The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 Endowed Fellowship Recipients
Congratulations to the recipients of a Graduate School Endowed Fellowship for this academic year!
HAROLD LEONARD MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP IN FILM STUDY
The Leonard Memorial Fellowship supports graduate students who conduct study/research in film history, criticism, theory, or aesthetics. The fund was established by the will of Clara Lefkovits in honor of her son, Harold Leonard.
Fatemeh Nasr Esfahani
Graduate Program: Feminist Studies
Advisor: Dr. Sima Shakhsari
Transgressive Laughter: Iranian Women Comedians and the Fight for Gender Equity
TORSKE KLUBBEN FELLOWSHIP
The Torske Klubben Fellowship supports graduate students who have an interest in or connection to Norway and/or its culture. The Torske Klubben, founded in 1933, is a Minneapolis luncheon club of Norwegian heritage who is deeply interested in Norway and Norwegian-American history and relationships. The overarching goal of the fellowship program is to support future leaders.
Maja Holmen
Graduate Program: Law LLM
Maicy Vossen
Graduate Program: Applied Plant Sciences PhD
Advisors: Drs. Walid Sadok and Eric Watkins
DR. WARREN & HENRIETTA WARWICK FELLOWSHIP
The Warwick Fellowship supports MD/PhD students in the biomedical sciences. Dr. Warwick was a pioneering pediatrician in the treatment of cystic fibrosis at the University of Minnesota.
Elli Schwartz
Graduate Program: Epidemiology
Advisors: Drs. Radha Rajasingham, David Boulware, and M. Kumi Smith