Fellowship Year 2023-2024 Scholars

Fellowship Year 2023-2024 

Arley D. Cathey Fellows:

  • Amala Karri (AB, Political Science; MA, International Relations, 2023)
  • Isabelle Russo (Political Science, 2023)
  • Donna Son (French Language and Literature; Political Science, 2023)

Astronaut Scholars:

  • Steven Labalme (Chemistry/Mathematics, 2024)

Beinecke Scholar:

  • Amanda Chacón (Art History, Anthropology, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2024)

Boren Scholars:

  • Ryan Boles (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Anthropology, 2024), Bosnian, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Chloe Brettmann (History, 2023), French, Senegal
  • Marc de Fontnouvelle (Mathematics, 2023), Serbian, Serbia
  • Sophie Feng (Law, Letters, and Society, History, 2023), Mandarin, Taiwan
  • Arturo Gutierrez de Velasco (Global Studies, 2024), Portuguese, Brazil
  • Erica Hogan (Economics, Fundamentals: Issues and Texts, 2023), Swahili, Tanzania
  • Samuel Levy (Political Science, Global Studies, 2023), Mandarin, Taiwan
  • Lena Maghraoui (Environmental Science, 2023), Arabic, Jordan
  • Miriam Sills (Political Science, 2023), Mandarin, China
  • Elizabeth Zazycki (History, Political Science, 2023), Hindi, India

Named Alternate:

  • Hira Baig (Computer Science, Public Policy, 2024), Indonesian, Indonesia

Carnegie Endowment James C. Gaither Fellow

  • Fiona Brauer (Law, Letters, and Society, Democracy Studies 2023)
  • Erica Hogan (Economics, Fundamentals: Issues and Text, 2023)

Critical Language Scholars:

  • Chisom Akpom (Common Year, 2025), Japanese
  • Pravan Chakravarthy (Common Year, 2025), Hindi *Declined*
  • William Flowers (Common Year, 2026), Azerbaijani
  • Laura Mahaniah (Common Year, 2024), Chinese 
  • Cara Wilson (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Public Policy Studies, 2025), Arabic

Named Alternates:

  • Hira Baig (Public Policy Studies, Mathematics, 2024), Indonesian 
  • Lillian Fu (Common Year, 2026), Chinese 
  • Annalise Hinkle (History, Sociology, 2024), Persian
  • Natalie Larsen (Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Global Studies, 2025), Arabic
  • Danielle Lopez (Comparative Human Development, Anthropology, 2025), Indonesian 
  • Luke Magyar (Common Year, 2026), Persian

DAAD RISE Scholars: 

  • Genevieve Ansay (Molecular Engineering, 2025), Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
  • Pierce Hoenigman (Biological Sciences,2025), Technische Universität Kaiserslautern
  • Helena Lew-Kiedrowska (Common Year, 2025), Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
  • Wesley Shih (Molecular Engineering, 2024), Universität Heidelberg
  • Alex Stern (Common Year, 2025), Hochschule Kaiserslautern

DAAD Study Scholarship Scholar:

  • Peter Camporeale (Physics, Mathematics, 2022) MSc in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Davis Projects for Peace Scholar:

  • Diego Pizano (Economics, 2023), Project Title: “One Goal: Promoting Peace through Soccer in Rio de Janeiro’s Morro dos Macacos Neighborhood,” Brazil

Fulbright Grantees:

  • Mallory Brodnik (Molecular Engineering, 2023) Germany, Research Award
  • John Delaloye (History, Philosophy & Social Studies of Science & Medicine; Spanish Language & Literature, 2022) Spain, English Teaching Assistant Award
  • Chloe Duval (Political Science; Public Policy Studies, 2023) Bulgaria, Fulbright/America for Bulgaria Foundation English Teaching Assistant Award
  • Sarah Fineman (Anthropology, 2020) Taiwan, English Teaching Assistant Award
  • Estrella Hernandez (Law, Letters & Society; Global Studies, 2023) Taiwan, English Teaching Assistant Award
  • Amy Lu (English; Public Policy Studies, 2023) Taiwan, English Teaching Assistant Award
  • Adele Malle (Political Science, 2022) Jordan, Research Award
  • Kellin McGowan (Romance Languages & Literatures; Economics, 2023) Colombia, English Teaching Assistant Award
  • Emma Montgomery (Biological Sciences, 2023) Germany, Research Award
  • Sanjana Natesan (Public Policy Studies; Human Rights, 2023) Mexico, English Teaching Assistant Award
  • Isabella Ortega (Fundamentals, 2023) Vietnam, English Teaching Assistant Award
  • Gabriela Perez (Latin American & Iberian Languages; Global Studies, 2023) Brazil, English Teaching Assistant Award
  • August Wachter (Germanic Studies; Philosophy, 2023) Austria, Fulbright Community-Based Combined Award
  • Indigo Wright (Critical Race & Ethnic Studies, 2023) France, Fulbright/French Government English Teaching Assistant Award
  • Elizabeth Zazycki (Political Science; History, 2024) India, Fulbright-Nehru English Teaching Assistant Award

Named Alternates

  • Jade Dombroski (Political Science; Economics, 2023) Andorra, English Teaching Assistant Award
  • Donna Son (Political Science; French Language & Literature, 2023) France, Study Award

Gilman Scholars:

  • Rayna Acha (Gender and Sexuality Studies, Anthropology, 2024), Morocco 
  • Odunayo Akinade (Public Policy Studies, 2025), Morocco
  • Audrey Byykkonen (Psychology, 2024), Senegal
  • Ashley Gurcharan (Biological Sciences, 2023), France
  • Narvella Sefah (Global Studies, 2024), France
  • K-La Spieles (Sociology, 2025), Turkey
  • Jielu Yu (Biological Sciences, 2023), France

Goldwater Scholars: 

  • Cameron Chang (Mathematics, 2024)
  • Steven Labalme (Chemistry/Mathematics, 2024)
  • Umar Siddiqi (Biological Sciences, 2024)

Lincoln Academy Student Laureate

  • Eyshe Beirich (Germanic Studies; Jewish Studies, 2023)

Marshall Scholar:

  • Ricky Holder (Public Policy, 2023)

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows:

  • Victoria Ankel (Mathematics, Physics, 2023)
  • Diego Garza (Physics, Astrophysics, 2023)
  • Paul Keene (Neuroscience, 2021)
  • Rohan Kumar (Mathematics, Computer Science, 2023)
  • John Riley (Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, 2023)
  • Ruby Schnirman (Biology, 2020)
  • Aneesa Sonawalla (Physics, 2016)
  • Jaden Taylor (Astrophysics, 2023
  • Wilson Turner (Chemistry, Molecular Engineering, 2023)
  • Lucas Wang (Molecular Engineering, 2023)
  • Cheryl Wu (Economics, 2021)
  • An additional 9 College/UChicago alum received the NSF GRFP as graduate students at other institutions

 Honorable Mentions:

  • Terry II Culpepper (Economics, 2021) 
  • Uditi Karna (Economics, 2020)
  • Callum Welsh (Physics, 2023)
  • Kevin Zong (Biological Chemistry, Chemistry, 2023)
  • An additional 6 College/UChicago alum received the NSF Honorable Mention as graduate students at other institutions

 


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