Skip to main content

Fellowships Stories

  • Ariana Yamasaki

    Ariana Yamasaki '25, a political science and philosophy double major, has won a Fulbright award to serve as an English Teaching Assistant in Germany.

  • Megan Baldemor '26

    Megan Baldemor '26, a biology major with a minor in chemistry, has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship.

  • Samantha Lei '26

    Samantha Lei '26, an environmental science major with minors in biology, public health, and sustainability, has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship.

  • Johnathan Amidi

    Santa Clara University Student Johnathan Amidi ’27 Awarded Prestigious 2025 Critical Language Scholarship to Study Persian in Tajikistan.

  • Ainsley Zapata '26

    Ainsley Zapata '26, a political science and Spanish double major with a minor in sociology, has been selected as a 2025 Public Policy and International Affairs Fellow.

  • Alisha Burch

    Alisha Burch '24, a chemistry major, has been awarded a GEM fellowship to pursue a PhD in environmental engineering and conduct laboratory research.

  • Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca

    Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca '24, an ethnic studies and sociology major, has been named a Knight-Hennessy Scholar and will join a premier program at Stanford that prepares emerging leaders to address the world's biggest challenges.

  • Claire Alford

    Claire Alford '25, a public health science major, has been awarded the Udall Scholarship, which honors undergraduates who have demonstrated a commitment to the environment, Native American health care, or tribal policy.

  • Riley Carpenter

    Riley Carpenter '25, an engineering physics major, has been selected for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation’s premier undergraduate scholarships for STEM students.

  • Julia Kovatch

    Julia Kovatch '23, a history major with minors in political science and urban education, was named a Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellow.

  • Claire Alford

    Claire Alford '25, a public health science major, was named an honorable mention for the 2023 Udall Scholarship.

  • Students teaching English abroad

    Several graduating seniors will be spending next year abroad, teaching English in France, Japan, and Spain.

  • Ariana Tabrizi

    Ariana Tabrizi '23, a history and ethnic studies major, has won a Fulbright award to serve as an English Teaching Assistant in Italy.

  • Octavio De Leon

    Octavio De Leon '23, an English major, has won a Fulbright award to serve as an English Teaching Assistant in Mexico.

  • Teresa Contino

    Teresa Contino '23, an English and psychology major, has won a Fulbright award to serve as an English Teaching Assistant in the Czech Republic.

  • Rachel Chung

    Rachel Chung '23, a finance and political science major, has won a Fulbright award to serve as an English Teaching Assistant in Taiwan.

  • Sebastian Acevedo

    Sebastian Acevedo '23, a biology and environmental science major, has won a Fulbright award to conduct research in Iceland.

  • Blair Huxman

    Blair Huxman '21, an economics and political science major with a minor in French and Francophone studies, has been awarded a Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellowship through the Capital Fellows Program.

  • A woman smiling in a red patterned top.

    Maggie Menendez '22, an individual studies major, has won a Fulbright award to serve as an English teaching assistant in Colombia.

  • A woman smiling outdoors with trees in the background.

    Michele Canny '19, a double major in sociology and Italian studies, has won a Fulbright award to conduct research on community organizations and migrant women in Italy.

  • A person smiling in front of a wooden fence.

    Cate Ralph '22, a double major in economics and political science, has won a Fulbright award to conduct research on social enterprises and gender perceptions in India.

  • A man in a suit smiling outdoors.

    David Diebold '20, a bioengineering major on the pre-med track, has won a Fulbright award to conduct medical response system research in Ghana.

  • A person smiling in front of blooming flowers.

    Chris Wanis '21, a double major in ethnic studies and political science, has won a Fulbright award to serve as an English teaching assistant in Mexico.

  • Alexandria Perez

    Alexandria Perez '23--a triple major in public health, women's and gender studies, and political science--was named a finalist for the prestigious Truman Scholarship for public service.

  • Michael Nguyen

    Michael Nguyen ’24, a neuroscience and music double major, won a highly-competitive Goldwater Scholarship.