FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Two University of Alaska Fairbanks students were honored with prestigious award s, the Muñoz, geosciences major, is the 10th person to receive the Goldwater Scholarship which encourages and financially supports outstanding juniors and seniors seeking research careers in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
The scholarship will award up to $7,500 per academic year, Muñoz is a rising junior so they will receive support for two years. They received one of 438 scholarships awarded out of 5,000 students and 446 academic institutions. “Xochitl was the perfect candidate for this award,” said Eugenie Euskirchen, UAF’s Goldwater Scholarship coordinator. “They have such a strong research background for someone at their career stage. I’m not surprised they won,” she said.National Science Foundation Graduate Research FellowshipThe fellowship opportunity will provide Kovash with three years of financial support including the cost of tuition.
“Jorda has already made significant contributions to this research, and I am excited to see what she discovers with the help of this fellowship in the next few years,” said research scientist Ursel Schütte, one of Kovash’s advisors and a co-principal investigator on the project. “It’s exciting for such a deserving student to be recognized by the NSF.”
“I think it’s so important to champion nontraditional students like Jorda,” said Mary Beth Leigh, co-principal investigator on the project and Kovash’s co-advisor. “She’s a first-generation college student who has pursued her passion for biology, natural resources and conservation in Montana, New York City and Alaska. She’s also worked in the service industry, as well as in disaster response. She’s incredibly mature as a researcher by having those diverse experiences.”Copyright 2024 KTVF.
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