Mary T. Biggs, Ph.D.
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Grants & Awards

PhD Research Awards

National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship: August 2020-May 2023: Prestigious fellowship that recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported disciplines

American Association of Geographers Research Grant: February 2022: National award granted to a limited number of geographers whose research address questions of major importance to the discipline​

Landscape Research Group Grant: May 2021: Funding from international group of scholars who study and publish on landscape

Center for the Study of the American South Summer Research Grant: March 2020 (deferred to March 2021 due to COVID-19): Pilot dissertation funding from UNC-CH's Center for the Study of the American South

MA Research Awards

Humanities for the Public Good Professional Pathway Award: April 2020: Mellon Foundation award that offers UNC graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences the opportunity to pursue summer-long, project-based applied research within cultural institutions. 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Horizon Award: December 2019: University award that recognizes graduate students whose research holds extremely high potential for making a significant contribution to the educational, economic, physical, social or cultural well-being of North Carolina citizens

Stephen Birdsall Graduate Summer Fellowship: May 2019: Departmental funding in support of Master’s thesis research
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Cultural Geography Specialty Group Master’s Research Award: March 2019: National award granted to one current Master’s student from the Cultural Geography Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers in support of Master’s thesis research 

Undergraduate and Post-Undergraduate Awards

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship: September 2016-June 2017: Competitive international fellowship that places U.S. students in English classrooms as cultural ambassadors and global learners

European Fellowship: May 2015: Top award given to a Bryn Mawr graduating senior based on exceptional grades and faculty nominations

Janice Bond Award for Excellence in Writing in a Foreign Language: May 2015: Given by Bryn Mawr College in recognition of outstanding senior thesis written in a foreign language
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Senior Latin American Studies Award: May 2015: Given by the Pan-American Association of Philadelphia in recognition of outstanding undergraduate work in Latin American studies 

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