Graduate Awards & Fellowships
The Zelda and David G. Gisser Prize in Biomedical Engineering
Past Recipients 2007—Tamim Diab 2006— Eno Ebong Essien
2005 — Tzu-Jen Kao
2004 —Winson George
2003 —Hainsworth Shin 2002 —Peter Supronowicz David Gisser first came to Rensselaer as an undergraduate student and received a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1943. After serving in the Navy during WWII, he returned to Rensselaer in 1947 as an instructor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He earned his Masters in Electrical Engineering in 1952, was appointed an Assistant Professor in 1953, and received his Doctor of Engineering and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1965. In 1982, he was promoted to Professor. Although officially retired in 1986, he remained active in numerous research projects on campus as Professor Emeritus.
David Gisser is best remembered as a humble, gentle and thoughtful man who cared deeply for those around him. The David G. Gisser Prize recognizes the need for technically educated people who will serve the betterment of mankind through the application of science to the common purpose of life. The award will be given annually to a graduate student with an exemplary dissertation in an experimental area.
Fellowships and Financial Aid
NIH-NIGMS Training Fellowships Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been awarded a grant by the National Institutes of Health for training doctoral students in Biomolecular Science and Engineering. The grant, along with matching funds from Rensselaer, will provide funding for six Ph.D. candidates annually. The program will be conducted jointly with the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health and will involve 20 faculty from both institutions.
Fellowships are just one of the many financial aid options available to our students.
Rensselaer fellowship and financial applications are completed as part of the graduate application. In fact, some fellowships are especially created for Biomedical Engineering. Recently a Rensselaer Alumnus donated a quarter-million dollar fellowship to the Institute, with part of the endowment dedicated to biomedical engineering. For a complete list of options, refer to the Graduate Admissions at: http://gradadmissions.rpi.edu
In addition to the many opportunities for financial support within the Rensselaer community (including the NIH-NIGMS Training Fellowships), external fellowships are available. A good, comprehensive list can be found at: http://scholarships.fatomei.com/