Graduate Student Research Awards
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The Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) Graduate Student Research Awards assist graduate students conducting research in systematics. These grants are for collection of preliminary data or to enhance dissertation research (e.g., by visiting additional field collection sites or museums). Applicants may be from any country, but must be members of SSB, and are advised to join the Society as soon as possible to facilitate their applications. Previous awardees may not re-apply, but previous applicants who were not selected for funding are encouraged to re-apply. Awards will range between $1000 - $3000 and can be used up to the end of the awardee's studies.
2025 Spring GSRA
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Recent winnersSpring 2025
Momin Ahmed, Iowa State University
Shamim Ahmed, Mississippi State University Harrison Allen, Stony Brook University Chase Brownstein, Yale University Matthew Burnett, The George Washington University Marco Cedeño Fonseca, Freie Universität Berlin Jenny Katherine Certuche Cubillos, National University of Colombia Juliana Damasceno, Louisiana State University Tristram Dodge, Stanford University Arijit Dutta, National Institute of Science Education and Research Jenan El-Hifnawi, University of Maryland College Park Orlando J. Espinosa-Chávez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Josh Felton, Cornell University Krystyn Forbes, University of Toronto Owen Goodchild, American Museum of Natural History Sanika Goray, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bophal Pablo Gutiérrez, Real Jardín Botánico - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)) Nora Hines, Arkansas State University Yun Ye Ho, Case Western Reserve University Jonathan Hoffman, American Museum of Natural History Jose Esteban Jiminez Vargas, University of Florida Mayu Katafuchi, University of Florida Simón Kraemer, Laboratorio de Biología para la Conservación, Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Cecoal, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas - Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Juan Lee, University of Canterbury Jason Leung, Columbia University Bing Li, University of Wisconsin, Madison Rebecca Lopez-Andino, The American Museum of Natural History Luca Micheli, Louisiana State University Katherine Montana, City University of New York Graduate Center and The American Museum of Natural History Sarah Morris, The George Washington University Teagan Mulford, Northern Arizona University Dartagnan Mullins, The University of Alabama Mark Acerbal Naive, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Taylor Probst, University of Oklahoma Andres Felipe Ramos Torres, Universidad del Valle Lindsay Reedy, University of California, Los Angeles Rachel Savage, University of Arkansas Yucheol Shin, The American Museum of Natural History Ashlyn Silliman, Mississippi State University Julia Soares Parreiras, Cornell University Solange Akimana, Drexel University Manuelita Sotelo-Muñoz, University of Texas at El Paso Christian Supsup, University of Kansas Diana M. Toro-Vargas, Universidad de Los Andes Max Witynski, University of Michigan 2023
Javier Blasco Aróstegui, University of Lisbon
Sean Chien, Texas A&M University Rachel Cohen, Columbia University Diego A. Esquivel, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Nathalia Florez Gomez, Cornell University Meghan Forcellati, American Museum of Natural History Alanna Fulkerson, Texas A&M University Daniela Garcia, American Museum of Natural History Abhishek Gopal, CSIR–Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Juliette Cristina Gualdron Diaz, Argentine Dryland Research Institute Erin Krichilsky, Columbia University Amanda Markee, American Museum of Natural History Siena McKim, University of California Santa Barbara Alessandra Rockenabach Mielke, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Nicole Mitidieri-Rivera, University of Wisconsin-Madison Baaqeyah Muhammad, University of Connecticut Violet Magoma Onsongo, American Museum of Natural History Diego Paredes-Burneo, Louisiana State University Natalia Pérez-Amaya, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Nathan Christopher Platt, University of Iowa Spencer L Pote, University of Hawaii at Manoa Aswaj Punnath, University of Florida Lina Marie Raubold, American Museum of Natural History Lizzie Roeble, Naturalis Biodiversity Center Justin Scholten, Cornell University Peter Searle, Cornell University Shoki Shiraki, Hokkaido University Elissa Sorojsrisom, Columbia University Eric Stiner, California Academy of Sciences Edward Sun, University of British Columbia Nicholas Van Gilder, University of Connecticut Amanda Vieira da Silva, Federal University of ABC Vicens Vila-Coury, Columbia University, American Museum of Natural History Jody Helena Voges, Museum für Naturkunde David R Weisenbeck, University of Kentucky Jenny Wong, University of California Riverside 2022
Jamael Abato, Hokkaido University
Antonia Androski, University of New Mexico Ellie Becklund, Ohio University Caroline Brose, University of Wyoming Mark Angelo Bucay, Academia Sinica Connor Burgin, University of New Mexico Emily Carr, American Museum of Natural History Haley Carter, Northwestern University Claudenice Hilda Dalastra, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Lindsey DeHaan, University of Michigan Alonso Delgado, The Ohio State University Samantha Donohoo, Auburn University Judicael Fomekong Lontchi, Brigham Young University Alex Franzen, University of Oklahoma Chauncey Gadek, University of New Mexico Jordan Gossett, University of Hawaii Wilson Guillory, Rutgers University Manuel Iturriaga Monsisbay, Instituto de Biología of UNAM, Mexico Alexander Jacobsen, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology Carson Kephart, The Ohio State University Jan Kreider, University of Groningen Shelby Krupar, University of Florida Quinn McCallum, Louisiana State University Rebecca Jean Millena, American Museum of Natural History Shelby Moshier, The Ohio State University Dexcem Pantinople, Mississippi State University Kateryn Pino, Universidad de Concepción Vanessa Pitusi, The University Center in Svalbard Antonio Rayos, The University of Sydney Yanã Rizzieri, Cornell University Laura Alexandra Rojas Arias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Jonas Santos, Museu Nacional - UFRJ Raunak Sen, Cornell University Minyoung Son, University of Minnesota Jeffery Stallman, Purdue University Rachel Stone, Case Western Reserve University Hiranya Sudasinghe, University of Bern Kailin Sun, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Elkin Tenorio, City University of New York Ethan Tolman, American Museum of Natural History Kevin Torgersen, University of Louisiana at Lafayette David Vander Pluym, Louisiana State University Jacob Watts, University of Colorado, Boulder Elizabeth White, Florida International University Amelia Zietlow, American Museum of Natural History 2021
Alice Assmar, McGill University
Spenser Babb-Biernacki, Louisiana State University Anna Becker, University of Florida Madeleine Becker, Smithsonian Institution David Cerny, University of Chicago Austin Chipps, Louisiana State University Robert Comito, California Botanic Garden Dylan DeBaun, American Museum of Natural History Sydney Decker, Ohio State University Nicholas Engle-Wrye, Mississippi State University Blake Fauskee, Duke University Heloísa Fernandes Flores, Universidade de São Paulo Suelen Gamarra, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Nora Gavin-Smyth, Northwestern University Eric Hagen, University of Arkansas Gabriele Ilarde, University of Minnesota Sean Kelly, San Diego State University Heather Kenny Duddela, University of Colorado Chris McDaniels, University of New Mexico Thomas Murphy, University of Florida Tanner Myers, Auburn University Whitney Nakashima, University of California, Los Angeles Louis Nastasi, Pennsylvania State University Leroy Nuñez, American Museum of Natural History Jared Osland, Florida State University Sofia Paz-Sedano, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Juliette Rubin, University of Florida Christine Sosiak, New Jersey Institute of Technology Megan Sporre, Texas A&M University Janelle Talavera, State University of New York at Binghamton Rodrigo Tinoco Figueroa, University of Michigan Michael Tofflemire, San Diego State University Ifeoma Ugwuanyi, University of New South Wales Luciano Varela, Universidad de la República, Uruguay Bridget Vincent, University of California at Santa Barbara Kristen Wacker, University of Michigan Amanda Weller, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Ben Wiens, University of Kansas Keiffer Williams, Clemson University Alexander Worm, Arkansas State University Victor Zucchetti, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul 2020
James Andrews, University of Michigan
Ioana Anghel, University of California, Los Angeles Laymon Ball, Louisiana State University Grant Broyles, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Amy Byerly, University of Denver Roberta Canton, Louisiana State University Marcus Chua, George Mason University Brandon Claridge, Utah State University Dirley Cortes, McGill University Hayden Davis, University of Washington Devon DeRaad, University of Kansas Alexis Diaz, University of Miami Rowan French, University of Toronto Michelle Gaynor, University of Florida Olivia Gearner, Purdue University Matias Gomez-Corrales, University of Rhode Island Aaron Goooman, American Museum of Natural History Heru Handika, Louisiana State University Erik Iverson, University of Texas at Austin Emma Lehmberg, Texas A&M University Bryan MacNeill, University of Alabama Kelly Martin, University of Idaho Alix Matthews, Arizona State University Ian Medeiros, Duke University Zachary Muscavitch, University of Connectivut Gabriel Novaes-e-Fagundes, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz Jessie Pelosi, University of Florida Anna Penna, University of Texas at San Antonio Daniel Rivadeneira, Universidade Federal do Parana Bryce Robinson, Cornell University Katie Sanbonmatsu, Texas A&M University Linley Sherin, McGill University Kyle Simpson, Texas A&M University Elizabeth Steell, Cambridge University David Tan, University of New Mexico William Thomas, Stony Brook University Javier Torres, University of Kansas Courtney Whitcher, Florida State University Bethany Zumwalde, University of Florida 2019
Alvaro Brum-Neto, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Amanda (Yingtong) Wu, University of Missouri, St. Louis Anne Thomas, University of Cambridge Brooke Washburn, University of Denver Daniel Paluh, University of Florida Dario Faustino, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Drew Duckett, The Ohio State University Eamon Corbett, Louisiana State University Elizaveta Terlova, University of Connecticut Emily Lau, University of California Santa Barbara Eric Gulson-Castillo, University of Michigan Grace Musser, The University of Texas at Austin Inbar Maayan, Harvard University Jason Williams, University of Florida Jessie Williamson, University of New Mexico Jillian Sanderson, University of Toronto José Lemes, Universidade Federal do Paraná Kelsie Hunnicutt, University of Denver Kurt Bryant Bacharo, University of San Carlos Marianne Nilsen Haugen, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway Nattapol Kraisitudomsook, University of Florida Omar Rojas-Padilla, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Patrick McKenzie, Columbia University Paula Carolina Rodriguez Flores, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid (MNCN-CSIC) Rebekah Mohn, University of Minnesota Rhett Rautsaw, Clemson University Robert Conrow, Drexel University Sandra Muro, California State Polytechnic University Pomona Sean Keogh, University of Minnesota Taliesin Kinser, University of Florida Teresa Pegan, University of Michigan Tobit Liyandja, American Museum of Natural History; University of Kinshasa Walter Paulin Tapondjou, University of Kansas 2018
Adrian Troya, Universidade Federal do Parana
Alexander Skeels, Australian National University Andrew Rankin, University of Idaho Angela Hansen, University of Colorado Boulder Benedikt Kuhnhaeuser, University of Oxford Carly Anderson Stewart, University of Colorado at Boulder Chloe Nash, University of Chicago Cody Howard, Florida Museum of Natural History Corinthia Black, Auburn University Danaan DeNeve Weeks, University of California Merced Danielle Simon, University of Toronto & Royal Ontario Museum Derek Filipek, University of Kentucky Elida Gamero, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas Erik Funk, University of Colorado Boulder Glaucia Del-Rio, Louisiana State University Guillermo Bañares de Dios, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Isaac Marck, University of California Berkeley Jacob Suissa, Harvard University James Saulsbury, University of Michigan Jennifer Spillane, University of New Hampshire Joyce Chery, University of California Berkeley Kevin Chovanec, University of Kansas Kinsey Brock, University of California Merced Lindsey Riibe, University of Florida Lourdes Echevarría, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Luke Campillo, University of Hawai'i Mara DeMers, University of Minnesota Mariah Donohue, University of Kentucky Moises Escalona, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul Natalie Hamilton, The Ohio State University Nicolas Locatelli, Columbia University Nicolas Mongiardino Koch, Yale University Olivia Boyd, Oregon State University Pamela Hart, Louisiana State University Paraskevi Lampri, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Paul Dougherty, University of Wyoming Perry Beasley-Hall, The University of Sydney Pietro de Mello, University of Kansas Sarah Morris, RBG Kew & Queen Mary University of London Sofia Prado-Irwin, Harvard University Stephen Gottschalk, Fordham University Tom Raven, University of Brighton |