Wisconsin Stem Cell Graduate Scholar Award

2026 Wisconsin Stem Cell Graduate Scholar Awards

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC) is committed to training future leaders in stem cell research. We are seeking nominations of senior PhD students for the Wisconsin Stem Cell Graduate Scholar Awards to celebrate their accomplishments and support their continued training. Selected scholars will present posters at the 20^th annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, present a short talk at the SCRMC Seminar series, meet with UW faculty to learn about postdoctoral opportunities in stem cell biology, and tour campus and Madison, April 14-15, 2026. Generous travel awards covering transportation, food, hotel, and registration, will be provided to selected nominees to attend the Symposium.

Eligibility: Senior graduate students currently studying in the US and defending their thesis between summer 2026 and summer 2027. There is no US citizenship requirement for applicants, and they may be non-citizens. Participants should not have committed to a postdoctoral position before the symposium is held.

 

Previous winners:

Claire Ang	Harvard University
Aishwarya Krishnan	Washington University in St. Louis

 

2024 Awardees	Institution
Meg Schaefer	University of Nebraska Medical Center
Arushana Amir Maknojia	Baylor College of Medicine
Jonas Thier	Karolinska Institute
Grace Meaker	University of Oxford

 

2023 Awardees	Institution
Allison Reilly	Medical College of Wisconsin
Cecilia Lekpor	University of Ghana
Eunbi Park	Georgia Institute of Technology
Rut Gabarró-Solanas	University of Vienna, Austria
Jeanne Hsieh	University of Minnesota
Julius Rönkkö	University of Helsinki
Maria C Varela	University of Michigan
Nicole Sempertegui	Cornell University