Grant Review And Allocation Committee (GRAC)

Welcome to The Grant Review & Allocation Committee (GRAC) Homepage. GRAC offers grants to fulfill graduate student needs and provide professional or community-based opportunities.

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ALL AVAILABLE GRANTS

Find below a list of all available grants! Click on their respective images to explore more.

Professional Grants

The Professional Grant provides financial assistance for costs associated with academic and professional development to graduate students

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Travel Grants

The Travel Grant provides funding for graduate students to present Purdue research at academic conferences.

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GSOGA

Our Graduate Student Organization Grant Allocation (GSOGA) Award provides funding to Graduate Student Organizations to support their activities, events, and programs

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Symposium Grants

Our Symposium grant assists Graduate Student Organizations (GSOs) in hosting academic symposiums that will offer graduate students unique professional and academic development opportunities.

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Equipment Fund Grants

The Graduate Student Equipment Fund (GSEF) provides funding for graduate student groups to make improvements to the spaces provided to them.

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MHAW Partnership Grants

The PGSG Mental Health Partnership is a grant program to sponsor or co-sponsor Mental Health Awareness Events hosted by student organizations

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PGSG Strategic Partnership

PGSG offers co-sponsorship funding for graduate student focused events that complement the mission of PGSG: Life, Career, Community.

Grant Review & Allocation Committee

Meet the PGSG GRAC Team members of AY 2023-24

Ali Holmes

Team Chair

Email: gracchair@purduegradstudents.com

Ali is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Educational Psychology and research methodology. Her research centers around motivation and identity development with a social justice lens. Specifically, her work focuses on preservice teachers' professional identity development. She received Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology, Child Youth, and Family studies. She enjoys water-related activities such as standup paddleboarding (with her dog) and kayaking in her free time.

As part of her role, the GRAC Chair is responsible for managing reviews and allocating funds for various graduate student grants, including Travel, Professional, Symposium, and GSOGA grants. She also oversees the Childcare Grant, Strategic Partnership, Mental Health Partnership, and Graduate Student Equipment funds. In addition, she ensures the GRAC web pages are kept up to date with the latest policies, deadlines, and forms.

She also facilitates the recruitment and training of grant reviewers and is responsible for dividing the monthly budget and tracking the overall allocation of funds, as well as GRAC activities

Rajsri Raghunath

GSOGA and Symposium Vice-Chair

Email: gsogapgsg@purduegradstudents.com

symposiumpgsg@purduegradstudents.com

Rajsri is the '23-'24 GSOGA and Symposium Vice-Chair. She is a 2nd-year PhD student in the Food Science Department. Her research interests are focused on cereals and cereal fibers, specifically how they are degraded by human gut bacteria.

In addition to her research, Rajsri pursues her interests in reading, painting and listening to music.

Rohan Dekate

Professional Grant Vice-Chair

Email: professionalpgsg@purduegradstudents.com

Rohan is pursuing his Master's in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Computational Science & Engineering. His research interest is to develop novel Deep Learning techniques to solve real-world engineering problems in the mobility and energy domain.

He likes to explore new places, and the food they have to offer, and in his free time, he plays badminton. Chances are that you'll find him at CoRec! He’d like to utilize his 4+ years of industry experience to help graduate students develop their professional skills and get started on their dream careers.

Meredith Ziliak

Travel Grant Vice-Chair

Email: travelpgsg@purduegradstudents.com

Meredith is the current Vice Chair of Travel Grants and joined GRAC in the fall of 2021. She’s a third-year PhD student in interdisciplinary life sciences studying auditory neuroscience with a focus in computation. She understands the importance of grants and scholarships for sharing knowledge and research, and is committed to helping Purdue’s graduate students learn about how GRAC can assist funding their travel. She works hard to ensure students of all disciplines have a fair application process and chance at funding.

Outside of GRAC, Meredith is often in the lab, but in her scant free time, she loves swing dancing with Purdue Night Train, playing card/board/puzzle games, and exploring cool places around town.

Meredith is excited to hear about the exciting research happening on campus and is looking forward to working with you!

Fall 2023 top reviewers

Shuangtng Li

Shuangtng Li is a PhD student in the Educational Psychology & Research Methodology department within the College of Education. His research focuses on understanding the influence of informal learning activities on middle and high school students’ science achievement. He is passionate about self-improvement in his personal life. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to music and spending time with his family. His favorite sport is basketball!

Palak Manchanda

Palak Manchanda is pursuing her PhD in Chemistry with a concentration in analytical chemistry and neuroimmunology, currently in her 5th year. Her research interest is to utilize analytical techniques to uncover the dysfunctional cell states and associated mechanisms in the context of Alzheimer’s disease and Traumatic Brain injury. She loves to cook, and also try food from different places. In her free time, she enjoys painting and redecorating her place. She recently did a Co-op and is applying for jobs and would love to help graduate students navigate through getting internships and managing school alongside and overall help with the development of professional skills.

Fangfang Mo

Fangfang Mo is a second-year PhD student in the College of Education with a concentration in Gifted, Creative, and Talented Studies. Her passion for the realm of gifted education was nurtured during my tenure as a Chinese language teacher in Singapore. In that role, she had the privilege of closely collaborating with gifted students and gaining insight into their distinct academic and socio-emotional requirements. She noticed that certain gifted individuals were vulnerable due to a deficiency in tailored educational support. This experience ignited her drive to delve deeper into the needs of gifted students and to actively search for avenues to empower them to realize their full potential and make significant contributions to society.

Morgan Chaney

Morgan Chaney Dept is a 5th-year PhD candidate co-advised by Esteban Fernandez-Juricic and Jeffrey Lucas in the Biological Sciences department. She is studying the impacts of laser bird deterrents on the physiology and behavior of European starlings (an invasive bird species). She has been a member of PGSG and the GRAC team for two years. In her free time, she likes to play video games and spend quality time with her loved ones.

PGSG Grants Deadline

Grant Round Available Grants Application Deadline Award Notification Award Acceptance Date
June 2023
Travel/Professional/GSOGA
14th June, 2023
19th July, 2023
19th August, 2023
August 2023
Travel/Professional/GSOGA/Symposium
16th August, 2023
21th September, 2023
21th October, 2023
September 2023
Travel/Professional/Symposium
13th September, 2023
18th October, 2023
18th November, 2023
October 2023
Travel/Professional/GSOGA
11th October, 2023
15th November, 2023
15th December, 2023
November 2023
Travel/Professional/GSOGA
8th November, 2023
20th December, 2023
20th January, 2024
December 2023
Travel/Professional/Symposium
13th December, 2023
24th January, 2024
24th February, 2024
January 2024
Travel/Professional/GSOGA
17th January, 2024
21st February, 2024
21st March, 2024
February 2024
Travel/Professional/GSOGA
14th February, 2024
27th March, 2024
27th April, 2024
March 2024
Travel/Professional/Symposium
12th March, 2024
24th April, 2024
24th May, 2024
April 2024
Travel/Professional/GSOGA
10th April, 2024
15th May, 2024
15th June, 2024

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