The Madeline Fusco Fellowship

The Madeline Fusco Fellowship is made possible through an endowment established by Dr. Madeline Fusco, a former faculty member in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. The fellowship is intended to assist women or minority graduate students who have advanced to candidacy but who need financial assistance to complete their dissertations.

One award, in the amount of $5,000, will be granted.

Departments and programs with graduate students at the dissertation stage may nominate one (1) candidate. Each nomination must be endorsed by the student's Graduate Program Director (GPD).

Submit a Nomination

The Google Form link above includes entry fields/document upload sections for the following:

• A letter of nomination detailing evidence of financial need. 
• GPD Endorsement checkbox 
• Financial Need Requirement checkbox
• A short summary of the nominee's status as a graduate student: date of admission, year of study, date of advancement to candidacy, and the expected date of completion of the doctoral degree.
• Dissertation abstract, or similar summary of the project. This should be geared toward a general audience and should not exceed two (2) pages.
• 2-3 faculty letters of support
• The student's C.V.

 

Past Recipients