Office of Graduate Fellowships and Awards

Three FSU students earn prestigious fellowships from the AAUW

Published: February 25, 2021 | 2:43 pm | Posted in: News

(From left to right) Natali Ramirez-Bullon, Alexandra Hooks and Sohaila Isaqzai all received fellowships from the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

Three Florida State University graduate students have been awarded fellowships from the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Natali Ramirez-Bullon and Alexandra Hooks, two doctoral students in the Department of Biological Science, earned the American Fellowship. Sohaila Isaqzai, a doctoral student in the College of Education’s International and Multicultural Education graduate program, was awarded the […]

FSU doctoral student completes research in Sweden amid global pandemic

Published: August 27, 2020 | 12:33 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

FSU doctoral student Carrie Danielson studied how children, in particular refugee children from Syria and Afghanistan, make and experience music at kulturskolor, which are Swedish culture schools. (Carrie Danielson)

When the COVID-19 pandemic began to wreak havoc across the globe, Florida State University doctoral student Carrie Danielson was completing research in Sweden. The Nordic country kept large parts of society open during the pandemic, giving Danielson the opportunity to experience the much-debated approach to the public health crisis. Danielson is pursuing a doctorate in […]

FSU celebrates largest cohort of McKnight Junior Faculty Fellowships in recent history

Published: August 11, 2020 | 4:14 pm | Posted in: News, University News

Top row, from left: Yolanda Rankin, Ravi Howard and April Jackson. Second row, from left: Cameron Beatty, Anasa Hicks and James Wright.

Six Florida State University assistant professors have received the Florida Education Fund’s (FEF) McKnight Junior Faculty Fellowship. It is the largest cohort of FSU McKnight Fellows to date. The FEF’s McKnight Junior Faculty Fellowship Program promotes excellence in teaching and research by underrepresented minorities and women. Fellows receive a one-year sabbatical to engage in research […]

Nine FSU students earn U.S. Fulbright awards

Published: May 27, 2020 | 3:55 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Nine Florida State University graduate students and recent alumni will partake in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Nine Florida State University graduate students and recent alumni will conduct research or have the opportunity to teach English abroad during the 2020-2021 academic year as a part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Since 1945, the program has provided students and young scholars opportunities to develop research, study and teach all over the world. […]

Two FSU graduate students win state’s only P.E.O. scholarships

Published: May 21, 2020 | 12:20 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

Brittany Mathes (L) and Jessi Thomsen (R) were the only two graduate students in the entire state of Florida awarded prestigious Scholar Awards from the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.)

Only two graduate students in the entire state of Florida were awarded prestigious Scholar Awards from the Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.), and they’re both enrolled in programs at Florida State University. Jessi Thomsen, a doctoral candidate in the English Department with a specialization in Rhetoric and Composition, and Brittany Mathes, a doctoral candidate in the […]

FSU student awarded prestigious fellowship from U.S. Department of Energy

Published: May 19, 2020 | 11:01 am | Posted in: Science & Technology, University News

A Florida State University graduate student has earned an esteemed fellowship from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Judith Roth, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry, was one of 62 graduate students from across the nation selected for the DOE’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program. “Judy’s award is the recognition […]

Seven FSU students win prestigious NSF graduate fellowships

Published: May 5, 2020 | 3:52 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life

Seven Florida State University students have received the highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. The fellowship program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. “Florida State has extraordinary students who are the next generation of faculty […]

International doctoral student makes FSU history as first black female graduate in nuclear physics

Published: August 1, 2019 | 2:54 pm | Posted in: University News

Kalisa Villafana will make history when she is hooded in front of thousands Friday evening during the first of two summer commencement ceremonies at Florida State University. Villafana will be FSU’s first black female graduate to earn a doctoral degree in nuclear physics and only the 96th black woman in the country with a Ph.D. […]

Florida State scores 10 U.S. Fulbright student awards

Published: June 10, 2019 | 2:18 pm | Posted in: University News

Ten outstanding Florida State University graduate students and recent alumni will spend the 2019-2020 academic year teaching English or conducting research projects abroad as a part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program, administered by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, offers grants for graduating college seniors, graduate students, young […]

FSU recognizes top graduate students for their achievements

Published: April 19, 2019 | 4:56 pm | Posted in: University News

More than 100 graduate students were recognized for their achievements in teaching, scholarship and service during Florida State University’s annual Celebration of Graduate Student Excellence Thursday, April 18. Mark Riley, dean of the Graduate School, presided over the program. “Your contributions are incredibly vital to all of the things we do at this university,” Riley […]

Six FSU graduate students, recent alumni win prestigious Fulbright Awards

Published: June 7, 2018 | 8:51 am | Posted in: University News

FSU’s 2018-2019 recipients of Fulbright U.S. Student awards. Top row (from left): Christina Klein, Brian Menard and Jan-Ruth Mills. Bottom row (from left): Joshua Scriven, Mackenzie Teek and Austin Wyant. (Photo: Office of National Fellowships)

Six exceptional Florida State University graduate students and recent alumni will spend the 2018-2019 academic year teaching English or conducting research projects abroad as a part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. The program, administered by the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, offers grants for graduating college seniors, graduate students, young […]

Five FSU students receive prestigious Boren Awards

Published: May 31, 2018 | 12:01 pm | Posted in: Students & Campus Life, University News

FSU's 2018 Boren Award winners: (Top row, from left) Mane Grigoryan, Chris Hickey, Trissanne Keen; (Bottom row, from left) Stephenie Reid, Christopher Orr.

Five Florida State University students will study abroad for up to a year in areas of the world critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity thanks to prestigious Boren Awards, offered through an initiative of the National Security Education Program. Four FSU undergraduate students received Boren Scholarships, which provide up to $20,000 for U.S. […]

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