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Mississippi senior wins German scholarship for ocean research
Surabhi Gupta is a wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major from Jaipur, India.
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Staff Reporter
- Mon, 05, May 2025
- 21:03 EDT
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Surabhi Gupta. / Photo by Emily Grace McCall
Mississippi State University senior Surabhi Gupta has been awarded Germany’s premier international graduate scholarship, the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD), to pursue advanced studies in marine science.
A native of Jaipur, India, and a wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major, Gupta will receive up to $32,000 to continue her academic journey in Germany for up to two years. She plans to specialize in biological oceanography at the renowned GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, part of the University of Kiel.
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Gupta’s connection with Germany began in summer 2024, when she participated in the DAAD’s Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) program. She worked in Kiel’s landscape ecology department and explored the city’s scientific and cultural offerings. That experience solidified her interest in computational marine ecology, the field she now plans to pursue in graduate school.
Gupta, a Judy and Bobby Shackouls Honors College student and who has been on the President’s List each semester, has credited MSU, the university’s Office of Prestigious External Scholarships, its faculty and her research advisor Adam Skarke, associate professor of geology, for educational opportunities, mentorship and for providing a holistic approach to her undergraduate education.
“All the professors I have had at MSU have been amazing teachers and super helpful, especially when it was difficult to navigate things as an international student here,” she said. “The honors college has made my college experience significantly more fulfilling and rewarding because it has been a gateway to numerous academic opportunities since the beginning.”
David Hoffman, director of OPES, said Gupta’s sustained engagement with research, academics and MSU campus organizations were critical in crafting her successful application.
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