The fellowship recognizes outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Ten current students and recent alums of the University of Maryland’s Department of Mathematics received prestigious 2026 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships, which recognize outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
This year’s awardees are:
- Anirud Aggarwal (B.S. ’25, computer science; B.S. ’25, mathematics)
- Yash Anand (B.S. ’25, physics; B.S. ’25, mathematics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Hannah Cairo, Ph.D. student in mathematics
- Owen Deen, Ph.D. student in applied mathematics and statistics, and scientific computation
- Darsh Gandhi, Ph.D. student in applied mathematics and statistics, and scientific computation
- Erin Hopper, computer science and mathematics double-degree student
- Jeremy Kuznetsov (B.S. ’25, mathematics), senior aerospace engineering major, Princeton University
- Gary Peng, computer science and mathematics double-degree student
- Rishi Pradeep (B.S. ’25, computer science and mathematics)
- Yujing Tang, Ph.D. student in mathematics
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program helps ensure the quality, vitality and strength of the United States' scientific and engineering workforce. The five-year fellowships provide three years of financial support, including an annual stipend of $37,000.
Since 1952, NSF has funded over 70,000 Graduate Research Fellowships out of more than 500,000 applicants. More than 40 Fellows have gone on to become Nobel laureates, and more than 450 have become members of the National Academy of Sciences.
