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Social Media Coordinator: Janice Stuart mibcoord@uga.edu Content Contributors: Neely Wood YOUR NAME HERE! Contact us if you are interested in joining our team Advertise your news on our Social Media accounts by submitting this form. Departmental Graduate Awards The legacy of departmental pioneers intersects with the achievements of our current students in three named awards: The William Jackson (Jack) and Jane Marshall Payne Graduate Fellowship in Microbiology, The Dr. Juergen Wiegel Graduate Award in Microbiology The Dr. Joy Porter Williams Fellowship in Microbiology Funding Opportunities Many opportunities for fellowships, student grants, and awards can be found below. Note that restrictions apply, and not all students will be eligible for some awards. Students are able to apply directly for some awards but in other cases they must be nominated by their advisor, and they should discuss these opportunities with their advisor accordingly. The fellowships available as well as their application deadlines, eligibility requirements, etc., change frequently. Students are encouraged to view the opportunities below as examples, and to seek out other fellowships. You can help us keep the links below up to date by contacting the graduate coordinator or the graduate program associate with new information. These links were last updated June 5, 2019: Awards through UGA Graduate School Fellowships and Scholarships George Hugh Boyd Memorial Scholarship Alfred E. Brown Scholarship Dianne C. Davison Scholarship Mary Erlanger Graduate Fellowship Louis Hoffmaster and Frank Etchberger Graduate Scholarship J.W. Fanning Graduate Fellowship Fund Beverly Hirsh Frank Graduate Fellowship for Women in Science Goizueta Foundation Graduate Scholars Fund Hamilton Lokey Graduate Scholarship Gwinn Henry Nixon Scholarship Phibro Animal Health Graduate Fellowship Orlin K. Fletcher, Jr. Scholarship South Georgia Graduate Fellowship ARCS Foundation Fellowships (through BHSI at UGA) ARCS Application Information Graduate School Funding Presidential Graduate Fellows Program Georgia Research Education Award Traineeship (GREAT) Fellows Program Georgia Impact Now Master's Fellow Program (GAIN) Dissertation Completion Award Graduate School Research Incentive Assistantships (RIAS) Graduate School Research Assistanship Block Grants (GSRA) UGA Research Awards (through OVPR) Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award James L. Carmon Scholarship Graduate Student Excellence in Research Award Grad School Recognition Awards Excellence in Research by Graduate Students Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students Outstanding Mentoring Award External Awards National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grants (for students past prelims) NIH Training Awards F31 Individual Predoctoral Award National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Department of Energy Graduate Fellowship Program Department of Defense SMART Program (requires postdoc in DoD lab following graduation) United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowships American Association of University Women Fellowships Environmental Protection Agency STAR Fellowships The Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowships The Ford Foundation Graduate Fellowship program Sigma XI Grants-in-aid of Research Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program A list of graduate fellowship opportunities somewhat redundant with the links above is maintained by the Institute for Broadening Participation UGA Graduate Student Organizations Microbiology Graduate Student Association (MGSA) UGA Graduate Professional Student Association (GSA) Graduate Students and Postdocs in Science (GSPS) Complete List of Graduate Student Organizations The American Society for Microbiology Students are encouraged to take advantage of the largest professional society in our field, The American Society for Microbiology (ASM), which has many professional resources and opportunities for students. ASM website ASM Membership ASM travel grants ASM Southeastern Branch ASM-Branch Facebook page Still Have Questions? Ask Us!
