Award and Funding Opportunities
The Graduate College office sponsors awards, fellowships, scholarships and assistantships for deserving students.
Many public and private organizations also provide fellowships and scholarships for graduate students. Please visit the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards for assistance in finding and applying to competitive awards.
Recent Graduate Student Award Winners
From left to right: Ryan White, interim dean of the Graduate College, poses with 2026–27 Next Lives Here Presidential Fellowship recipients Gabriel Martin Cameron Bazo, John Pablo Reed-Prieto, and Brice Martinelli. Photography provided by Joseph Fuqua II.
Gabriel Martin Cameron Bazo, Department of Philosophy, College of Arts & Sciences
Brice Martinelli, Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science
John Pablo Reed-Prieto, Graduate Program in Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology, College of Medicine
Graduate College Interim Dean Ryan White with 2026–27 NEXT Graduate Leaders Fellowship recipients. Photography provided by Joseph Fuqua II.
Mercedes Bacelo Fioressi, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences
Carter Branigan, Immunology Graduate Program, College of Medicine
Sebastian DeRosa, Department of Physics, College of Arts & Sciences
Irin Akter Dola, School of Planning, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
Claire Hammond, Neuroscience Graduate Program, College of Medicine
Harrison Hazen, School of Communication, Film, and Media Studies, College of Arts & Sciences
Nicholas Lacombe, Department of History, College of Arts & Sciences
Md Saif Mahabub, School of Human Services, College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services
Daiana Markarian, Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program, College of Medicine
Kassidy Meyer, Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise & Nutrition Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences
Alma Celeste Moreno-Dominguez, Pharmacology & Physiology Graduate Program, College of Medicine
Caleb Simon, Department of Philosophy, College of Arts & Sciences
Catherine VanderWeg, Cancer and Cell Biology Graduate Program, College of Medicine
Olukunle Akinborewa, Systems Biology and Physiology Graduate Program, College of Medicine
Md Tuhin Chowdhury, Department of Geography and Geographic Information Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Suchandrima Dutta, Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine Graduate Program, College of Medicine
Charlie Giraud, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Szymon Nogalski, School of Planning, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
Alicen Potts, School of Criminal Justice, College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology
Pankaj Rajdeo, Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine
Aura Vargas, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Allied Health Sciences