January 14, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NORTH CAROLINA – Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is pleased to announce the awarding of 54 student research grants for the Fall 2024 cycle of its Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR) program. Since 1922, the Society’s GIAR program has been funding research for undergraduate and graduate students, and currently awards grants biannually in the fall and spring.
This year’s Committee on Grants in Aid of Research, along with a panel of guest reviewers, evaluated 565 applications across most research disciplines. The committee awarded grants to 14 undergraduate students, 10 master’s students, and 30 doctoral students. A total of $112,263 was awarded.
- Visit the GIAR Recipients page to view the names and research projects of the Fall 2024 awardees.
- Visit the Faces of GIAR page to read follow-up stories of past recipients.
- Applications are now being accepted for the Spring 2025 cycle. Visit sigmaxi.org/giar to apply.
- Spring 2025 application deadline: March 15
Now in its 103rd year, the GIAR program is made possible thanks to designated funds from Sigma Xi members, the National Academy of Sciences, and the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind and Vision Impaired. Sigma Xi thanks the following committee members and volunteers who took part in the Fall 2024 grant application review process:
Asem Abdulahad
Joseph Akkara
Heather Arnett
Joseph Chaney
Drew Coleman
Jose Crespo
Kelly Crowe
Sachin Dixit
Shawn Ellerbroek (Chair)
Andrea Eslick
Meredith Frazier
Peter Harries
David Holler
Jagdish Jangid
Michael Just
Shruthi Karnam
Michael Lares
John Millhauser
Mark Mitchell
Tim Ng
Ann Paterson
Padhu Pattabiraman
Megan Perry
Hannah Wetzel
Ann Yezerski
Peter Zani
Ruda Zhang