Congratulations to our members who received funding support from the APS Foundation in 2024!
Funding opportunities are made possible through the generous donations received from our Foundation Donors, thank you!
Plant Health 2024 Symposia for APS Student and Early Career Members
I.E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium
This fund supports up to five APS Graduate Student members to present at the Melhus student symposium at Plant Health 2024.
- Vinicius Castelli Garnica, North Carolina State University
- Kathleen Kanaley, Cornell University
- Isabella Magna Yannuzzi, Cornell University
- Brenden Lane, Purdue University
- Jacobo Robledo Buritica, University of Florida
Schroth Faces of the Future Symposium
This fund supports four APS Early Career members to present in a specific area of plant pathology research in the "Faces of the Future" symposium held at Plant Health 2024.
- Morgan Carter, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Katherine D'Amico-Willman, North Carolina State University
- Mustafa Jibrin, Oklahoma State University
- Tiffany Lowe-Power, University of California, Davis
Travel Funds to Plant Health 2024
Student Travel Funds
These funds support 30 APS Student Members who are presenting to attend Plant Health 2024.
- Vitor A. S. Moura, University of Florida
- Shivranjani Baruah, Cornell University
- Theodora Borland, Oregon State University
- Carlton Collins, University of Georgia
- Ernesto Da Silva, Louisiana State University
- Shilu Dahal, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Alexi Dong, University of Georgia
- Juliana Gonzalez-Tobon, Cornell University
- Madeline Henrickson, University of Delaware
- Jonathan Henson, University of Georgia
- Alexandra Hernandez, Michigan State University
- Kaveh Javanshirjavid, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- Toi Ketehouli, University of Florida
- Xin Zhi Khoo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- BeKa Leuschen-Kohl, Purdue University
- Lily Lofton, USDA-ARS Toxicology and Mycotoxin Research Unit
- Harrison Miles, Virginia Tech University
- Emma Nelson, Cornell University
- Jonas Padilla, Louisiana State University
- Roshni Panwala, University of Florida
- Natalia Piñeros-Guerrero, Cornell University
- Stephanie Ramos, Louisiana State University
- Kensy Rodriguez-Herrera, Cornell University
- Sophia Schmidt, Iowa State University
- Pratibha Sharma, Cornell University
- Pratima Subedi, Tennessee State University
- Colin Todd, University of California, Riverside
- Noah Totsline, North Carolina State University
- Molly Veregge, University of Minnesota
- Hsuan Fu Wang, University of Minnesota
The Indian Phytopathology Society Student Travel Fund
This fund encourages plant pathology students residing in India, who are members of The Indian Phytopathology Society, to attend the APS Annual Meeting or other APS sanctioned meeting if deemed appropriate by IPS and APS Foundation Board.
- Irtifa Lateef, SKUAST-Kashmir, India
International Travel Fund
The Office of International Program International Travel fund provides financial support to scientists holding post-graduate positions in their respective country that are confirmed to present and attend the APS annual meeting.
- Renuka N. Attanayake, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
- Leilani S. Dacones, University of the Philippines, Philippines
Books for the World
Helps scientists, educators, extension personnel, and other agriculturalists in developing countries acquire educational materials from APS PRESS.
- Sunusi Yunusa
- Francis Anti Amoako
- Diana Alexandra Ramirez Segovia
- Muhammad Irfan
- Ilse Alejandra Huerta Arredondo
- Olayiwola Faith Toluwanimi
French-Monar Latin American Travel Fund
Provides financial support to an APS Student or Early Career Member to attend the 2024 APS Caribbean Division Meeting.
- Andrea Muñoz-Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico
Foundation General Fund
This general fund is designed to support those programs that fall outside the scope of Foundation's specific named funds.
- Samodya Jayasinghe, Washington State University
Global Experience Program
This fund provides support to APS members working with scientists and extension personnel in developing countries in training and outreach efforts.
- Charles Krasnow, The Volcani Institute, for a workshop on Accurate Identification of Vegetable Diseases and Improved Plant Health in Kazakhstan
- Soumaila Sanogo, New Mexico State University, for a workshop on Diagnosing Plant Diseases and Their Management in Bataan, Philippines
John & Ann Niederhauser Endowment (JANE) International Cooperation Research Fund
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.
- Alfredo Diaz-Lara, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Plant Pathology Experiential ProgramThe APS Office of Private Sector Relations (OPSR), with support from APS Foundation, sponsors two Plant Pathology Experiential grants to promote career and research development experience and opportunities with organizations classified within industry and/or government.
Megan Buland, University of Kentucky
Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology (PPCP), Louisiana State University
Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship
This fund provides support to plant pathology graduate students for expenses related to their research, equipment, education, and skills development.
- Dhirendra Niroula, Montana State University
Steven C. Nelson Early Career Development Fellowship
Fellowship provides support of activities that enhance the educational and professional development of APS members how are either MS and PhD students and postdoctoral scholars in plant pathology.
- Ashley C. Nelson, North Dakota State University
