Published: April 11, 2014

A record number of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ students have received a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which recognizes outstanding graduate students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields.

Thirty CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ students were among the 2,000 fellowship winners announced by NSF earlier this monthβ€”the greatest number of fellows from any school in Colorado. Last year, 21 current CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ students won fellowships, setting the previous record. Twenty current students were awarded fellowships in 2012.

NSF fellows receive three years of support from the agency, including a $32,000 annual stipend, a $12,000 cost-of-education allowance to the institution, international research and professional development opportunities, and access to a supercomputer.

β€œWe are delighted that the number of CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ students who receive these sought-after fellowships is continuing to rise,” said Stein Sture, vice chancellor for research. β€œIt reflects the success of our continued efforts to attract the best and brightest students to CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ for their graduate studies.”

The students awarded graduate research fellowships nationally this year come from all states and the District of Columbia, as well as commonwealths and territories of the United States. The national winners also are a diverse group of individuals. Among the 2,000 awardees, 1,069 are women, 382 are from underrepresented minority groups, 55 are persons with disabilities and 37 are veterans.

CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣơ’s winners are studying a diverse group of scientific disciplines, including aerospace engineering, geochemistry, geology, atomic physics, paleoclimatology, oceanography, cell biology, geography, ecology and sociology, among other fields.

β€œWe can recruit so many talented individuals because we have such good programs and such outstanding faculty,” said John Stevenson, dean of CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣơ’s Graduate School. β€œΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ continues to be a destination of choice for the intellectual leaders of the future.”

Contact:
John Stevenson, Graduate School dean, 303-492-2890
John.Stevenson@colorado.edu
Laura Snider, CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ media relations, 303-735-0528
Laura.Snider@colorado.edu

β€œWe are delighted that the number of CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ students who receive these sought-after fellowships is continuing to rise,” said Stein Sture, vice chancellor for research. β€œIt reflects the success of our continued efforts to attract the best and brightest students to CU-ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ for their graduate studies.”
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