Grad Student Wins Simons Fellowship
Introduction
“Notification of Update.” That was the generic subject line of the email that told UIC graduate student Clay Mizgerd he had won a newly created, $30,000 fellowship.
When Mizgerd opened the note, however, his reaction was far from sedate. He’d been honored, with 39 other mathematics graduate students from across the country, with the Simons Dissertation Fellowship. In its inaugural year, the fellowship provides awardees with a $30,000 stipend over two years plus $2,000 for the student’s university. Mizgerd is one of two awardees from Illinois; the other studies at Northwestern University.
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