The 2021 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF) include 17 statistics and biostatistics students. Congratulations to these 2021 recipients!
| Name |
Baccalaureate Institution |
Field of Study |
Current Institution |
| Adrian, Melissa |
University of Iowa |
Statistics |
University of Chicago |
| Ashby, Ethan Cade |
Pomona College |
Biostatistics |
Pomona College |
| Birnbaum, Adam |
Yale University |
Statistics |
University of California-Irvine |
| Couch, Simon Patrick |
Reed College |
Computational Statistics |
Reed College |
| Galanter, Nina Elizabeth |
Grinnell College |
Biostatistics |
|
| Heffernan, Claire M |
McGill University |
Biostatistics |
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| Hsiao, Thomas |
William Marsh Rice University |
Biostatistics |
Emory University |
| Knight, Parker |
University of Florida |
Biostatistics |
University of Florida |
| Le, Nhi Yen |
University of Houston - Downtown |
Biostatistics |
University of Houston - Downtown |
| Liao, Lauren Diana |
University of California San Diego
|
Biostatistics |
University of California, Berkeley |
| Marcano, David Andres |
Yale University |
Statistics |
University of Washington |
| Schwob, Michael Richard |
University of Nevada Las Vegas |
Statistics |
University of Nevada Las Vegas |
| Spector, Asher M |
Harvard University |
Statistics |
Harvard University |
| Sudijono, Timothy A |
Brown University |
Statistics |
|
| Suen, Daniel |
University of Florida |
Statistics |
University of Washington |
| Wooten, Zachary Thomas |
Trinity University |
Biostatistics |
William Marsh Rice University |
| Xia, Eric |
University of California, Berkeley |
Statistics |
University of California, Berkeley |
Four other data-related fellowships were awarded by the NSF Division of Mathematical Sciences directorate:
| Name |
Baccalaureate Institution |
Field of Study |
Current Institution |
| Christianson, Nicolas |
Harvard University |
Artificial Intelligence |
California Institute of Technology |
| Garner, Casey |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Computational and Data-enabled Science |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| Girdler, Benton |
University of Kentucky |
Artificial Intelligence |
|
| Kinney, Adrienne |
Centre College of Kentucky |
Artificial Intelligence |
University of Arizona |
For the 20 2020 winners, see this blog post. For the 2019 winners, see this blog entry: 2019 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships include 19 Students Studying Statistics. For the 2018 winners, see this blog entry: 2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships include 16 Students Studying Statistics. For the 2017 winners, see this blog entry: 12 Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships for Statistics. For the 2016 winners, see this blog entry: 19 Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships for Statistics; Up from 12 in 2015. For the 2015 winners, see this blog entry: 12 Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships for Statistics. For the 2014 winners, see this blog entry: 11 Students Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships for Statistics.
For information on applying for the Graduate Research Fellowship and to see Q&A's with past winners, see these articles
- Webinar recording from September 14, 2020, 12-1 pm EDT: NSF Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships: An NSF Program Officers and three fellowship awardees discuss opportunities and offer advice. Slides for NSF’s Huixia Judy Wang; Slides for other speakers; recording.
- NSF and NIH Graduate Research Fellows Offer Advice for Applying to Program, STATtr@k, September, 2016.
- Fellowships for Graduate Study, October, 2013.
- Graduate Fellows Discuss Fellowship Experiences, STATtr@k, October, 2013.
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Meredith Berthelson and Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl, October, 2012.
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