ADVANCING EQUITY AND INNOVATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Announcing the 2025 Winners of Futures Initiative Research Grants!

Research grants have been awarded to 30 PhD students from the CUNY Graduate Center. Futures Initiative Graduate Fellows reviewed proposals and selected candidates from applications across many fields. We wish we could have funded a lot more of the excellent research projects being undertaken by GC students. Recipients will present their research in a Digital Poster Showcase next semester. 

Dr. Louise Lennihan Grant Winners

Josh Adler – Psychology

Zoe Alexander – Earth and Environmental Sciences

Oscar Aponte – History

Rosa Calosso – Urban Education

Kyle Fraser – Anthropology

Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan – Psychology

Dasharah Green – English

Jonathan Hanon – Computer Science

Christopher Harding – History

Sakina Laksimi – Urban Education

Francesca Lopez – Comparative Literature

Janhavi Phansalkar – Music

Jianing Qi – Computer Science

Lava Schadde – Philosophy

Oliver Silverman – Political Science

Shreya Sunderram – Urban Education

Jonathan Toro – English

Katie Williams – English

Bret Windhauser – History

Paul C. Notari Grant Winners

Nada Ali – Physics

Taylor Rubin – Biology

Patrick Yang – Chemistry

Juan Corredor-Garcia – Political Science

Equity & Social Justice Grant Winners

Yee Lok Wong – Sociology

Firdevs Yigiter – Psychology

Bryant Gomez – Psychology

Sarah Sullivan – Psychology

Rosa Arevalo Leon – Political Science

Coline Chevrin – Earth and Environmental Sciences

Andre Oliver – Psychology

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