Roberto Fabri Fialho Scholarship

An annual scholarship of $1,500 will be awarded to a student in the final year of his or her Ph.D. dissertation research in the life sciences. It is awarded in memory of Roberto Fabri Fialho, Ph.D., (posthumous), Biology, 2001.

Roberto Fabri Fialho, Ph.D. was born and received his primary education in his hometown of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 1989 he arrived at the University of Vermont to pursue his graduate education in Biology. He received his M.S. degree in 1993 and completed his Ph.D. just weeks before his untimely death in 1999 following an extended struggle with cancer. Despite his illness, Rob was an active member of the Biology Department, a creative and brilliant scholar and scientist, an admired teacher of UVM undergraduates, and a much loved friend to many.

Applications for the award are solicited from students pursuing Ph.D.s in the life sciences who expect to complete their degrees in the current academic year. An application form is available from the Graduate College and must be received no later than Monday, November 30, 2009. Selection of the scholarship recipient will be made by a faculty panel convened for this purpose by the Dean of the Graduate College.

This scholarship is made available through the generosity of Michael D. Upton, MD (College of Medicine `94), and friends and family of Roberto Fialho.

Applications must be made through the Graduate College. The deadline for receipt of materials is November 30, 2009