Graduate Funding Opportunities

CeZAP ID IGEP Graduate Student Mini-Grant Competitions
The Infectious Diseases (ID) Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program (IGEP), a Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens (CeZAP)-affiliated graduate student program, is offering grants to support graduate student summer I stipend.
Deadline to submit proposals: Friday, 21 March, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
Overview: The ID IGEP will provide summer I funding for graduate students affiliated with the ID IGEP program. Students are only eligible to receive this award once during their graduate degree program while attending Virginia Tech. The student applicant must be mentored by a faculty member who is an affiliated member of CeZAP and each PI may only nominate one student annually.
2021 CeZAP ID IGEP Grant Competition
CeZAP received a large number of proposals for the ID IGEP grant competition this year. Thank you to all who submitted proposals and congratulations to the following ID IGEP affiliated students who received awards:
- Zach Baker
- Gaella Blanvillian
- Logan Briener
- Christian Choung
- Marcel Shams Eddin
- Nathaniel Esteves
- Rafaela Flor
- Jaspreet Gill
- Yawen He
- Abdullahi Jamiu
- Tom Kasputis
- Jeffrey Marano
- Charlotte Nyblade
- Joanna Reinhold
- Manetta Tanelus
- Alaina Weinheimer
2022 CeZAP ID IGEP Grant Competition
CeZAP received a large number of proposals for the ID IGEP grant competition this year. Thank you to all who submitted proposals and congratulations to the following ID IGEP affiliated students who received awards:
- Jesse Garett-Larson, Hawley Lab
- Yawen He, Chen Lab
- Hannah Ivester, Allen Lab
- Charlotte Nyblade, Yuan Lab
- Kaylee Petraccione, Kehn-Hall Lab
- Safoura Salar, Schubot Lab
- Wei Wang, Vikesland Lab
- Kassaye Belay, Vinatzer Lab
- Shreya Choudary, Popham Lab
- Hollyn Franklin, Hsu Lab
- Paige Banks, Mevers Lab
- Nathaniel Esteves, Scharf Lab
- Charlie Amoia, Weger Lab
- Wilson Farthing, Stevens Lab
- Krisangel Lopez, Auguste Lab
- Greyson Moore, Bertke Lab
- Helen Oker, Lahondere Lab
- Cole Gannett, Lowell Lab
- Pat Chaisupa, Wright Lab
2024 CeZAP ID IGEP Mini Grant Awards
CeZAP received a large number of proposals for the ID IGEP Grant competition this year. Thank you to all who submitted proposals and congratulations to the following ID IGEP Affiliated students who received awards:
- Muhammed Camara, Eastwood lab
- Chelsea Cereghino, Weger lab
- Riley Dehority, Zhang lab
- Rakib Ehsan, Cheng lab
- Ying-Xian Goh, Liao lab
- Muftanatu Gormina, Klemba lab
- Jillian Green, Bertke lab
- Shariful Islam, Escobar lab
- Abdulhadi Kobiowu, Tu lab
- Matt Sharpe, Kuhar lab
- Suzzudul Islam Shuvo, Lowell lab
- Morgen VanderGiessen, Kehn-Hall lab
- Jackson Wood, Scharf lab