Student Awards

Fellowships and Training Grants

The CMB Office gathers successful fellowship/training grant application examples to share with CMB students who are working on applying for funding. If you are a CMB student who would like to access these applications, or if you have received a fellowship or training grant not on this list, please contact the CMB Office.

Previous Fellowships, Training Grants and Other Awards

2026-2027 Fellowships, Training Grants and Other Awards

Dennis Bolshakov, Class of 2022, Coyle Lab
Department of Biochemistry Graduate Fellowship

Zhili Chen, Class of 2023, Huttenlocher Lab
Herman H. Shapiro Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

Sam Davison, Class of 2023, Hittinger Lab
Wisconsin Energy Institute Community Impact Award

Nina Denne, Class of 2021, Saha Lab
Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy Award

Sergio Estrada, Class of 2022, Alvarado Lab
NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship

Hayley Hirsch, Class of 2023, Wright Lab
Stephen Babcock Agricultural Chemistry Research Fellowship

Hannah Hwang, Class of 2024, Blanc Lab
Blitz Talk Award, SCRMC Fall Conference 2026
Outstanding Abstract Selection Award, SCRMC Fall Conference 2026

Silas Kuang, Class of 2022, Anderson Lab
Aging Conference Travel Award, WiNSC – CSHL Mechanisms of Aging

Audrey MacDonald, Class of 2023, Kirchdoerfer Lab
NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship

Szczepan Olszewski, Class of 2023, Konopka Lab
2026 Diana Jacobs Kalman/AFAR Graduate Student Award in Geroscience

Tyler Ramos, Class of 2025, LaFoya Lab
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Holly Rucker, Class of 2022, Kaçar Lab
Louis and Elsa Thomsen Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship

Shraddha Suryavanshi, Class of 2022, Lo Sardo Lab
American Heart Association Fellowship

John Shuster, Class of 2024, Simcox Lab
Department of Biochemistry Graduate Fellowship