The University of New Hampshire announced the creation of the Lonza Scholars Program with Lonza Biologics, Inc. This new collaboration is designed to enhance educational and career opportunities in the life sciences industry for certain UNH students.
Lonza is one of the world’s largest healthcare manufacturing organizations, helping its customers bring their innovative therapies to patients around the world. The company’s Portsmouth site is a leader in pharmaceutical manufacturing with deep roots in the New Hampshire community. The scholarship program demonstrates Lonza’s commitment to strengthening its relationship with UNH and fostering a lasting impact on life sciences education in the region.
Starting in 2025, the program will award an annual scholarship to four exceptional incoming first-year students at UNH. The annual scholarship will support the students for the four-year duration of their bachelor’s programs, subject to academic performance requirements. Additional students will be admitted to the Lonza Scholars Program each year until 2028, with the initiative supporting 16 active scholars at its peak.
The Lonza Scholars Program will also provide access to certain career opportunities to UNH program participants at various points during their college journey, including opportunities to apply for a paid summer internship and, upon successful completion of the program, to interview at Lonza for open full-time roles. Participating students will each be assigned a Lonza mentor, and will visit the site annually to support their development. Taken together, the mentoring and internship elements of the program aim to provide students with a potentially accelerated entry into the life sciences industry upon graduation and assist with workforce development.
“This collaboration with UNH underscores Lonza’s commitment to empowering the next generation of leaders and fostering academic excellence in life sciences,” says Christophe Royer, site head, Lonza Portsmouth. “It is exciting to think about the opportunities the Lonza Scholars Program will bring for participating students, and we look forward to supporting their development through this important initiative.”
The Lonza Scholars Program will be open to incoming UNH first-year students demonstrating academic excellence who plan to major in biology, biochemistry or bioengineering, with a preference for New England applicants.
The collaboration directly supports industry and workforce development in New Hampshire, aligning with UNH President Elizabeth Chilton’s strategic planning initiatives, and provides the kind of hands-on learning opportunities that are a hallmark of the UNH undergraduate student experience.
For more on?the partnership between UNH and Lonza, take a look at a day in the life of a UNH student who interned at the company?in our Wildcat Take blog.
