Prestigious scholarships are awarded to some of the highest-achieving students in the nation, including many of our UC Davis scholars. The Undergraduate and Prestigious Scholarship Office was founded in the 2013-14 academic year. Since that time, we have had the distinct pleasure of working with the following candidates who prestigious scholarship foundations have recognized.
You can visit the Recipient Archives for a complete listing of past awardees.
2023-24 Recipients
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
![Avantika Gokulnatha](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Gokulnatha.png?h=ac57e74d&itok=qILcdt3J)
Avantika Gokulnatha
Genetics and Genomics
![Shih-Na Liu](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Liu.png?h=bca2e16b&itok=EWcL4ke3)
Shih-Na Liu
Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity
![Madeleine Rose](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Rose.png?h=310403a2&itok=Ph27mAQA)
Madeleine Rose
Cognitive Science
Critical Language Scholarship
![Oscar Boissy](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Boissy.png?h=21f1cbd6&itok=XWQ38TuV)
Oscar Boissy
Linguistics
Arabic
![Finnegan Jarrell](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/jarrell.png?h=241baec7&itok=0sdW7SYC)
Finnegan Jarrell
International Relations
Japanese
![Whitne Moussan](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Moussan.png?h=241baec7&itok=Md40MgxO)
Whitne Moussan
Anthropology
Arabic
![Zain Patel](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Patel.png?h=241baec7&itok=7do94M5W)
Zain Patel
International Relations
Hindi
![Angel Trazo](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Trazo.png?h=2a479378&itok=3aqSwhu2)
Angel Trazo
Cultural Studies
Indonesian
![Heidi Trinh](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Trinh.png?h=241baec7&itok=UFmiRFFe)
Heidi Trinh
Linguistics; Computer Science and Engineering
Korean
![Samantha Herzig](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Herzig2.png?h=d07cc655&itok=hHYLFA2l)
Samantha Herzig (Finalist)
Art History
Chinese
![Zoe Smith](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Smith.png?h=b554cb85&itok=bcxBXyl1)
Zoe Smith (Finalist)
English
Chinese
![Icon of three persons](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/multiple-persons.png?h=5e49b4b6&itok=rKci2n4J)
+ 4 finalists who prefer
not to be listed
Donald M. Payne Fellowship
![Margaret Mello](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Mello.png?h=b554cb85&itok=8dgu5mAR)
Margaret Mello
History
Donald A. Strauss Scholarship
![Vyoma Bhanap](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Bhanap.png?h=2a479378&itok=l4YjcWYJ)
Vyoma Bhanap
Cell Biology
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
English Teaching Assistant Award
![Nathaneal Kavenik](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Kavenik2.png?h=356e82a0&itok=lkvyP6SG)
Nathanael Kavenik
English
Mongolia
![Ximena Landeros Bravo](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Landeros.png?h=def3cf70&itok=ebEnwvmf)
Ximena Landeros Bravo
International Relations
Italy
![Annabel Marshall](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Marshall.png?h=b554cb85&itok=O4Tct8RX)
Annabel Marshall
Cognitive Science, English
Switzerland
![Paola Vidal-Espinoza](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Vidal-Espinoza.png?h=77bd0c6f&itok=xsSDNlFz)
Paola Vidal-Espinoza
Public Health
Brazil
![Sofia Biren](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Biren2.png?h=85819151&itok=d5FQK6Ea)
Sofia Biren (finalist)
Political Science, Spanish
Brazil
![Amelie Datz](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Datz.png?h=b554cb85&itok=7lGLpwzB)
Amelie Datz (finalist)
Linguistics
South Korea
![Julianna Deneve](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Deneve.png?h=2a479378&itok=YPOuzxDb)
Julianna Deneve (finalist)
Sociology
Uruguay
![Isabella Edwards](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Edwards_0.png?h=1bf8d4ad&itok=BvyZzBcf)
Isabella Edwards (finalist)
Human Development
Uruguay
![Megan Sanchez](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Sanchez.png?h=2a479378&itok=EuPJ16Oi)
Megan Sanchez (finalist)
Cognitive Science
South Korea
![Madeleine Silva](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Silva.png?h=b554cb85&itok=nn1GQrkl)
Madeleine Silva (finalist)
Human Development
Malta
![Icon of three persons](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/multiple-persons.png?h=5e49b4b6&itok=rKci2n4J)
+ 1 finalist who prefers not to be named
Graduate Degree Award
![Margaret Harp](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Harp_0.png?h=42366e59&itok=zLmJ22rA)
Margaret Harp
Art History
Israel
![Eseosa Omorogieva](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Omorogieva.png?h=50012ca2&itok=Nn8_4XSu)
Eseosa Omorogieva
Computer Science
France
![Kate Linenbach](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Linenbach.png?h=8b7b099c&itok=vWuMtClo)
Kate Linenbach (finalist)
Psychology
United Kingdom
Research Program Award
![Lucille Knowles](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Knowles.png?h=fe35a905&itok=ZfzYG0Ai)
Lucille Knowles
Biological Systems Engineering
Denmark
![Vivienne Muller](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Muller.png?h=241baec7&itok=XjJ2A01a)
Vivienne Muller
Native American Studies
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
![Iris Bright](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Bright.png?h=2a479378&itok=qOMgTpOF)
Iris Bright (finalist)
Entomology
Namibia
![Matthew Davis](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Davis.png?h=38441bcd&itok=fEURmprx)
Matthew Davis (finalist)
Plant Biology
Germany
![Emma Ware](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/Ware.png?h=2a479378&itok=I3JQcO1U)
Emma Ware (finalist)
Atmospheric Science
Poland
![Icon of three persons](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk2561/files/styles/sf_landscape_4x3/public/media/images/multiple-persons.png?h=5e49b4b6&itok=rKci2n4J)
+ 1 recipient and 2 finalists who prefer not to be named