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GPSA Dissertation Grant Recipients

2023–2024 recipients.

• Jennifer Han, Department of Hospitality Business Management, Carson College of Business
• Hamzah Rajeh, Department of Teaching & Learning, College of Education
• Carla De Lira, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Hassan Alwadei, Special Education, College of Education
• Thomas Familia, Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Katie Anderson, Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
• Molly Sutter, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences
• Martin Churuvija, Biological Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
• Amir Hossein Moadab, Finance and Management Science, Carson College of Business
• Ali Mahmoodigahrouei, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Achyut Paudel, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
• Henry Landis, School of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
• Carolyn Pagán, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Nafise Noroozi, Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
• Ramin Sepehrirad, Finance and Management Science, Carson College of Business
• Johana Thomas Zapata, Mathematics and Science Education, College of Education
• Zahra Khodaverdi, Cultural Studies, College of Education

2022–2023 Recipients

• Mohammad Aghababaei, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Brenden Fraser-Hevlin, School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Anastasia Vishnevskaya, Murrow College of Communication
• Arpita Sinha, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Theresa Saunders, School of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
• Amanda Thiel, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Zengran Sun, School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Anika Auni, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
• Susan Williams, Interdisciplinary, Graduate School
• Yun Ma, Department of Finance and Management Science, Carson College of Business
• Jamie (Xingzi) Li, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Shawn Domgaard, Murrow College of Communication
• Caroline Smith, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences

2021–2022 Recipients

• Paige Henning, School of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
• Nolan Scheible, School of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
• Shichao Ding, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Rabayet Sadnan, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Arjak Bhattacharjee, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Sadie Ridgeway Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Zoya Ghorbanishisdeh, Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences
• Kamal Ahmad, Marketing and International Business, College of Business
• Jacob Schrader, Biological Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
• Worasit Sangjan, Biological Systems Engineering , College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
• Uddhav Bhattarai, Biological Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
• Yaojing Oju, Biological Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
• Kalidas Mainali, Biological Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
• Emma McMain , Kinesiology & Educational Psychology, College of Education
• Alicia Booth, Communication, College of Communication
• Kalidas Mainali, Biological Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural, Human, and natural Resources Sciences
• Emma McMain, Kinesioogy & Educational Psychology, College of Education
• Xiangdong Liu, Animal science, College of Agricultural, Human, and natural Resources Sciences
• Chioma Ezeh, Teaching and Learning, College of Education
• Deepika Naidu, Marketing & International Business, College of Business
• Meaghan Petrix, School of Bioological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
• Anna Jordan, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Benjamin Saunders, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture

2020–2021 Recipients

• Ashutosh Kumar, Economics Science, College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resource Sciences
• Debomitra Dey, Food Science, College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resource Sciences
• Reetwika Basu, Economic Science, College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resource Sciences
• Xianghui Zhang, Chemical Engineering, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
• Garry Smith, Chemical Engineering, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
• Wrya Mohammadi, Chemical Engineering, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
• Anastasia Vishnevskaya, Communication, College of Communication
• Han Yan, Accounting, College of Business
• Katrina McDougall, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Benjamin Richardson, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Arian Karimitar, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Timothy Chatburn, Politics, Phlsphy & Pub Affs, College of Arts and Sciences
• Weili Yuan, Educational Psychology, College of Education
• Johannah L. Crandall, Teaching and Learning, College of Education
• Rachel Min Wong, Kinesiology & Educational Psychology , College of Education

2019–2020 Recipients

• Lederson Ganan Betancur, Plant Pathology, CAHNRS
• Yuxiang Li, Plant Pathology, CAHNRS
• Andrew Gillreath-Brown, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Katie Richards, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Molly Carney, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Sreenidhi Krishnan, Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Mikala Meize, Criminal Justice & Criminology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Oliver Bowers, Criminal Justice & Criminology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Chris Kang, Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences
• Ralph Chikhany, Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences
• Marisa Cervantes, Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Kourosh Amirkhani, Accounting, College of Business
• Eunjeong Shin, Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship, College of Business
• Teng Iat Loi, Management, Information Systems, and Entrepreneurship, College of Business
• Eujin Park, Marketing and International Business, College of Business
• Sheng Bi, Marketing and International Business, College of Business
• Chan Chen, Communication, College of Communication
• Davi Kallman, Communication, College of Communication
• Stephanie Gibbons, Communication, College of Communication
• Xizhu Xiao, Communication, College of Communication
• Jong Eun Lee, Educational Leadership and Sport Management, College of Education
• Katie Reilly, Kinesiology & Educational Psychology, College of Education
• Rachel Wong, Kinesiology & Educational Psychology, College of Education
• Michael Schacter, Kinesiology and Educational Psychology, College of Education
• Amira Albagshi, Teaching & Learning, College of Education
• Emmanuel Jaiyeola, Teaching & Learning, College of Education
• Jeremiah Sataraka, Teaching & Learning, College of Education
• Kaleinani Boardman, Teaching & Learning, College of Education
• Adnan F Saad Mohamed, Teaching and Learning, College of Education
• Caroline Oluyomi Ojeme, Teaching and Learning, College of Education
• Intissar AO Yahia, Teaching and Learning, College of Education
• Xiangyu Gu, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Mahshid Etesamifard, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Othman AlShareedah, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Ehdieh Khaledian, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Jin Tao, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Sasa Kovacevic, Mechanical, College of Engineering and Architecture
• Vishnutej Ellur, Molecular Plant Sciences, Graduate School

Funding opportunities

Awards and fellowships.

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GSG (formerly GPSA) Graduate Research Support Program

The Graduate Research Support Program provides  funds for thesis/dissertation as well as independent research. This program is jointly administered by the Graduate Student Government (GSG) at ASU and the Graduate College. Awardees should review the information below for processes. 

About this Award

Award Details

Two levels of funding will be available: terminal (dissertation/thesis) and independent research.

• Up to $2000  is available for research approved by the student’s dissertation or thesis committee.
• Graduate students conducting research other than the terminal project in their regular curriculum may apply for  up to $750 .
• Students may not apply simultaneously for both categories; only one proposal is accepted for review. Furthermore, only one award may be granted per degree (i.e., an applicant may not receive a terminal research grant for their thesis or dissertation more than once, however they may receive the $2,000 terminal research award for both a thesis project and also a dissertation project). The total amount requested in a proposal may not be awarded in full.
• Expenses must be submitted by December 30, 2024 (fall awardees) and May 15, 2025 (spring awardees).

Please note that joint applications for co-applicants will not be accepted. Submit only one application per project.

Terms of Award

Requested amount should be for actual/projected amount of student expenses related directly to research. Recipients must follow all award instructions and provide requested documentation, failure to do so may result in loss/removal of funds. Recipients may use one of the three processes below for expenses. Recipients will need to send a final report as well as itemized receipts and proof of purchase for all approved items. Any questions about allowable expenses should be emailed to the Graduate College staff at ( [email protected] ) for approval prior to purchasing. Final reimbursement decisions are made by the Graduate College. 

 The Graduate Research Support Program can NOT provide funding for the following:

• The following items are prohibited regardless of award disbursement method: •Tuition or remuneration of time spent on project •Conference travel (travel for data collection is allowed) •Terminal publication charges (e.g., binding/printing of thesis or dissertation) •Dissertation expenses (i.e., printing, editing, translation of dissertation, etc.) •Services provided by ASU employees, which includes research assistants and student workers •Salaries and wages for research assistants, ASU affiliates and students
• The following items are prohibited as reimbursements. Please contact the Graduate College for other award disbursement options. •Equipment purchase (no laptops, no cameras, monitors, hard drives, etc.) •Software and software licenses •Expenses greater than or equal to $1,000

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Application Link and Deadlines

Application is via ZoomGrants at  https://zoomgrants.com/gprop.asp?donorid=2189&

• Fall:   S eptember 1, by 11:59 PM AZ time (for eligible  purchases that occur between  August 17, 2024 and December 31, 2024)
• Spring:    December 1, by 11:59 PM AZ time (for eligible purchases that occur between January 1, 2025 and May 15, 2025)

Eligibility

A candidate for an award allocation must be enrolled in a graduate degree program at Arizona State University at the time of application and for the specified one-year funding period. The student must intend to complete their degree at Arizona State University. Students can be enrolled in a campus immersion or an online/digital immersion graduate program.

Award Disbursement Process

There are four ways in which recipients can access their funds.

1. Issued as a Grant

If you are seeking a grant, please fill out an EPRF form and submit to [email protected] with the following:

• A copy of your award letter
• Itemized summary of proposed use of funds (if provided in application materials, please submit again); these expenses should match your submitted budget in order to expedite approvals.
• The form requires a brief statement explaining the business purpose of the expense(s), please utilize information from your application.
• Upon receipt of the request, you will be issued additional instructions.
• You must save all receipts adding up to the total dollar amount and turn these into the Graduate College within 30 days of utilizing the full amount of funds. A submission form will be provided by the Graduate College with your grant award letter.
• You must also submit these receipts to GSG along with your progress report no later than December 30, 2024 (fall awardee) or May 15, 2025 (spring awardee).

2. Reimbursement via Workday

If you are seeking a reimbursement for a payment that you have already made, please fill out an EPRF form and submit to [email protected] with the following:

• Itemized receipt(s) showing proof of payment (if provided in application materials, please submit again); these expenses should match your submitted budget in order to expedite approvals.
• If you purchase items using personal funds, you MUST submit your receipts within THIRTY calendar days of the purchase. You may turn in receipts multiple times throughout the academic year for the same award up to your awarded amount however, if you do not turn in receipts within thirty days of purchase, you will not be eligible for reimbursement for that expense.

3. For Travel Related Expenses 

• If you are planning to utilize your award for travel, please follow the instructions for using ASU’s MyASU Trip system.
• For international travel as a student, you must first register your international travel in the Student International Travel Registration System.
• Pre-authorization and the use of ASU’s booking processes are required to ensure travel reimbursement.
• Airfare must be booked through My ASU Trip/Concur so the university may fulfill its duty of care responsibility to ASU travelers.
• Lodging, rental cars and other business travel arrangements should be booked through My ASU Trip/Concur unless there is a business reason to do otherwise.

4. Direct Payment for items such as materials, supplies, equipment rental, professional services *

If you are requesting the Graduate College make payment on your behalf, please fill out an EPRF form and submit to [email protected] with the following:

• Information needed to make payment (weblink, etc.); these expenses should match your submitted budget in order to expedite purchase/payment.

*PLEASE NOTE: All purchases for chemicals, on-campus facilities such as animal care, 3D printing facilities, or other Core Facilities must be made directly by the Graduate College ( [email protected] ) and will be deducted from the initial award amount. These expenses cannot be reimbursed. Any remaining funds can be issued as a grant or a reimbursement of expenses.

The following items are prohibited regardless of award disbursement method

• Tuition or remuneration of time spent on project
• Conference travel (although travel for data collection is allowed).
• Terminal publication charges (e.g., binding/printing of thesis or dissertation)
• Dissertation expenses (i.e., printing, editing, translation of dissertation, etc.)
• Services provided by ASU employees, which includes research assistants and students.
• Salaries and wages for research assistants, ASU affiliates or employees

The following items are prohibited as reimbursements. Please contact the Graduate College for other award disbursement options.

• Equipment purchase (no laptops, no cameras, monitors, hard drives, etc.)
• Software and software licenses
• Expenses greater than or equal to $1,000

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JumpStart Research Grant

The Jumpstart Research Grant Program is a merit-based award designed to give graduate students seed money (up to $750) to “jumpstart” their pilot studies, programs for larger grant applications, new/ novel aspects or applications of their current research, or smaller fine arts and media projects.

Jumpstart grant proposals CAN be related to your dissertation or thesis, but the aims/objectives of the grant CANNOT be the same as a grant GPSA has previously awarded you. Grant writing should be original if it is a new submission and written by the applicant.

Graduate students may be awarded multiple Jumpstart Grants over their course at ASU, but no more than once per semester as defined by the deadlines below.

All deadlines are the FIRST of the month, by 11:59 PM AZ time.

• Spring semester: January 1, February 1, March 1, April 1
• Summer semester: May 1, June 1, July 1
• Fall semester: August 1, September 1, October 1, November 1, December 1

Late applications will not be considered. Students will be notified of their award status no later than the 30th of the month. If you do not receive notification of your award within the time-frame specified, it is your obligation to inquire as to the status of your application.

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Eligibility

The principal investigator must be a graduate student in good academic standing and enrolled in at least 1 credit hour at Arizona State University for the entire semester in which the grant is awarded. Both Online and Campus-Immersion students are eligible for GPSA Jumpstart Grant funding.

To be eligible for the Summer Jumpstart Grants, you must be enrolled in at least 1 credit hour at Arizona State University during the following fall semester (i.e., enrolled in at least 1 credit hour for Fall 2023 semester if applying for the 2023 Summer grants) or be planning to enroll in 1 credit hour for Fall 2023. 

You cannot submit an application with a co-applicant or co-author. Each student applies for their own independent project funding.

Eligible Expenses

The grant will provide reimbursement for items on an applicant’s budget. However, the committee may decide to fund some items, but not all. This program will reimburse purchases made by the individual graduate student awarded the Jumpstart grant. This program is intended for students’ small research-related expenses such as:

• Printing/copying
• Equipment rental
• Materials and supplies
• Some animals required for animal studies (check with GPSA leadership or business office for eligibility)
• Professional services for data analysis, typing, transcription, or copying
• Tangible participant incentives – Cash equivalent for participant incentives (i.e. gift cards; $25 maximum per participant)
• Biological supplies or chemicals must be purchased through the applicant’s school or department. The department will then be reimbursed through a transfer (up to the award amount).

Ineligible Expenses

Expenses that are NOT eligible for reimbursement under this program include:

• Equipment purchase (no laptops, no headphones, no camera, etc.)
• Purchases made by departments, faculty, or by other grant funds; some toxic scientific chemicals (check with GPSA leadership or business office for eligibility)
• Travel (of any kind)
• Tuition, food, or remuneration of time spent on project
• Terminal publication charges (thesis or dissertation)
• Salaries and wages for research assistants
• Items or services that require the university to enter into a contract with any non-approved vendor; and
• Any other expense prohibited by university policy or deemed ineligible by the program’s administrators.

*Team members/individuals cannot be paid for time put into research.

REIMBURSEMENT DETAILS

Eligible Dates for Reimbursement

All receipts are due no later than sixty (60) days after the expenses, but no later than Saturday May 15th, 2023 by 11:59 PM AZ time (NOTE: exceptions for this deadline CANNOT be made under any circumstances).

SUBMITTING RECEIPTS

Receipts must be submitted to our business office within sixty (60) days of the purchase to be eligible for reimbursement. Original receipts are required for reimbursement.

The applicant must also complete a  Request for Funding form ,  available in the GPSA business office. A separate form must be completed for each purchase. Instructions to complete this form can be found here: GPSA RFF Instructions.doc

Questions about the reimbursement process? Contact GPSA Office Sydney Burt [email protected] or Melany Barnes [email protected]

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