Embry-Riddle Graduates Awarded Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Two alumnae, Laura Marie Lee (’20) and Alexis Hope Elmer (’23), have been awarded Graduate Research Fellowships (GRFP) from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Daytona Beach Computational Mathematics student and GRFP applicant Emily Diegel (’24) was also acknowledged by the NSF as an honorable mention for the scholarship.

The NSF GRFP is a five-year fellowship program that provides outstanding graduate students with financial support to pursue innovative research. The program’s focus is to grow the diversity of research within the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States by providing fellows an annual stipend of $37,000 for up to three years.

Lee and Elmer both graduated from Embry-Riddle’s Prescott Campus with degrees in Astronomy and Aerospace Engineering, respectively. Lee plans to pursue her master’s degree at Northern Arizona University.

“We are incredibly proud of our students for receiving this prestigious honor,” said Dr. Anne Boettcher, Ph.D., assistant dean of research and director of the Undergraduate Research Institute. “The NSF GRFP will provide them with the resources they need to excel in their graduate studies and make significant contributions to their fields.”

To learn more about the NSF GRFP scholarship and other nationally competitive fellowships, please contact Dr. Boettcher at boettcha@erau.edu or the Office of Prestigious Awards & Fellowships at uaawards@erau.edu.