Graduate student Michael Marshall has been awarded a Graduate Research Mentorship Program (GRMP) Fellowship. The GRMP selects students with high academic performance who show promise to become fulltime faculty and who are committed to research that advances economically and educationally disadvantaged segments of society. The award provides a $16,000 stipend for the academic year plus payment of fees and health insurance.

Mike’s research topic is “Influence of Evapotranspiration on Rainfall Variability in Sub-Saharan Africa”; his fellowship application was supported by his adviser, Professor Joel Michaelsen, and by Researcher Dr. Chris Funk. This award comes on the heels of Mike’s selection as a Switzer Fellow—see the May 13th article. Keep 'em coming Mike!