National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

This award provides three years of support ($40,000 per year plus tuition waiver and fees) for graduate study leading to research-based masters or doctoral degrees in mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences.

2026 Honorees

The decision process for this award is ongoing. Award statuses (nominee, finalist, alternate, recipient) are not yet final and will continue to be updated here.

Vincent Chan

Computer Science and Engineering 

Award Status: Nominee

Arden Ireland

Geogrpahy

Award Status: Nominee

Amelia Kelly

Chemical Engineering

Award Status: Nominee

Johanna Merkel

Biological Sciences

Award Status: Nominee

Nicholas Pratt

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Award Status: Nominee

Anjay Ramachandran

Aerospace Engineering; Mechanical Engineering

Award Status: Nominee

Nicholas Reilly

Chemical Engineering

Award Status: Nominee

Elise Rinke

Biological Sciences

Award Status: Nominee

Allyson Shenkman

Anthropolgy

Award Status: Nominee

Jeri Stoller

Geological Sciences

Award Status: Nominee

Keefe Suen

Neuroscience; Psychology

Award Status: Nominee

Laura Weinstein

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Award Status: Nominee