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College of Natural Resources
Forestry and Environmental Resources

Graduate Fellowship Awards

March 27, 2022
NC State gateway at sunset - Grant Will Fund Climate Resilience Strategies for Frontline Communities in the Carolinas - Forestry and Environmental Resources NC State University

The following fellowships are awarded every year to outstanding graduate students. The Global Change Graduate Fellows Program is designed to train the next generation of global change scientists by providing financial, scientific, and professional development support for graduate students who are interested in multi-disciplinary research. Fellows receive a stipend, tuition and health insurance for one year.
FER Global Change Fellows (2022-23): Murry Burgess, PhD student in Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology with Caren Cooper, Austin Lamica, MS and new PhD student in Forestry and Environmental Resources with Rajan Parajuli, and Greivin Ulate Ramirez, new MR student in Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology with Madhu Katti

The Genetics and Genomics (GG) Scholars umbrella program is built on the philosophy that the exploration of genes and genomes informs all fields of biology. GG Scholars will engage in a one-year innovative, project-based curriculum that integrates foundational conceptual training in genetics and genome-scale techniques with big data analysis and professional development.  Fellows receive a stipend, tuition and health insurance for one year.
FER Genetics and Genomics Fellows (2022-23): Mary Grace Fuller, new PhD student in Forestry and Environmental Resources with Fikret Isik, and Taylor Ackley, new MS student in Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology with Liz Kierepka

AgBioFEWS is a National Science Foundation-funded graduate research training program offering Ph.D. candidates across multidisciplinary fields of study the opportunity to examine the science, policy, and public engagement aspects and impacts of Agricultural Biotechnology on Food, Energy, and Water.  Fellows receive two years stipend, tuition and health insurance.
FER AgBioFews Fellows (2022-23): Jill Furgurson, new PhD student in Forestry and Environmental Resources with Jason Delborne, and Sebastian Zarate, PhD student, Forestry and Environmental Resources with Jason Delborne (continuing, second year fellow)