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Prestigious Scholarships Recipients

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

Kush Narang
Biological Sciences

Azucen Virgen

Azucena Virgen
Biological Sciences

 

 

Critical Language Scholarship
 

Monica Casillas

Monica Casillas
Psychology
Russian

Sophia Li

Sophia Li
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Chinese

Kelly Chen

Kelly Chen (alternate)
Animal Science
Korean

 

Annika Jorgensen

Annika Jorgensen (alternate)
Sociology
Japanese

Hannah Lupse

Hannah Lupse (alternate)
Political Science
Russian

Xander Visconti

Xander Visconti (alternate)
International Relations
Arabic

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+ 1 scholar and 5 finalists who prefer not to be listed

 

 

 

David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

 

Mateo Espinoza

Mateo Espinoza
Political Science

Kayus Remeika

Kayus Remeika (alternate)
Psychology

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+ 1 scholar who prefers not to be listed

Donald A. Strauss Scholarship
 

Siona Samanta

Siona Samanta
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior

 

 

 

Freeman-ASIA Scholarship

 

Kaitlyn Glenn

Kaitlyn Glenn
Statistics
Japan

 

 

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

English Teaching Assistant Award

Sydney Alper

Sydney Alper
International Relations, Spanish
Colombia
 

Emily Granger

Emily Granger
English
Taiwan

Tahmin Khan

Tahmin Khan
History, International Relations
Uzbekistan

Zane Taylor

Zane Taylor
Environmental Science and Management
Indonesia

Ethan Krajnovich

Ethan Krajnovic (alternate)
Chinese
Taiwan

Happy Lee

Happy Lee (alternate)
Human Development, Philosophy
South Korea

 

 

Rebecca Pearl

Rebecca Pearl (alternate)
International Relations, Spanish
Spain

Bliss Bergmark

Bliss Bergmark (finalist)
History
Bulgaria

 

Giselle Castaneda

Giselle Castaneda (finalist)
Spanish, Linguistics
Spain

 

Jacob Feinstein

Jacob Feinstein (finalist)
History
Montenegro

Karina Jiminez

Karina Jiminez (finalist)
History
Mexico

Amber Nusser

Amber Nusser (finalist)
Psychology
Greece

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+ 1 alternate and 1 finalist who prefer not to be named

 

 

 

Graduate Degree Award

Alex Coffman

Alexander Coffman (alternate)
Electrical Engineering
Finland

Anne Saltel

Anne Saltel (finalist)
Community and Regional Development
Australia

John Walker

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

 

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+ 1 scholar who prefers not to be named

 

 

Research Program Award

Avantika Gokulnatha

Avantika Gokulnatha
Genetics and Genomics
Germany

Priya Talreja

Priya Talreja
Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning
Portugal

Matthew Davis

Matthew Davis (finalist)
Plant Biology
Germany

Cristina Fries

Cristina Fries (finalist)
English
Mexico

Adriana Hernandez-Castaneda

Adriana Hernandez Castaneda (finalist)
Sociology
Mexico

Evan Martinak

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

 

Jennifer Sherrill

Jennifer Sherrill (finalist)
Music
Greece

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+ 1 scholar who prefers not to be named

 

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

 

Avantika Gokulnatha

Avantika Gokulnatha (finalist)
Genetics and Genomics

 

 

James C. Gaither Junior Fellowship

 

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1 finalist who prefers not to be listed

 

 

Schwarzman Scholarship

 

Celene Aridin


Celene Aridin
International Relations

 

 

Udall Scholarship

 

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Apollo Cadiente (honorable mention)
Environmental Policy Analysis and Planning

 

 

Yenching Academy

 

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Nan Zhao
Biochemistry

 

 

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