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MCS Graduate Student Conference Funding Award Winners Announced for Spring 2026

By Kirsten Heuring Email Kirsten Heuring

Heidi Opdyke

Four winners have received the Mellon College of Science Graduate Student Funding Award for spring conferences.

Associate Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs Dejan Slep膷ev and Director of MCS Graduate Affairs Gwen Stanczak announced the recipients. This round's winners include the following students and the meetings they plan to attend:

  • Jacob Werner, a Ph.D. candidate in听Biological Sciences听鈥� the 67th Annual Drosophilia Research Conference
  • Avirpu Sardar, a Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry 鈥� the Gordon Research Conference on Atomically Precise Nanochemistry
  • Seamus Gallagher, a Ph.D. candidate in Physics 鈥� the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting
  • Aalok Tiwari, a Ph.D. candidate in Physics 鈥� the APS Global Physics Summit


The award offers students up to $600 in supplemental funding for travel, prioritizing applicants who have secured other sources of funding.
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Graduate students are encouraged to apply to future rounds of the Graduate Student Conference Funding Award. Applications are open for conferences taking place any time from April through September. Completed applications will be accepted through March 1, 2026.
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For more information and to apply for the award, students can visit the award website.