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 have been recognized by prestigious scholarship foundations.
Visit the Recipient Archives for a complete listing of past awardees.
2021-22 Prestigious Scholarships Recipients
Critical Language Scholarship
Punjabi

Gurshan Rai
Cellular Biology
Critical Language Scholarship
Chinese

Moriah Shih
Global Disease Biology

Charles Sills
History
Critical Language Scholarship
Portuguese

Carlie Rae Whiteman
Communications

+1 recipient and 2 finalists who prefer not to be listed
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Debate Coach Trainer
Taiwan

Luca Moretti (Finalist)
Political Science - Public Service
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
English Teaching Assistant Award
Mexico

Andrew Ngo
Global Disease Biology
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
English Teaching Assistant Award
Colombia

Anna Kristina Moseidjord
English, History
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
English Teaching Assistant Award
Mexico

Diana Garcia
History, Economics
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
English Teaching Assistant Award
Colombia

Hope Fisher
Hydrology
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
English Teaching Assistant Award
Germany

Michael Wheeler
History, Economics
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Graduate Degree Award
United Kingdom – Manchester Metropolitan University

Teja Dusanapudi
English, American Studies
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Graduate Degree Award
Iceland - University of West Fjords

Brittaney Key
International Relations
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Graduate Degree Award
United Kingdom – University of York

Sereen Banna (Finalist)
Psychology
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Graduate Degree Award
Ireland – Royal College of Surgeons

Maya Mysore (Finalist)
Biomedical Engineering
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Graduate Degree Award
United Kingdom – University of Lancaster

Janae' Bonnell (Finalist)
Environmental Toxicology
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Research Program Award
Italy

Aaron Anderson
Horticulture and Agronomy
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Research Program Award
Germany

Patrick Cunningham
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Research Program Award
Jordan

Melissa Taha
Chemical Engineering
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Research Program Award
New Zealand

Christina Thomas
Native American Studies
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Research Program Award
Argentina

Sabrina Loureiro (Finalist)
Global Disease Biology
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Research Program Award
Germany

Jose Marquez (Finalist)
Biological Systems Engineering
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Research Program Award
Kyrgyzstan

Marika Miner (Finalist)
Political Science
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Research Program Award
Netherlands

Liza Wood (Finalist)
Ecology

Aaron Guerra (Finalist)
Environmental Policy Analysis & Planning

Lynnette Hersh
Psychology

Neeraj Senthil
Biomedical Engineering