GradBird Scholar
GradBird Scholar is an initiative recognizing graduate students for their scholarly endeavors.
How it works:
- Illinois State graduate students can submit their research, business plans, and artwork or other examples of creative expression.
- Each month, a committee of students, faculty and staff will choose a new GradBird Scholar, who will be highlighted on social media and receive a monetary award.
Criteria
Nominees will be judged on the following criteria:
- Level of explanation
- Use of non-specialist language
- Organization
- Benefit to the greater good of society
Nomination Deadlines
The deadline is the last day of the month to be featured for the following month. The recipient will be notified within two weeks of the monthly deadline.
Are you the next GradBird Scholar? Self-Nomination Form
Past Recipients
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2019 Recipients
- September - Mallorie Latora - View Mallorie's video
- October - Kara Cicciarelli - View Kara's video
- November - Ian Rines - View Ian's video
- December - Samantha Croney - View Samantha's video
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2020 Recipients
- February - Austin Calhoun - View Austin's video
- March - Joel McReynolds - View Joel's video
- April - Jacob Styan - View Jacob's video
- September - Rocky Roque - View Rocky's video
- October - Kiley Hughes - View Kiley's video
- November - Brianna Messman - View Brianna's video
- December - Melissa Quimby - View Melissa's video
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2021 Recipients
- February - Alyssa Green - View Alyssa's video
- March - Kendra Shaw - View Kendra's video
- April - Shahrbanoo Hamzeh - View Shahrbanoo's video
- September - Tamanna Tasmin - View Tamanna's video
- October - Tony Breitenbach - View Tony's video
- November - Kyle Brauman - View Kyle's video
- December - Emily Hansen - View Emily's video
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2022 Recipients
- February - Bethany Wohrley - View Bethany's video
- March - Joshua Fitzgerald - View Joshua's video
- April - Ryan Kerr - View Ryan's video
- September - María Amenábar Farias - View María's article & video
- October - Logan Sauers - View Logan's article & video
- November - Autumn Chall - View Autumn's article & video
- December - Rachael Disciullo - View Rachael's article & video
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2023 Recipients
- February - Rebecca Chicosky - View Rebecca's article & video
- March - Victoria Garcia - View Victoria's article & video
- April - Sarah Eckstine - View Sarah's article & video
- September - Yasmin Odeh - View Yasmin's article & video
- October - Esther Oshaji - View Esther's article & video
- November - Grace Reyes - View Grace's article & video
- December - Caroline Guiffre - View Caroline's article & video
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2024 Recipients
- February - Aalimah Akinosho - View Aalimah's article & video
- March - Aleena Mangold - View Aleena's article & video
- April - Allison Thabit - View Allison's article & video
- September - Alina Niftulaeva - View Alina's article & video
- October - Tuba Yasmin Lubna - View Tuba's article & video
- November - Diego Soto - View Diego's article & video
- December - Mofe Oduntan - View Mofe's article & video