External Funding Awardees

Since The Graduate College began providing external funding services in 2016, students have received nearly $4 million in scholarships, fellowships, and grants. Explore the featured awards below to learn about several external funding opportunities and the many students who have been selected for them.

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FULBRIGHT SEMI-FINALISTS

2024-2025 Award Year
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AAUW INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP

Mai 
Bui

Doctoral Student 
Mathematics Education

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AAUW SELECTED 
PROFESSIONS FELLOWSHIP

Victoria
Salinas

Master's Student
Business Administration

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Boren Fellowship

Vanessa Dempel, Master's Student, Public Administration
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CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP

Dustin
Sanchez

Doctoral Student
Geography

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FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM GRANT

Olivia
Murr

Master's Student
Literature

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NIJ GRF

April Chai, Doctoral Student, Criminal Justice
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NSF GRADUATE 
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Issy
Changsut

Master's Student
Biology

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P.E.O. INTERNATIONAL 
PEACE SCHOLARSHIP

Nakky
Ekeanyanwu

Doctoral Student
Geographic Information Science

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P.E.O. Scholar Award

Molly Kaplan, Doctoral Student, Applied Anthropology
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PHI KAPPA PHI 
DISSERTATION FELLOWSHIP

Shelby
Garza

Doctoral Student
Applied Anthropology

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PHI KAPPA PHI 
GRADUATE RESEARCH GRANT

Hilda
Torres

Doctoral Student
Applied Anthropology

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Love of Learning Award

Katie Gerstner, Doctoral Student, Applied Anthropology

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