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Hunter Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Awards

March 28, 2019
Alyssa Basmajian and Anna Iatckova

Alyssa Basmajian and Anna Iatckova

Hunter congratulates the two exceptional scholars whose work has just won major funding from the National Science Foundation. For the next three years, NSF Graduate Research Fellowships will support the doctoral studies and independent research of these outstanding young scientists.

Read about at the prizewinners’ backgrounds, college studies, current research, and plans for the future:


Alyssa Basmajian, now earning her PhD in Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University

Anna Iatckova, about to begin her first year at the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

 

To get expert help with applying for NSF Graduate Research Fellowships and other national awards, Hunter students and graduates should contact The Ruth & Harold Newman Office of Prestigious Scholarships & Fellowships at (212) 396-6910 or ops@hunter.cuny.edu.

 

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