Fellowship Year 2024-2025 -- updated throughout the 2023-2024 academic year
Arley D. Cathey Fellows
Astronaut Scholars
- Ry Papadopoulos (Chemistry, Philosophy, 2025)
Beinecke Scholar
- Arnie Campa (Art History; Inquiry and Research in the Humanities, 2024)
Boren Scholars
- Aida Krzalic (Global Studies: Political Economy, 2024), Mandarin, China
- Alexandra LeBaron (Fundamentals: Issues and Texts, 2024), Japanese, Japan
- Emma Janssen (Fundamentals: Issues and Texts, 2024), Turkish, Azerbaijan (declined)
Named Alternates:
- Max Parness (History, Russian and East European Studies, 2024), Russian, Kazakhstan
- Will Robertson (Global Studies: Political Economy, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, 2024), Korean, South Korea
Carnegie Endowment James C. Gaither Junior Fellow
- Astrid Weinberg (History, Political Science; MA International Relations, 2024), American Statecraft Program (declined)
Critical Language Scholars
- Lily Potter (Philosophy, 2025), Arabic
- Elijah Perkins (South Asian Languages and Civilizations, English Language and Literature, 2025), Hindi
- Asher Hansen (Global Studies, 2025), Persian
- Andrew Edmonson (Common Year, 2027), Arabic
Named Alternates:
- Hira Baig (Public Policy, 2024), Indonesian
- Elena Tiedens (History, 2025), Russian
- Elizabeth Zazycki (Political Science, History, 2024), Hindi
- Ammar Farra (AB, Near Eastern Languages and Culture; MA, Middle Eastern Studies. 2024), Persian
DAAD RISE Scholars
- Connor Blake (Molecular Engineering, 2026), Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (declined)
- Zachary Gillis (Physics; Mathematics, 2025), Universität Rostock (declined)
- Lekha Masoudi (Common Year, 2027), Universität Bayreuth
- Hongyi Meng (Physics, 2025), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Peter Scheidt (Molecular Engineering, 2026), Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
- Zewei (Jason) Wu (Astrophysics, 2025), Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
Fulbright Finalists (Awardees)
- Hira Baig (Public Policy, 2024), English Teaching Assistant Award in Indonesia
- Zoë Benjamin (Critical Race & Ethnic Studies, 2024), English Teaching Assistant Award in the Canary Islands, Spain
- Ralph Brown (English Language & Literature, 2022), English Teaching Assistant Award in Luxembourg
- Dora Gordon (Political Science, 2024), Combined Award in Austria
- Mari Knudson (Environmental & Urban Studies, 2022), Fulbright-Aalto University Graduate Award in Finland
- Daisy Maslan (History; French, 2024), Study Award in France
- Hannah Ni (Political Science (BA); International Relations (MA), 2024), English Teaching Assistant Award in Taiwan
- Ethan Reiter (Philosophy (Intensive Track); Cognitive Science, 2024), Master’s Degree Program Award: Taipei Medical University Award in Mind, Brain, and Consciousness in Taiwan
- Eseme Segbefia (Sociology, 2022), English Teaching Assistant Award in Colombia
- Nicole Yao (Biological Sciences; Economics, 2023) English Teaching Assistant Award in Taiwan
Named Alternates:
- Sarah Muhlbaum (Inquiry & Research in the Humanities; French & Francophone Studies, 2024), Study Award in France
Gilman Scholars
- Maimouna Abdulmumin (Political Science; Global Studies, 2025) France
- Isabel Alvarez (Political Science; Law, Letters & Society, 2026) Spain
- Ashfaq Arian (Biological Sciences; Public Policy, 2024) France
- Faith Augustine (Political Science, 2025) Senegal
- Santiago Baca (Common Year, 2026) Chile
- Nancy Martinez (Economics, 2026) Spain
- Florence Ukeni (Economics, Global Studies, 2025) Morocco
GEM Fellowship
- Steven Labalme (Chemistry, 2024)
Goldwater Scholars
- Eva McCord (Neuroscience, 2025)
- Joshua Pixley (Molecular Engineering, 2025)
- Sarah Kress (Chemistry, 2025)
Knight-Hennessy Scholar
- Umar Siddiqi (Biological Sciences, 2024)
Lincoln Academy Student Laureate
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows
- Michael Thomas Barz (Mathematics, 2024)
- Clare Booth (Biological Sciences, 2022)
- Hugh Cairney (Physics, 2024)
- Alexander Cameron Chang (Mathematics, 2024)
- Ethan Dintzner (Biological Sciences: Quantitative Biology, Mathematics, 2023)
- Alyssa Guillu (Psychology, 2022)
- Madison Baothi Huynh (Molecular Engineering, 2024)
- Benjamin C. Kash (Molecular Engineering, 2022)
- Zubin Kumar (Molecular Engineering, Engineering of Polymers and Soft Materials minor, 2024)
- Steven Gabriel Labalme (Chemistry, Mathematics, 2024)
- Russell Legate-Yang (Economics, Mathematics, 2022)
- Jeffrey Bowen Li (Physics, 2024)
- Megan Morales (Chemistry, 2024)
- Samuel J. Reynolds (Mathematics, Physics, 2024)
- Riya Sahni (Computer Science, Economics, 2023)
- Audrey Paris Scott (Anthropology, Astrophysics, 2024)
- Nathaniel Selub (Physics, Mathematics, 2024)
- Lucas Wang (Molecular Engineering, Computer Science and Quantum Information Science minors, 2023)
- Sonia Yuan (Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, 2024)
- Jessica J. Zhong (Environmental Science, Biological Sciences, 2023)
An additional 10 College/UChicago alums were awarded the NSF GRFP as graduate students at other institutions.
Honorable Mentions
- Meghan Elliott (Psychology, Neuroscience minor, 2019)
- Stella Kraus (Physics, 2024)
- Neel Anthony Lahiri (Economics, Mathematics, 2022)
- Diangen Lin (Physics, Molecular Engineering, 2024)
- Jan Tadeusz Morgan (Economics, Mathematics, 2022)
- Kyla Mullaney (Astrophysics, Media Arts and Design and Science Communication and Public Discourse minors, 2024)
- Abbey Piatt Price (Molecular Engineering, Molecular Engineering of Sustainable Energy and Water Resources minor, 2024)
- Rachel Quan (Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, 2024)
An additional 16 College/UChicago alums were named as NSF GRFP Honorable Mentions as graduate students at other institutions.
- Ethan Ostrow (Law, Letters, and Society; MA in Political Science, 2024)
- Tommy Hagan (AB, Fundamentals, Philosophy, 2021)
- Russell Legate-Yang (AB, Economics and Mathematics, 2022)
Projects for Peace Grantee
- Mónica Ruiz House (Sociology, Latino Studies, Spanish, and Law, Letters & Society, 2024)
- Wesley Fang (Economics, 2023)
- Xavier Wu (Political Science and Economics, 2024)
- Georgia Wluka (Environmental and Urban Studies, Anthropology, 2025)
Honorable Mention:
- Elena Tiedens (History, 2025)
US Teaching Assistantship (USTA) Program
- Emma Kreistler (History, 2024)
Yenching Academy Scholars
- Alice Xiuqi Tay (Law, Letters & Society; History, 2023)
- Ethan Reiter (Philosophy (Intensive Track); Cognitive Science, 2024)