Below are grants and fellowships offered to graduate students. These are not linked within our site, but a quick google search will bring up all pertinent information you should neeed.

 

Next to each funding source are the names of EEB graduate students who have received these awards and may be willing to share their thoughts (and potentially applications) if you ask them. Alternatively, you can email GREBEemail@gmail.com to request the successful applications we have archived.

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If you know of funding sources (or have received funding!) that are not listed here, please let us know so we can add them. 

 

External Fellowships:

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• American Museum of Natural History - Theodore Roosevelt Grant

• • Todd Pierson (2016)

  • Dylan Dittrich-Reed (2009)

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• American Philosophical Society - Lewis & Clark Fund

  • Chloe Lash (2017)

  • Ian Ware (2016)

  • Todd Pierson (2016)

  • Angela Chuang (2015)

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• American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Edward C. Raney Fund

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• American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Helen T. & F. M. Gaige Fund

  • Nathan Turnbough (2006)

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• Association for Tropical Biology - SEED Research Grant 

  • Nico​le Lussier (2022)

  • Jacob Moutouama (2021) 

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• Basically Bats, Wildlife Conservation Society, Inc. WNS Grant

  • Riley Bernard (2012)

 

• Bat Conservation International

  • Jennifer Krauel (2011, 2012 & 2013)

  • Jessica Welch (2013)

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• Ben Woo Scholarship Mycological Society

  • Josh Birkebak (2011)

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• Botanical Society Graduate Student Research Award

  • Chelsea Miller (2016)

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• Cleveland Metro Park Zoo

  • Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal (2006)

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• Ecological Society of America Graduate Student Policy Award

  • Jess Welch (2016)

  • Sara Kuebbing (2012)​

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• Evolutionary, Ecological, or Conservation Genomics (EECG) Research Award

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• The Explorers Club Exploration Fund

  • Angela Chuang (2016)

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• International Iguana Foundation

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• Garden Club of America- Catherine Beattie Fellowship

  • Chelsea Miller (2015)

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• Graduate Women in Science National Fellowship Program 

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• Gloria Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship

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• Jean Langenheim Fellowship

  • Quentin Read (2013) 

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• National Geographic Society

  • Todd Pierson (2011, 2013)

  • Angela Chuang (2015)

 

• Organization of the Americas Fellowship 

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• American Academy of University Women

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• Phi Kappa Phi- Love of Learning Grant

  • Angela Chuang (2016)

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• Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research

  • Lisa Cantwell

  • Jessica Welch (2013)

  • Angela Chuang (2014)

  • Maggie Mamantov (2016)

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• Society for the Study of Evolution Outreach Grant

  • Todd Pierson (2017)

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• Wildlife Conservation Society 

  • Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal (2009) 

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• Systematics Research Fund (SRF)

  • Orlando Schwery (2017)

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• Society of Systematic Biologists

  • Orlando Schwery (2017)

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• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

  • Maryrose Weatherton (2021)

  • Morgan Roche (2016)

  • Jordan Bush (2015)

  • Todd Pierson (2015)

  • Alix Pfennigwerth (2014)

  • Angela Chuang (2013)

  • Lauren Breza (2013)

  • Rachel Fovargue (2012)

  • Leigh Moorhead (2011)

  • Michael Van Nuland (2011) 

  • Emily Austin (2009)

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• NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (DDIG) (NO LONGER AVAILABLE)

  • Sam Borstein (2017)

  • Alannie-Grace Grant (2017)

  • Evin Carter (2016)

  • Michael Van Nuland (2016)

  • Brian Looney (2015)

  • Zach Marion (2014)

  • Sharon Clemmensen (2013)

  • Josh Birkebak (2012) 

  • Dylan Dittrich-Reed (2012)

  • Katie Stuble (2012) 

  • Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal (2011)

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• NSF EAPSI

  • Kathryn Massana 

  • Rachel Wooliver

  • Joel Corush (2015, 2016)

  • Jeremiah Henning

 

• EPA STAR Fellowship

  • Katie Stuble (2009)

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• DOE Science Graduate Fellowship 

  • Melissa Cregger (2008; Marvin L. Wesley Award 2011)

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• DOD Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Fellowship 

  • Melissa Cregger (2008) 

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• Oak Ridge National Labs (ORNL) Education Awards

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• The Society for the Study of Evolution Rosemary Grant Awards

  • Amanda Benoit (2017)​

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• National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship

  • Shelby Scott (2017)​

Internal Fellowships:
 

• UTK Student/Faculty Research Award

  • Nicole Lussier (2021)

  • Chloe Lash (2017)

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• UTK Herbarium Student Research Award

  • Kendall Beals (2017)​​

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• Hesler Student Research Awards​

  • Rachel Swenie (2021)

  • Chance Noffsinger (2021)

  • Rachel Swenie (2020)

  • Jonathan Dickey (2019)

  • Rachel Swenie (2019)

  • Jayne Lampley (2019)

  • Mali Hubert (2018)

  • Chelsea Miller (2018)

  • Kendall Beals (2017)

  • Jayne Lampley (2017)

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• Hochman Research Award

  • Nicole Lussier (2021)

  • Nate Gibson (2021)

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• Breedlove, Dennis Fund Awards for Student Botanical Field Experiences

  • Nicole Lussier (2021)

  • Alex Faidiga (2021)

  • Ellie Green (2021)

  • Jacob Moutouama (2021)

  • Eric Shershen (2021)

  • Sophia Turner (2020)

  • Rachel Swenie (2020)

  • Eric Shershen (2020)

  • Ben Holt (2020)

  • Mali Hubert (2019)

  • Alessandra Aromin (2019)

  • Amanda Benoit (2018)

  • Chloe Lash (2018)

  • Jayne Lampley (2018)

  • Jonathan Dickey (2018)

  • Jacob Moutouama (2018)

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• Division of Biology- Cokkinias-Fite Graduate Fellowship

  • Romina Dimarco (2012)

  • Melissa Cregger (2011) 

  • Philip Hollingsworth (2011)

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• Division of Biology- Hollaender Award

  • Rachel Wooliver (2016)

  • Ian Ware (2016) 

  • Philip Hollingsworth (2012)​​​

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• NIMBioS Graduate Research Assistantship

  • Cedric Landerer (2016)

  • Katie Massana (2015, 2016)

  • Christine Dumoulin (2014, 2015) 

  • Gwen Iacona (2012)

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• PEER Program

  • Margaurete Romero (2016)

  • Alannie Grant (2016)

  • Shelby Scott (2015)

  • Chloe Lash (2015)

  • Domonique Hatton (2014)

  • Jordan Bush (2014)

  • Katie Massana (2013)

  • Tara Kemfort (2011)

  • Sara Kuebbing (2010)

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• Summer Graduate Research Assistantship 

  • Jayne Lampley (2016)

  • Jenn Bosco (2013)

  • Kathryn Massana (2013)

  • Quentin Read (2012)

  • Jessica Welch (2012)

  • Rafael Zenni (2011) 

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