Join the Lab!

We’re not accepting new students at the moment, but feel free to check out these internships and funding opportunities if you’re interested in getting involved with the lab.

Undergraduate students

Fellowships and programs for undergraduate students:

Altria – tobacco research (summer)

Kelman Scholars (summer)

American Phytopathological Society REUS list (generally summer)

Wolfpack Colombia

American Phytopathological Society fellowships

Graduate students

To develop well-rounded students, graduate projects in the lab are collaborative and cross-disciplinary in nature.  Graduate students in the lab are expected to participate in grant writing and reporting, speaking engagements with a wide variety of audiences, and service in departmental or professional groups.

Fellowships and programs for graduate students (some of these may have changed):

Genetics and Genomics Scholars program

American Society for Microbiology fellowship
Grad-AID for AG
Southern SARE graduate student grant

NSF GRFP

NIFA pre-doctoral fellowship

American Phytopathological Society fellowships

EPA STAR Fellowship

Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowships

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

Fulbright Program for international students

Please also refer to the following resource compiled by Dr. Hannah Burrack at NCSU for her fellowship and grant writing class ENT 791.

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Postdoctoral Research Associates are encouraged to seek their own funding, or work in collaboration with Dr. Ahumada to establish funding.

Fellowships for Postdocs (some of these may have changed):

NIFA Post Doctoral Fellowship

American Phytopathological Society fellowships

NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology

Ford Foundation postdoctoral fellowships