarship committee at tmca1956@gmail.com.

Application Materials for Graduate Scholarships:

• A completed application form (see below)

• Curriculum Vitae (resume)

• Research proposal – 750 words

• Letter of recommendation from the faculty advisor

• Letter of recommendation from graduate faculty member other than mentor.

Note: Both letters of recommendations should be sent directly from the faculty members as a signed pdf documents on letter head to chair of scholarship committee at tmca1956@gmail.com.

DUE DATE FOR APPLICATION  -Applications are due FRIDAY OCTOBER 30th, 2026 at 11:59pm CST!

QUESTIONS? Contact

Tiffany Walker

TMCA Media Chair

tmca1956@gmail.com

NOTE: Awardees should plan to return the following year to present a paper based on their research at the TMCA Annual Fall Meeting: A fixed stipend will be provided to assist with this travel/lodging and registration will be covered.

SCHOLARSHIP DESCRIPTIONS

The James D. Long Undergraduate Scholarship, in the amount of $1,000, is awarded each year to one qualified undergraduate student attending college or university in the state of Texas.  The participating student agrees to spend at least one long semester (or the summer) during the academic year conducting research related to arthropod vectors.  A participating faculty member agrees to mentor and train the student in the laboratory and field.  Individual research experiences should be designed in a close collaboration between the undergraduate student and the faculty sponsor before the application is submitted 

The Jimmy K. Olson Memorial GRADUATE Scholarship, in the amount of $1,000, is awarded to one qualified graduate student who is conducting research in conjunction with an organized mosquito control organization.  The award is named after Dr. Jimmy Olson who was a long-time member of the Association and an ardent supporter of its goals.  The recipient must be enrolled in a college or university in Texas at the time the scholarship is awarded.

The James “Gus” Foyle Memorial GRADUATE Scholarship, in the amount of $1,000, is awarded to one qualified graduate student each year to promote and encourage research relating to mosquito control.  The award is named after Mr. Gus Foyle who was a charter member of the Association and an ardent supporter of its goals.  The recipient must be enrolled in a college or university in Texas at the time the scholarship is awarded.  The recipient must be engaged in research with mosquitoes, insects, or related disease transmission.  

I acknowledge that I am expected to provide each of the following to tmca1956@gmail.com as part of the application process by Friday Oct. 30th , 2026