Phi Delta Gamma Graduate Fellowship

The Phi Delta Gamma Graduate Fellowship provides a $1,000 award to a University of Maryland graduate student who “best exemplifies interdisciplinary scholarship achievement.” Students at any stage of their graduate program are eligible to be nominated, provided their work reflects an interdisciplinary approach to research and learning and demonstrates the ability to connect ideas across different fields of study. Nominations for the Phi Delta Gamma Graduate Fellowship must be submitted by the student’s academic program.

Membership in Phi Delta Gamma is not required.

NOMINATION DEADLINE: To be announced.

*Eligible students must contact their department for the department’s internal deadline.

Nomination Instructions
Nomination packets must include:

1. A completed nomination cover sheet;
2. A personal statement (1,000 - 1,500 words) describing the nominee’s interdisciplinary scholarly achievement. The statement should be written for a non-specialist audience;
3. The student’s curriculum vitae (2 page limit); and
4. Letter of support from the student’s advisor describing the accomplishments of the student.

Each program may nominate one candidate.

Nomination packets must be submitted through the Graduate School Awards Portal by the specified deadline.

Contact Information: Please direct questions to Ms. Robyn Kotzker, Program Director for Office of Funding Opportunities, at 301-405-0281 or rkotzker@umd.edu.

Award Recipients

2026       Mireia Toda Cosi, Second Language Acquisition
2025       Jiasheng Li, Computer Science
2024       Katya Murillo, International Education Policy
2023       Zoe Copeman, Criminology and Criminal Justice
2022       Maria Azar, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
2021       Max Erdemandi, Communication
2020       Anshuman Swain, Biological Sciences
                  Junyeon Won, Kinesiology
2019       Aqdas Aftab, English
2018       Michael Casiano, American Studies
2017       Emily Daubert, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology
2016       Konrad Mugglestone, Government and Politics
2015       Sarah Blankenship, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program
2014       Bin Han, Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation
2013       Elizabeth Salmon, Psychology
2012       Aaron Bryant, American Studies
2011       John Ritchie, Philosophy
2010       Amelia Wong, American Studies
                  Sean Barnes, Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation
2009       Kristen Crase, American Studies
                  Vidyu Challa, Mechanical Engineering
2008       Lisa Pfeifer, Biology
                 Britt Wilkenfield, Human Development
2007       Dana Coelho, Biology
2006       Michael Evans, Government and Politics