The Office of Research and Innovation is pleased to announce that 25 students have been awarded student research grants for the fall 2025 term. This highly competitive grant opportunity, held in the fall and spring, provides graduate and undergraduate IUP students with up to $1,000 in funding for research and creative projects, including thesis and dissertation work.
The fall 2025 awardees represent a wide range of disciplines across campus and were selected for this elite award based on their cutting-edge research.
The fall 2025 awardees are:
- Cameron Bader, Biology, MS
- Rachana Bharadwaj, Cell and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Biology, BS
- Rajesh Bogati, Cell and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Biology, BS
- Eric Borowsky, Clinical Psychology, PsyD
- Trinity Burbank, Cell and Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Biology, BS
- Ryan Devanny, Applied Archaeology, MA
- Islam Farag, Composition and Applied Linguistics, PhD
- Arielle Golden, Art/Studio, BA
- Yuwen Gong, Counselor Education and Supervision, PhD
- Arley Henry, Nursing, PhD
- Heidi Hepburn, Applied Archaeology, MA
- Jennifer Kennedy, Applied Archaeology, MA
- Allison Krape, Biochemistry, BS
- Kaleigh Laird, Criminology, PhD
- Marjorie Leslie, Nursing/DNP, PhD
- Shaunna Parker, Nursing, PhD
- Brenden Patterson, Applied Archaeology, MA
- Asia Sargent, Administration and Leadership Studies, PhD
- Cathaline Saylor, Art Education, BSEd
- Susan Schrack Wood, Communications Media PhD
- Christine Tiday, Administration and Leadership Studies, PhD
- Lindsay Tuttle, Clinical Psychology, PsyD
- Savannah Weinrich, Applied Archaeology, MA
- Nicholas Wright, Chemistry, BS
- Andrew Yim, Composition and Applied Linguistics, PhD
The spring 2026 grant competition will open in early February. Visit the InfoReady website for more information.