Research and Innovation

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Student Awards

The Graduate College regularly recognizes outstanding research and instruction by the many talented individuals pursuing graduate education across the University of Vermont. Below is a list of current Student Awards:

  • Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award
  • Outstanding Master's Thesis Award
  • Roberto Fabri Fialho Award: An annual award - in memory of Roberto Fabri Fialho, Ph.D., Biology - to a doctoral student from any department in support of their research in areas related to ecology, evolution, population genetics, or animal behavior.
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year Award: Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) of the Year Awards recognize the accomplishments of GTAs who have demonstrated unusual excellence and creativity in their teaching and commitment to student learning. Outstanding GTAs are nominated by their programs and departments.
  • Rodney L. Parsons Anatomy and Neurobiology Award: An annual award to a UVM Ph.D. student who excels in both neuroscience research and teaching in any broadly defined anatomical science (e.g., gross anatomy, histology, pathology, imaging, neuroanatomy, neurocircuit modeling).
  • Thomas J. Votta Scholarship: The Thomas J. Votta Memorial Fund is established by the friends and family of Tom Votta to provide annual graduate level scholarship assistance to students who, like Tom, wish to make a difference in solving environmental problems, and using environmental best practices to meet this goal. Applicants must be UVM graduate students studying environmental best practices combining two or more of the following areas of study: Environmental Engineering; Environmental Science; Environmental Business, in CEMS,  RSNER, or GSB (MBA).

Nominations/Award Recipients