April 23, 2024
Contact: Deidra Ashley, ashleyde@missouri.edu
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions. The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution.
Seven MU students and alumni were recently selected for the program, with another five given honorable mention.
This year’s recipients:
- *Jacob Search, mechanical engineering and materials science
- *Mason Ward, wildlife and fisheries science
- *Yousuf El-Jayyousi, neuroscience
- Kristen Barwick, biochemistry (pursuing the Honors Certificate)
- Marissa LaMartina, biological sciences (pursuing the Honors Certificate)
- Campbell Sweet, chemical engineering
- Laurie Agosto, biological sciences
This year’s honorable mentions:
- India Joy Matthews, psychology
- Christopher Zobek, pathobiology area program
- Melissa Draves, plant, insect and microbial sciences
- Brooke Bowman, biological sciences (pursuing the Honors Certificate)
- Karen Talley, human development and family science
*Denotes alumni
