Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 R. C. Lewontin Early Awards [2]! These grants are part of the SSE Graduate Research Excellence Grants [3] and provide up to $2,500 in research funds to students in the beginning of their Master’s or PhD. This year’s recipients are:

Savanna Brown, University of Connecticut. Advisor: Elizabeth Jockusch
Meridia Jane Bryant, Cornell University. Advisor: Ben Sandkam
Sivaraj Gangothri, University of California Riverside. Advisor: Kate Ostevik
Daniela Garcia Cobos, Richard Gilder Graduate School/ American Museum of Natural History. Advisor: Frank Burbrink
Miranda Gibson, University of Alabama. Advisor: Benjamin Titus
Dheeraj Halali, University of Cambridge. Advisor: Chris Jiggins
Isabela Hernandez Rodriguez, Yale University. Advisor: Martha Muñoz
Joaquin Lopez Jr., University of California, Irvine. Advisor: Maria Rebolleda-Gomez
Kailey McCain, University of South Florida. Advisor: Lynn Martin
Austin Nguyen, University of Kansas. Advisor: Kelly Matsunaga
Nemo Robles, Stanford University. Advisor: Molly Schumer
Adam Rosso, University of Texas at Arlington. Advisor: Matthew Fujita
Logan Scott, University of Georgia. Advisor: Andrea Sweigart
Julia Soares Parreiras, Cornell University. Advisor: Molly Womack
Walker Stanton, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Advisor: Jacinta Beehner
Pei-Wei Sun, Yale University. Advisor: Jenn Coughlan
Ravi Timsina, Illinois State University. Advisor: Ben Sadd
Juan D. Vásquez-Restrepo, Princeton University. Advisor: Tiago Simões
Zachary Vegso, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Advisor: Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Olivia Weaver, University of Louisville. Advisor: Alycia Lackey