East Lansing, Michigan – Twenty-five exceptional undergraduate and graduate students, and alumni, from Michigan State University have been selected for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), along with eight honorable mentions.
The program is the country’s oldest graduate fellowship program that supports graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees.
NSF Graduate Research Fellows benefit from a three-year annual stipend of $37,000, along with a $12,000 cost of education allowance for tuition and fees (paid to the institution), opportunities for international research and professional development, and the freedom to conduct their own research at any accredited U.S. institution of graduate education they choose. This year, a total of 2,552 applicants were awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
“Student success is central to the mission of MSU, and the accomplishments of our graduate students represent excellence in research, collaboration, and mentoring,” said Pero G. Dagbovie, dean of the Graduate School and associate provost for graduate and postdoctoral studies. “It’s a great honor to see so many of our talented graduate students receive Graduate Research Fellowships. The Graduate School team extends an enthusiastic congratulations to all the recipients and honorable mentions from MSU.”
Christopher P. Long, MSU Foundation Professor, and dean of the MSU Honors College and College of Arts & Letters added: “Supporting the success of the next generation of faculty and researchers is at the heart of the mission of the MSU Honors College. To have so many talented and conscientious MSU undergraduate and graduate students win NSF Graduate Research Fellows is a great testament to the strength of our students and the excellence of our faculty.”
Below are the names of MSU’s NSF Graduate Research Fellows:
- Erykah Benson, 2021 Honors College alumna with a bachelor’s degree in integrative studies in social science in the College of Social Science.
- Danielle N. Berry, 2021 alumna with a bachelor’s degree in education in the College of Education.
- Bailey Bowcutt, Honors College senior majoring in microbiology in Lyman Briggs College.
- Katie Brandel-Ankrapp, 2020 alumna with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience in the College of Natural Science.
- Alexandra DeFilippis, Ph.D. student majoring in mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering.
- Cade Dembski, 2022 Honors College alumnus with a bachelor’s degree in physics in the College of Natural Science.
- Clara Devota, Ph.D. student majoring in anthropology in the College of Social Science, and 2020 alumna of the Honors College and College of Social Science.
- Joelle Eaves, Ph.D. student majoring in chemical engineering in the College of Engineering, and 2021 alumna of the College of Engineering.
- Joe Faryean, 2020 alumnus with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience in the College of Natural Science.
- Savannah Finley, 2021 Honors College alumna with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry in the College of Natural Science.
- Marc Friedman, Ph.D. student majoring in plant pathology in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
- Aalayna Green, 2021 alumna with a bachelor’s degree in zoology in the College of Natural Science.
- Brandon Kristy, Ph.D. student majoring in integrative biology in the College of Natural Science.
- Riley Lawson, Honors College senior majoring in electrical engineering in the College of Engineering, and advanced mathematics in the College of Natural Science.
- Daniel Maldonado-Lopez, Ph.D. student majoring in materials science and engineering in the College of Engineering.
- Ashley Maloney, Honors College senior majoring in chemical engineering in the College of Engineering.
- Sylvie Ann Martin-Eberhardt, Ph.D. student majoring in plant biology; and ecology, evolution, and behavior in the College of Natural Science.
- Autumn McLane-Svoboda, Ph.D. student majoring in biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering.
- Nasser Mohammed, Ph.D. student majoring in integrative biology in the College of Natural Science.
- Kieran Nehil-Puleo, 2021 Honors College alumnus with bachelor’s degrees in materials science and engineering in the College of Engineering, and statistics in the College of Natural Science.
- Allison Nieto, 2019 Honors College alumna with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience in the College of Natural Science.
- Michele Remer, Ph.D. student majoring in fisheries and wildlife in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
- Preethi Saravanan, 2021 Honors College alumna with a bachelor’s degree in genomics and molecular genetics in the College of Natural Science.
- Kenan Sayers, Ph.D. student majoring in psychology in the College of Social Science.
- Bonnie Stolt, Honors College senior majoring in materials science and engineering in the College of Engineering.
The Graduate School is the principal advocate for graduate, graduate professional, and post-doctoral education at Michigan State University, and provides training opportunities for students and research trainees like the annual GRFP grant-writing workshop through the MSU AGEP Program. Additionally, the Graduate School collaborates with several minority-serving institutions and invites GRFP applicants from our partner institutions to participate in the annual workshop series.
The National/International Fellowship and Scholarship (NIFS) Office at Michigan State University, administered by the Honors College, helps interested undergraduate and graduate students pursue major national and international opportunities by providing information and direct support throughout the competitive application processes.
Contacts:
Pero G. Dagbovie, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
and Dean of the Graduate School
517-353-3220
Christopher P. Long, Ph.D.
MSU Foundation Professor
Dean of the MSU Honors College
Dean of the College of Arts and Letters
517-355-2326