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.
2024-25 Recipients
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship

Kush Narang
Biological Sciences

Azucena Virgen
Biological Sciences
Critical Language Scholarship

Monica Casillas
Psychology
Russian

Sophia Li
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Chinese

Kelly Chen (alternate)
Animal Science
Korean

Annika Jorgensen (alternate)
Sociology
Japanese

Hannah Lupse (alternate)
Political Science
Russian

Xander Visconti (alternate)
International Relations
Arabic

+ 1 scholar and 5 finalists who prefer not to be listed
David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

Mateo Espinoza
Political Science

Kayus Remeika (alternate)
Psychology

+ 1 scholar who prefers not to be listed
Donald A. Strauss Scholarship

Siona Samanta
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
English Teaching Assistant Award

Sydney Alper
International Relations, Spanish
Colombia

Emily Granger
English
Taiwan

Tahmin Khan
History, International Relations
Uzbekistan

Zane Taylor
Environmental Science and Management
Indonesia

Ethan Krajnovic (alternate)
Chinese
Taiwan

Happy Lee (alternate)
Human Development, Philosophy
South Korea

Rebecca Pearl (alternate)
International Relations, Spanish
Spain

Bliss Bergmark (finalist)
History
Bulgaria

Giselle Castaneda (finalist)
Spanish, Linguistics
Spain

Jacob Feinstein (finalist)
History
Montenegro

Karina Jiminez (finalist)
History
Mexico

Amber Nusser (finalist)
Psychology
Greece

+ 1 alternate and 1 finalist who prefer not to be named
Graduate Degree Award

Alexander Coffman (alternate)
Electrical Engineering
Finland

Anne Saltel (finalist)
Community and Regional Development
Australia

John Walker (finalist)
Spanish, Enviro Policy Analysis and Planning
Netherlands

+ 1 scholar who prefers not to be named
Research Program Award

Avantika Gokulnatha
Genetics and Genomics
Germany

Priya Talreja
Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning
Portugal

Matthew Davis (finalist)
Plant Biology
Germany

Cristina Fries (finalist)
English
Mexico

Adriana Hernandez Castaneda (finalist)
Sociology
Mexico

Evan Martinak (finalist)
MA in Fine Arts (MFA)
Turkey

Jennifer Sherrill (finalist)
Music
Greece

+ 1 scholar who prefers not to be named