Two Eberly students awarded scholarships from Fox Graduate School

Two graduate students form the Eberly College of science are among 32 selected to recienve scholarships of up to $10,000 from the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Endowment, established by Jeff and Ann Marie Fox’s $20 million naming gift to Penn State’s J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School. The scholarships were created to help students strive for excellence in their research and other academic pursuits, as well as recognize military service.

“These scholarships do more than provide financial support; they affirm the years of persistence, creativity and hard work our graduate students have invested in their research and professional growth,” said Levon T. Esters, vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Fox Graduate School. “This recognition helps students move their academics forward, whether that means completing a dissertation or thesis, conducting fieldwork, disseminating results with the broader scholarly community, or preparing to lead in their professions.”

Students were nominated for the Fox Endowment scholarships by the academic colleges and campuses in which their program is housed.

Some Fox scholarship recipients are using their award to further their research, while others are using their financial support to participate in professional development experiences that will strengthen and expand the scope of their research.

The Fox scholarship recipients from the college are:

• Viviana Anahí Cáceres Barbosa, Doctoral Student, Physics
• Jennifer Mott, Doctoral Student, Biology
   

The Fox Graduate School plans to award another round of Fox Graduate School scholarships in the 2026-27 academic year. More details will be available on the Fox Graduate School website in the fall.