Phi Kappa Phi Announces Graduate Research Grant Recipients

by Alyssa Perez

Baton Rouge, LA (03/11/2021) — The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, today announced the recipients of its Graduate Research Grants. The grants of up to $1,500 are designed to support graduate students who are active Society members seeking funding for research in support of career development opportunities.

The 20 grant recipients include students spanning a number of academic disciplines:

Mackenzie Berry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Rebecca Bracken, Mississippi State University
Theresa Burkhart, University of Illinois at Chicago
Lindsay Carlisle, Longwood University
Erica Dasi, University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses
Alice Dell'Era, Florida International University
Satwik Dutta, The University of Texas at Dallas
Pauline Karanja, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Cargi Kilic, West Virginia University
L.S. King, Radford University
Tina Melamed, The University of Texas at Dallas
Hannah M. Ming, Virginia Commonwealth University
Stephanie Myers, Oklahoma State University
Ana Rabasco, Fordham University
Chinyere N. Reid, University of South Florida
Midori Samson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Aman Sharma, University of Massachusetts
Nikhil Tiwari, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Alex Washburn, Texas Tech University
Rebekah White, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

"The Graduate Research Grant is the newest award created by the Society. The amazing response to the pilot we ran previously was all the evidence we needed to know that such an award would fill an important need for our graduate student members," said Society Executive Director Dr. Mary Todd.

Established in 2018, the grants are part of the Society's robust awards program, which gives $1 million each year to outstanding students and members through study abroad grants, graduate fellowships, funding for post-baccalaureate development, member and chapter awards, and grants for local, national and international literacy initiatives.

To learn more about the Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Research Grant and this year's recipients, please visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org/GraduateResearch.

About Phi Kappa Phi

Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi inducts approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni annually. The Society has chapters on more than 325 select colleges and universities in the United States and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify. The Society's mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engage the community of scholars in service to others." For more information, visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org.

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