Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service
Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service

David F. Andretta Summer Research Fellowship

About the Fellowship

The 2025 Application is now open and will close on November 1, 2024 at 5pm.

Through the David F. Andretta, MD, Explorer Fund, a rising senior is awarded $5,000 to conduct research on a social justice research issue anywhere in the world during the summer. David Andretta (C‘99, GUMC ‘04) was an adventurous soul and a true son of Georgetown. Throughout his 31 years of life, David enthusiastically explored the world. David was a loving son, husband, brother, mentor and friend known for his hard work ethic and zest for life, and his legacy will be embraced and extended by each successive fellowship recipient.

The fellowship is awarded annually to a Georgetown University junior who seeks to spend the summer before senior year exploring an aspect of the world through an academic research project. The applicant must find a faculty sponsor who is willing both to critique and comment on the project prior to the application’s filing and to review and approve the project upon its completion. In addition, the research project must:

The recipient receives $5,000 for travel, lodging, meals or sustenance. The award is given in two allotments: $3,500 at the beginning of the summer and another $1,500 upon the successful completion of the research project. The fellow is encouraged to apply for supplemental funding.

This year’s recipient must:

The Andretta Research Fellowship Application will open on September 27, 2024. The deadline to submit an application is November 1, 2024.

Read about past Andretta fellows and their research.

David F. Andrett

David F. Andretta (COL’99, SOM ’04)

Galen Weber (SFS’13), 2012 Fellow

Mashal Shah (CAS’14), 2013 Fellow

Elaine Colligan (SFS’15), 2014 Fellow

Adam Barton (CAS’16), 2015 Fellow

Clara Meija (CAS’17), 2016 Fellow

Austin Rose (CAS’18), 2017 Fellow

Jake Dyson (CAS’19), 2018 Fellow

Chelsea Hernandez (SFS’20), 2019 Fellow

Bailey Steinhauer (C’21), 2020 Fellow

Julia Jackson (C’22), 2021 Fellow

Kerry O’Donnell (C’23), 2022 Fellow

Iman Ibrahim

Iman Ibrahim (SOH’24), 2023 Fellow