The University of Georgia Graduate School recognizes its new recipients of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP). The NSF GRFP is a highly competitive national fellowship that supports graduate students engaged in scientific research.
Last week, we welcomed our new GRFP Fellows at the annual welcome week luncheon. “We are immensely proud of our NSF Graduate Research Fellows, who represent the cutting edge of their fields and who each demonstrate a strong commitment to impactful research that highlights the excellence of our graduate students,” said Anne Shaffer, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, who welcomed the fellows to campus.
Anne Shaffer, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, addresses new GRFP fellows at the annual Welcome Week luncheon
GRFP recipients are selected based on their potential to advance scientific knowledge and societal benefits in NSF-supported fields of study. Each fellow receives three years of financial support including an annual stipend and a cost of education allowance for fellows to pursue their graduate degree.
Congratulations, GRFP Fellows for 2025
GRFP fellows named in 2025 who are current UGA graduate students are listed below with their departments and fields of study:
Caroline Bendickson — Integrated Plant Sciences; Life Sciences – Evolutionary Biology
Kenedie Conaway — Entomology; Life Sciences – Other – Entomology
Michelle DeMers — Marine Sciences; Geosciences – Biological Oceanography
Jillian Goodrich — Bioinformatics; Comp/IS/Eng – Bioinformatics and Bio-inspired Computing
Myles Gosha — Integrated Plant Sciences; Life Sciences – Other – Integrated Plant Sciences
Christine Hart — Entomology; Life Sciences – Other – Entomology
Madison Livingston — Comparative Biomedical Sciences, VetMed; STEM Education and Learning Research – Science Education
Kane Moser — Ecology; Life Sciences – Ecology
Isabelle Scherick — Ecology; Life Sciences – Ecology
Taylor Theobald — Mechanical Engineering; Engineering – Mechanical Engineering
The UGA Graduate School offers webinars and workshops to help aspiring NSF GRFP fellows navigate the application process.
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