Graduate Student Research Awards (GSRA) are used to advance the scholarship of graduate students pursuing research and creative activities. Grants up to $5,000 are awarded to the selected students to help support their research, scholarship, and creative activity; give students experience writing grants; and foster the mentoring relationship between faculty and graduate students. The deadline is October 10 by 5 PM.

We have eight more outstanding research programs awarded for spring 2025 across many colleges and departments.

We have eight more outstanding research programs awarded for spring 2025 across many colleges and departments.

Twenty-six outstanding research programs were awarded for spring 2025.

Savannah Brown, a recent MBA graduate from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, was named one of Poets & Quants’ (P&Q) 2025 Best and Brightest MBAs, a recognition she attributes to the mentorship and support of Haslam’s faculty and her classmates.

The Graduate School is excited to welcome Marieke Van Puymbroeck, the new vice provost and dean of the Graduate School. Van Puymbroeck comes to us most recently from Clemson University, where she served as associate dean of the graduate school and professor of recreational therapy.

McKenzie Granata, a third-year Phd student in public health, is addressing critical health needs in central Appalachia through community-engaged research, made possible by the Community Engagement Academy.

Among ten Fulbright awardees from UT are a recently graduated master’s student and a current master’s student who will graduate in August.

CIRTL is facilitating a workshop on mentoring and the critical role it plays in career success. In this workshop, “Pathway Mapping for Professional Success in Higher Education,” hosted by The Ohio State University, participants will reflect on their career journey and sources of support in that journey using a living document known as a mentor map. This online workshop meets on Zoom on Thursdays, July 17 and July 31 at 11am-12:30pm ET.

Nicole Choppin, an MSSW student here at UT, was recently featured by the College of Social Work. Choppin is pursuing an MSSW through the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program, which provides returned Peace Corps volunteers with tuition support, a stipend, and the opportunity to continue making a difference in underserved communities.