The De Novo Fellowship aims to broaden representation of students in STEM by funding their work with faculty mentors on exciting research projects.
A collaboration between the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, the De Novo program awards research fellowships to outstanding students from underrepresented groups. CAS De Novo Fellowships provide a $6,000 stipend for up to 10 weeks of full-time research, plus up to $1,000 for conference expenses to present their research during the following academic year.
Apply through SCUSPUR.
Meet the 2024 College Fellows
Karishma Nijjar '25
NeuroscienceAltering EnHD and UVF to improve binding to DNA via Molecular Modeling
Faculty Mentor: Michelle McCully
Muriel Oosthuizen '26
BiochemistryIsolating high-affinity aptamers for cancer-linked glycoforms of thrombospondin-1
Faculty Mentor: Steve Suljak
Olivia Alleyne '26
ChemistryDeveloping an Efficient Method to Deuterate Cumenes
Faculty Mentor: Ben Stokes
Riley Carpenter '25
Engineering PhysicsInvestigating low-gap materials to fabricate Josephson junctions for meV-scale dark matter detectors
Faculty Mentor: Betty Young
Sean Do '26
NeuroscienceExploring Reward Circuitry Underlying Early Life Stress-Mediated Social Deficits
Faculty Mentor: Lindsay Halladay