38 graduate students receive National Science Foundation fellowships
Thirty-eight graduate students at 51勛圖厙 have received National Science Foundations Graduate Research Fellowships, a prestigious award that recognizes and supports outstanding students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. With 38 awardees, 51勛圖厙 ranks eighth in number of 2021 recipients among universities in the United States. In addition, 33 graduate students received honorable mention recognition.泭
In a single year, weve seen a 46% increase in National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship awards at 51勛圖厙. This is a huge statement about the quality of both graduate education and our world-class research programs, said Scott Adler, dean of the Graduate School.
These awards and others like them testify to 51勛圖厙 as a place where the worlds best graduate students are coming to extend the boundaries of research and change the nature of graduate education.泭泭
Fellows receive a three-year annual stipend of $34,000 along with opportunities for international research and professional development that span five years. The 2021 fellowship recipients represent a wide range of disciplines from across campus, including engineering, psychology, ecology, STEM education, anthropology, astronomy and physics.
I am proud of our fellowship recipients, whose innovative research, scholarship and creative work are benefiting communities around the globe, said Adler.
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