The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, today announced the recipients of its Graduate Research Grants. The grants of up to $1,500 are designed to support graduate students who are active Society members seeking funding for research in support of career development opportunities.

The 20 grant recipients include students spanning a number of academic disciplines:

• Abiola Adegoke, Virginia Tech
• Comfort Aje, Purdue University
• Veysel Altunel, Louisiana State University
• Anjumand Ashraf, Texas State University
• Roselle Barretto, Kansas State University
• Nikita Cudjoe, East Tennessee State University
• Di Fan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Amir Goli, The University of Kansas
• Zehra Sahin Ilkorkor, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Nicole Johnson, University of West Georgia
• Akhil Kanukula, University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses
• Veeramani Karuppuchamy, The Ohio State University
• Asmita Nagila, Texas A&M University
• Precious Okafor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Tasmin Rahman Omy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
• Kyle Penta, University of Maryland Global Campus
• Janelle Schenk, Northern Arizona University
• Richard Sedeafor, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Michael Worfa, South Dakota State University
• Zhamilya Yessirkepova, Michigan State University

“Congratulations to our 2026 Graduate Research Grant recipients. Your commitment to meaningful research and academic excellence reflects the very best of Phi Kappa Phi. We are proud to invest in your work and look forward to the discoveries and impact that will follow,” said Society Executive Director and CEO Bradley R. Newcomer.

To learn more about the Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Research Grant and this year’s recipients, please visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org/GraduateResearch.

For the full list of 2026 recipients, click here.