Vera M. Wallach Fellowship Fund for Graduate Students
About the Fellowship
The Vera M. Wallach Fellowship for Graduate Students is for Michigan State University graduate students studying wildlife management, wildlife ecology, or natural resource management, or conducting Arctic and Antarctic research, with emphasis on the protection and preservation of wildlife in those regions. Up to three fellowships will be awarded annually. Funds for this award will be distributed during the spring semester after acknowledgment of the award has been received.
Application Process
The application process for this fellowship is coordinated by the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife using their graduate student fellowship common application. Three Qualtrics forms are required to submit a complete application.
Application Form
Applicants should complete the student applicant form using the button above. In this form, applicants will submit their CV and a 1-page (single spaced) essay. In their essay, the student should describe their thesis or dissertation research objective and its relevance, explain how they will allocate the fellowship funds, and describe how receiving a Fellowship would positively influence them professionally.
Additional Forms
Applicants are also required to provide information from two references, one of whom must be the applicant's advisor. The applicant must direct their advisor to submit an Advisor Form (see above). The student must direct their additional reference to submit a Reference Form (see above).
Eligibility
- Studying wildlife management, ecology, or natural resource management, or conducting Arctic or Antarctic research, with emphasis on the protection and preservation of wildlife in those regions.
- An enrolled graduate student in good standing.
Previous Recipients
- 2023-2024: Nick Manning, Gabby Nielson
- 2022-2023: Michelle Remer, Carly Andrews, Jack Magee
- 2021-2022: Veronica Frans, Jillian Sterman, Kyle Brumm
- 2020-2021: Noelle Thompson