The USF Office of Graduate Studies has named Dimitri Brunelle, a doctoral student in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, a recipient of the Genshaft Family Doctoral Fellowship, one of the university’s most competitive awards supporting emerging scholars in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) fields.
The Genshaft Family Doctoral Fellowship supports academically talented, full‑time doctoral students who demonstrate both exceptional research promise and financial need. The fellowship provides $12,000 per year for up to two years, along with a full tuition waiver, allowing recipients to fully dedicate themselves to advancing their research. As part of the application process, students describe their research within STEMM disciplines and reflect on the significant challenges they have overcome on their path to graduate study.
“I’m incredibly grateful to have received this fellowship,” Brunelle shared. “It will allow me to continue working on my dissertation with the protected time needed to complete my third aim, which will involve learning new laboratory techniques. This support will ultimately lead to multiple first‑author manuscript submissions on my work.”