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