Grants and Scholarships
EUWC Memorial Graduate Research Fellowship
2025-26 Recipient: Olivia Cocking
Olivia Cocking is a sixth-year PhD candidate in the Department of History. Her dissertation, France After Empire: Migration, Citizenship, and Social Rights, 1946 – Present, examines how decolonization transformed the French welfare state. It does so by focussing on the experiences of migrants from the former empire with three domains of welfare: social security and labour rights, child protection, and retirement programs. Through oral histories and an analysis of the archives of social security tribunals, aid associations, and policymakers at local and national levels, her dissertation shows how (post) colonial migrations shifted understandings of the scope, purpose, and subjects of welfare in the second half of the twentieth century. She has presented her research at conferences in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States and her dissertation has been supported by grants and fellowships from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the American Historical Association, the Society for French Historical Studies, the Chateaubriand Fellowship of the French Embassy in the United States, and the European Union Studies Association, as well as Emory University’s Laney Graduate School, Department of History and Halle Institute for Global Research. Prior to beginning her PhD, she received an Dual BA from the University of British Columbia and Sciences Po Paris (2019) and an MSt in History from the University of Oxford (2020).
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EUWC Rollins School of Public Health Scholarship
2025-26 Recipient: Bisrat Dessalegn (she/her)
Bisrat, a native of Ethiopia, is a vibrant and astute changemaker dedicated to advancing gender equity, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, and to addressing gender-based violence. Her tenacity and commitment to advocating for women’s health—both globally and at Emory—have earned her the opportunity to collaborate with three World Vision field offices, where she will assess gender equity and social inclusion tools in water, sanitation, and various health interventions.
Bisrat’s unwavering passion, keen insight, and deep compassion continue to drive her research and authorship, championing improved health outcomes and a better quality of life for women. Bisrat is scheduled to complete an MPH degree in Global Health in 2026.
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EUWC Arts Scholarship
2025-26 Recipient: Nadia Piecyk
Nadia Piecyk (she/her) is a senior double majoring in Dance and Movement Studies and Psychology. She trained for over a decade at Boston Ballet School in ballet, character, and modern dance. While at Emory, she has performed works by guest artist Doug Varone and faculty George Staib, Gregory Catellier, and Mara Mandradjieff. Nadia received the Sally A. Radell Friends of Dance Summer Scholarship to attend Bates Dance Festival in July 2025, as well as an Emory Friends of Dance Mini-Grant for the Doug Varone Winter Intensive in January 2025. Her first choreographic work, Sequela, premiered in the Spring 2025 Emory Dance Company concert. She will serve as the 2025-2026 Stipe Fellow and pursue an honors thesis in dance focused on the intersection of invisible disability and queerness.