Congratulations 2025 APS Foundation Awardees!
Foundation funds support students and early-career professional members of APS, through a variety of funding opportunities that support travel, research, education, professional development, mentoring programs, and other APS strategic initiatives that increase awareness and support the study and practice of plant pathology.
Special thanks to our Foundation Donors who donated to the APS Foundation this year! Your continued support makes these opportunities possible.
Plant Health 2025 Symposia for APS Student and Early Career Members
Supports APS Graduate Student members presenting in the Melhus Student Symposium at Plant Health 2025.
Alexi Dong
University of Georgia
Samodya Jayasinghe
Washington State University
Jaden King
Auburn University
Harshita Saxena
University of Georgia
Supports four APS Early Career members presenting in a specific area of plant pathology research in the "Faces of the Future" symposium held at Plant Health 2025.
Andres Espindola
Oklahoma State University
Kiran Gadhave
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Alejandro Olmedo-Velarde
Iowa State University
Jennifer Wilson
USDA ARS
Plant Health 2025 Travel Awards
Funding from the "Named" Student Travel Funds and General Student Travel Fund covered meeting registration costs to Plant Health 2025 to the following APS Student Members who are presenting their research at the meeting.
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International Travel Fund
The APS Office of International Programs (OIP) International Travel fund provides financial support to APS members who are scientists holding post-graduate positions in their respective country that are confirmed to present, to attend the APS annual meeting.
Jessa Ata
University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
Ummad-ud din Umar
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan
Helps scientists, educators, extension personnel, and other agriculturalists in developing countries acquire educational materials from APS PRESS.
John Bonkowski
El Salvador
Cesar Escalante
El Salvador
Sabina KC
Nepal
Ayoub Maachi
Morocco
Niranjan Mahadevan
Sri Lanka
K. Prasannath
Sri Lanka
Faith Ayobami Bankole
Nigeria
Supports travel of an APS Graduate Student Member majoring in the Doctor of Plant Medicine, Doctor of Plant Health, or similar programs, who plans to attend and participate in a professional society meeting other than APS.
Thomas Wilbur Davis
Doctor of Health Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
This fund supports undergraduate research projects in plant pathology.
Abigail Scott
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Provides support to plant pathology education and outreach programs.
Amanda McVay
University of Florida
Provides support for student endeavors which further their education outside of the APS Annual Meeting.
Amy Twohig
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Supports international cooperation related to research on and management of plant diseases between a person or institution in the U.S. and a person or institution outside the U.S. with funding priority to developing economy countries.
Wadzani Dauda Palnam
Federal University Gashua, Nigeria
The Global Experience Program supports APS members working with scientists and extension personnel in developing countries in training and outreach efforts.
Diane E.W. Plewa
University of Illinois Plant Clinic and UNAL PHL, Colombia
Provides support to APS members' efforts at mentoring, with an emphasis on mentoring within underrepresented groups.
Megan McCaghey
University of Minnesota
Mustafa O. Jibrin
Oklahoma State University
Funds provided to support APS member activities that enhance the educational and professional development of MS and PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in plant pathology
Anugya Bhyattarai
University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Provides funds that promote career and research development experience and opportunities with organizations classified within industry and/or government.
Ernesto T. da Silva
Virginia Tech, Eastern Shore Agricultural Research & Extension (AREC)
Supports the Public Policy Board's (PPB) intern activities or initiatives as approved by the PPB Board.
Colin Todd
University of California, Riverside
This fund provides support to plant pathology graduate students for expenses related to their research, equipment, education, and skills development.
Natalia Piñeros-Guerrero
Cornell University
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