GRADUATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
With financial support from the Virginia Tech Graduate School and the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, the Global Change Center aims to support graduate students who engage in interdisciplinary research and problem-solving to address today’s pressing societal and environmental challenges.
As of Spring 2022, the GCC has provided $2.25 million of Fellowship funding for 53 PhD students at Virginia Tech.
In the 2022-23 academic year, the Global Change Center will offer eight fellowships, representing more than $360,000 across three focal areas:
DIVERSITY • GLOBAL CHANGE • RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
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Diversity Fellowships , homeBecause environmental injustices must be solved in collaboration with the underserved communities most affected by global changes, we seek to attract the next generation of leaders from under-represented groups to Virginia Tech.
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Global Change Fellowships , homeWith support from the Virginia Tech Graduate School, the Interfaces of Global Change IGEP awards four 9-month Ph.D. assistantships every academic year, intended to support students who have demonstrated commitment to and engagement within the IGC program.
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Rural Environmental Health Fellowships , homeRural Environmental Health Fellows work at the nexus of multiple labs and with external partners with a rural focus, further solidifying current collaborations between environment and health focused faculty and external partners and becoming catalysts encouraging new collaborations.