This spring, ISRC industry partner GDM initiated a travel grant program for ISU graduate students presenting research at scientific conferences in 2024. The grants will cover student travel expenses for attending the research conferences in recognition of the students’ outstanding research contributions. This program will allow deserving graduate students to showcase their work on a national platform. The ISRC advertised the travel grant program among many departments at ISU, collected the applications submitted by graduate students, organized evaluation of the applications and helped administer the funds.

GDM is awarding four $1,000 travel grants to students who will attend and present their research at the National Association of Plant Breeders Meeting in St. Louis (July 2024) or at the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America joint meeting in San Antonio (November 2024). 

The first two award recipients were Ann Murithi, genetics and genomics PhD student of Professor Thomas Lubberstedt, and Jamiu Ahmad, biochemistry PhD student of Professor Reuben Peters. They presented their research in July 2024 at the National Association of Plant Breeders Meeting. Thank you GDM for supporting ISU graduate students!