Dr. & Mrs. Fleming A. Barbour have been recognized as community leaders and humanitarians since
1940 when the couple located in Flint. Fleming A. Barbour, a University of Michigan alumnus, served
our community as an ophthalmologist for fifty years. In addition to his medical career, Dr. Barbour’s
leadership and philanthropic spirit have touched institutions and organizations through the area, with
significant influence on the University of Michigan-Flint campus. He has served the Flint campus as a
former member of the Citizens Advisory Committee and the Library Development Committee. As an
expression of the Barbours’ longstanding support of and friendship with UM-Flint and their belief in
high education, they established the Fleming A. and Marian E. Barbour Scholarship in 1997 to provide
scholarship assistance for pre-med students.
1. Applicants must be full-time students who have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours, which includes
a minimum of 10 credit hours in Chemistry and a minimum of 10 credit hours in Biology.
2. Applicants must have attained a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA. Scholarship recipients must maintain
a minimum 3.5 GPA each semester.
3. Applicants must submit a cover letter in which they address their interest in and qualifications for selection
as a Barbour scholar. In addition applicants must provide a detailed letter of recommendation from one of
their UM-Flint college instructors.
4. Scholarships may be renewed; however, applicants must reapply for consideration.
5. Scholarships will be directly applied to the students’ tuition accounts.
6. Unused scholarship funds must be returned to the Fleming A. and Marian E Barbour Scholarship Fund.
7. The selection committee will consist of three faculty members from the Departments of Chemistry
and Biology who advise pre-med students.
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Scholarship Application Requirements:
Please return scholarship application materials, the cover letter
and the letter of reference by March 15th to:
Office of Financial Aid
University of Michigan-Flint
277 University Pavilion
Flint, Michigan 48502-1950
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