Graduate Student Research Opportunities Are Growing

Last year, on Tiger Giving Day, we were blown away by the support of the Auburn Family. Because of your generosity, the Graduate School was able to exceed its Tiger Giving Day Goal of $5,000 by 190% in support of graduate student research and travel grants! You have made a sincere impact on both the personal and professional lives of these research and travel grant recipients. For this, we want to say, THANK YOU! Please read the testimonies of our student recipients below to see the impact of your generosity. 

Recruitment of the Best

Julio Y. | Doctoral Student in Cognitive and Behavioral Science

Miami, Florida

“When considering institutions for graduate school, something I looked for was institutional support. Auburn’s commitment to its scientists and scholars is extraordinary. Since coming to Auburn, I’ve been able to secure travel funds, research funds and present at Auburn’s “This is Research” symposium. Receiving the graduate student grant means I have my institution’s support to continue conducting novel research in the areas of functional neuroimaging and addiction science.”

International Students Research in America

Rebecca J. | Master’s Student in Wildlife Sciences

Naples, Italy

“I’m currently working in northern Alabama building an occupancy model and tracking the movements of green salamanders and their ecosystems. The research grant I received will help purchase my equipment for the data collection.

I have worked as a biologist around the world and none of my research would have been possible without the generous support of donations through grants like this one. It is critical in gathering the information needed to help the governing bodies of the world to have better management and conservation efforts to the organisms and ecosystems we coexist with.” 

Your Instrumental Support

Odessa L. | Doctoral Student in Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences

Adel, Iowa

“I am extremely grateful to the donors of the Graduate School. This research grant will help several individuals with disabilities who engage in problematic behavior in our community. Thank you for your dedication and support to socially significant research in applied behavior analysis.”

With Much Gratitude

Han C. | Doctoral Student in Hotel & Restaurant Management

China

“I’m honored and thankful to receive my research grant and it will make my dissertation data collection on U.S. hotel employees much easier to obtain, bringing me closer to my career goal of becoming a research professional at a university.”

Mark Your Calendars – Tiger Giving Day 2016 is set for Tuesday, November 29th. Stay tuned for another great opportunity for graduate student impact!

Tiger Giving Day was a great success for the Graduate School. Through your help and commitment to graduate education, we substantially exceeded our goal of $5,000 by raising a grand total of $9,530! Because of your generosity, graduate students will be able to attend and present their work at professional conferences around the country and around the world. This will be a great educational and professional development opportunity for our students. Thank you! I much appreciate your support of our programs and I hope to have your continued support in building graduate education at Auburn University. Again, thank you!

-Dean George Flowers '84