Women in STEM Announces Travel Award Winners, Deadline for Next Round

Women in STEM at Duquesne has announced the winners of its first round of travel awards. The program provides important opportunities for female students, postdoctoral fellows and early career faculty in STEM to present their research in regional, national and international forums, and to network with scholars from around the world.

The award recipients are:

  • Gabrielle Majetic, undergraduate student in biomedical engineering, $500 award
  • Ashwini Gumireddy, graduate student in pharmacy, $500 award
  • Anna Saylor, graduate student in speech pathology, $500 award
  • Rachel Tokarski, graduate student in occupational therapy, $350 award.

The program plans to present four more travel awards during the second round. The deadline for submitting applications is January 1, 2020.

Research can be in any STEM area, including biology, biomedical engineering, information systems, chemistry, computer science, education, environmental science, forensic science, health sciences, mathematics, nursing, pharmaceutical science and physics.

Applications are reviewed three times a year. For additional details and an application form, visit the Women in STEM site.