The Sidney J. and Irene Shipman Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 1995 through a bequest from the estate of Dr. Sidney J. Shipman, 1917 A.B., 1919 M.D., and Irene Shipman. The first awards from this scholarship were made in 1996. Sidney J. Shipman was born in 1896 in Armada, Michigan. His father was a practicing physician in Ann Arbor. Dr. Shipman was a 1917 graduate of the University of Michigan and a 1919 graduate of the Medical School at the University of Michigan. He served an internship at the Trudeau Foundation Sanitarium in New York. In 1921 he began a two-year residency at the Colfax School of Tuberculosis in California. He practiced medicine in the San Francisco area, beginning in 1923. He was a specialist in thoracic medicine and surgery and served as professor of medicine at the University of California. Dr. Shipman was a noted expert in tuberculosis and other diseases of the chest and served as President of the National Tuberculosis Association. He also served as President of the California Medical Association. He retired in 1967 and lived in a 23-story apartment building in downtown San Francisco with his second wife Irene. His first wife, Geneva, died in an automobile crash in 1954. He was known for helping the poor in the downtown San Francisco area. Dr. Shipman died in 1981. Irene Shipman died in 1994. Upon her death funds were given to the University of Michigan to be used to establish the Shipman Scholarship.

The Shipman Scholarship provides merit scholarships for talented undergraduate students admitted to the College of Literature, Science and the Arts and other UM schools and colleges. Recipients actively participate in the Shipman Society and serve on many campus-wide advisory committees. For more information on current Shipman Society activities, and the schedule from last year's Shipman Weekend, please visit the Shipman Society website.

The LSA Shipman Scholarship:

The Shipman Scholarship consists of a $15,000  annual award provided by the Shipman Scholarship Fund, renewable for four years of undergraduate study, plus room and board (about $8,590 per year) for recipients who choose to live in U-M residence halls.

Shipman Scholars also receive the benefits of membership in the Shipman Society listed below.

LSA Shipman semifinalists who are nominated and complete the interview process but are not selected to be a Shipman Scholar will receive membership in the Shipman Society. Recipients receive $7,500 annual award from the Shipman Society. Scholarships are renewable for four years of undergraduate study.

Shipman Society membership includes:

Residence hall choices: Shipman House, Honors Housing or RC
Membership in the Shipman Society student organization
Fall welcome reception with senior faculty and administrators
Priority for admission to special academic programs.
Selection: 40-50 students of high academic achievement who have been admitted as first-year students by January 15 will be nominated for consideration through the admissions process. No separate application is required. Exceptional talent in the arts and sciences, leadership qualities, and academic potential will also be considered in the nomination process. All nominees will be invited to Ann Arbor for a weekend which will conclude with a group interview. The Shipman Committee will then select the finalists. Shipman Scholars and semifinalists will be notified by mail in late March.

The Shipman weekend will be held March 27-29, 2010.

* Several Schools and colleges participate in the Shipman Scholarship Program, and award amounts may vary in comparison. The College of LSA has chosen to award funds in addition to the Shipman Scholarship to the LSA recipients of the scholarship and semifinalists.

Specific questions may be referred to the Scholarship Program Manager at (734) 615-0660, or email lsascholarship@umich.edu.