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This fellowship is open to MSU graduate students in any discipline related to human environment and design. Funds may be used for degree progress, travel or research costs.

  • Background

    • Mary Louise Gephart Donnell and her husband, John Washington Donnell, were instructors at Michigan State University. Mrs. Donnell taught in home economics. From 1960-1969, she was Chairperson of the Department, then known as the Department of Textiles, Clothing, and Related Arts. 

    The original purpose of the fund was to provide fellowships in the Department of Human Environment and Design in the College of Human Ecology. Since those units no longer exist, the fellowship is now open to MSU graduate students in any discipline related to human environment and design.

  • Application Process

    • Graduate students can complete the application using the button at the top of this page. 

    A review committee will be made up from one member of each of the following colleges: 

    • Agriculture and Natural Resources
    • Arts and Letters
    • Communication Arts and Sciences

    A maximum of six fellowships will be awarded to the recipients. Each fellowship recipient is required to express acceptance and appreciation of the award in writing within two weeks of notification of the award.

  • Eligibility

    • Enrolled MSU graduate students in good standing studying or researching any discipline related to human environment and design, including, but not limited, to interior design, retailing, and apparel and textile design are eligible to apply for the fellowship.

  • Recipients

    • 2025-2026

    • Anurag Ganapathi
    • Yeayoung Kim
    • Sadaf Mearaj
    • Vincent Ogweno
    • Tyler Swanson
    • Yuhan Wen
    • Qi Zheng

    2024-2025

    • Julia Enes Terhune
    • Moldir Moldagaliyeva
    • Priyanka Jayakodi Arachcillage
    • Jae Jung
    • Sneha Naresh
    • Dhawal Pradeep Sonar

    2023-2024

    • Nidhai Kalani
    • Hasan Bayhan
    • Sneha Bang
    • Oliver Gomez Manon
    • Lei Shu
    • Danna Gutierrez Lanza

    2022-2023

    • Nafisa Nowshin Ahmed
    • Valentina Gjocaj
    • Zhicheng Xu
    • Adeline Louise Newmann
    • Rafael Cavalcanti Lembi
    • Sahel Izadi

    2021-2022

    • Megan Knittel
    • Michael McClane
    • Rabia Faizan
    • Ana Rivera
    • Hannah Mackey
    • Taylor Van Winkle

    2020-2021

    • Kristy Kellom
    • Lin Li
    • Megan Knittel
    • Morna Jayne Hallsaxton
    • Rabia Faizan
    • Shruti Khandelwal