Seven graduate students in the college awarded Graduate School Fellowships for 2025-26

a collage of headshots, all men
Alnawafah (clockwise from top left), Hasan, Kada, Khan, Rafie, Sunny, and Swapnil

Congratulations to the students in the college who were awarded Graduate School Fellowships, which are offered through a highly selective process. The Distinguished Graduate Fellowship provides a stipend of $15,500 in addition to full tuition coverage and a $1,000 travel award. The same benefits apply to the Distinguished Dissertation Graduate School Fellowships except the stipend is $17,000. The AOP Fellowship stipend is $18,000 for recipients in a doctoral-level program.

Distinguished Graduate Fellowships:

  • Md Mahafuzur Rahaman Khan (mechanical engineering)
    Advisor: Habib Rahman
  • Seyed Faridedin Rafie (materials science & engineering)
    Advisor: Nidal Abu-Zahra
  • Asif Al Zubayer Swapnil (mechanical engineering)
    Advisor: Habib Rahman

Distinguished Dissertation Fellowships:

  • Hamza Alnawafah (mechanical engineering)
    Advisor: Ryo Amano
  • Abul Borkot Md Rafiqul Hasan (mechanical engineering)
    Advisor: Krishna Pillai
  • Md Samiul Haque Sunny (biomedical and health informatics)
    Advisor: Habib Rahman

Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship:

  • Cheikh Kada (mechanical engineering)
    Advisor: Ryo Amano