The Undergraduate Fellowship Office (UFO) is proud to announce many awardees, finalists, and nominees for the prestigious scholarships we support! These competitive awards offer transformative opportunities for current undergraduate students and recent graduates.
The incredible group of students listed below represent the College of Arts and Science, Fisher College of Business, College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences, and College of Medicine. On campus, they are Morrill Scholars, Undergraduate Student Government representatives, Buckeye Leadership Follows, Honors and Scholars students, first generation college students, Eminence Fellows and more. And their aspirations include advanced degrees such as MDs, PhDs, and JDs as well as careers in environmental law, education, medicine, national security, data analytics, and more. From rising juniors to recent graduates, these Buckeyes will undoubtedly continue to make Ohio State proud.
Janet Schroeder, program manager of competitive fellowships, reflected on the 2022-2023 school year and stated, “working with the highly motivated students who seek support from the Undergraduate Fellowship Office is an honor. I especially enjoy meeting them through their materials and mentoring them through the application process. Whether the students who passed through UFO this year won the awards they applied for or not, I am confident they will impact their communities—locally and globally—for the better.”
As the 2022-2023 school year comes to an end, we celebrate the following students for their accomplishments:
- Alex Abreo, Truman Scholarship, finalist
- Catherine Adams, Fulbright United Kingdom Summer Institute, recipient
- Aditi Akolkar, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, semi-finalist
- Habib Akouri, Truman Scholarship, nominee
- Rahma Anjum, Critical Language Scholarship, alternate
- Shanvanth Arnipalli, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, awardee
- Daizy Asante, Truman Scholarship, nominee
- Aisha Ayub, Knight Hennessy Scholars program, semi-finalist; Mitchell Scholarship, nominee
- Harrison Blake, NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Scholarship, recipient; Astronaut Scholarship, nominee
- Isaiah Boateng, Goldwater Scholarship, recipient
- Maria Burdjalov, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, semi-finalist
- Defne Ceyhan, Goldwater Scholarship, recipient
- Larkin Cleland, Marshall Scholarship, finalist
- Robby Creed, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, semi-finalist; Gaither Junior Fellowship at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, nominee
- Caitlyn Cunningham, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, semi-finalist
- Lakaya Deegan, Udall Scholarship, honorable mention
- Abi Dumm, Fulbright United Kingdom Summer Institute, semi-finalist
- Anne Dwyer, Critical Language Scholarship, alternate
- Lia Gomez-Perez, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, recipient
- Margot Hare, Critical Language Scholarship, alternate
- Stephanie Herrera, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, semi-finalist
- Sarah Hohman, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, awardee
- Emily Johnson, Beinecke Scholarship, recipient
- Shayna Kling, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, alternate
- Rita Kret, NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Scholarship, recipient; DAAD-Research Internship in Science and Engineering, semi-finalist
- Shivani Levine, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, semi-finalist
- Regina Loayza, Udall Scholarship, recipient
- Shing-Tsz Lin, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, awardee
- Ashley Malenfant, DAAD-Research Internship in Science and Engineering, recipient
- Caroline Mallory, Gaither Junior Fellowship at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, recipient; Fulbright U.S. Student Program, awardee
- Olivia Marrero, Udall Scholarship, nominee
- William Marshall, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, awardee; Japan Exchange and Teaching Program, recipient
- Elizabeth Morgan, Astronaut Scholarship, nominee
- Rakesh Murugesan, Marshall Scholarship, nominee
- Devi Dheekshita Nelakurti, Goldwater Scholarship, recipient
- Emily Nothnagle, Rhodes Scholarship, nominee; Marshall Scholarship, nominee; Mitchell Scholarship, nominee
- Anya Phillips, Goldwater Scholarship, recipient; NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Scholarship, recipient
- Shayaan Rasheed, Amgen Scholars Program, recipient; Goldwater Scholarship, nominee
- Byann Rasul, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, awardee
- Max Sanchez, Udall Scholarship, nominee
- Alyssa Sharp, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, awardee
- Christina Slabinski, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, semi-finalist
- Matthew Steinhaur, Critical Language Scholarship, recipient
- Sarah Stouffer-Lerch, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, awardee
- Jack Swartz, Critical Language Scholarship, recipient
- Ashley Tarrant, NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Scholarship, recipient
- Mariel Trinidad, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, semi-finalist; Gaither Junior Fellowship at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, nominee
- Lisa Vogeler, Fulbright U.S. Student Program, awardee
- Kaia Woodford, Rhodes Scholarship, finalist
- Grace Zhang, Critical Language Scholarship, alternate
To earn their nominations or awards, the students listed above worked with staff in the Undergraduate Fellowship Office. Students attended information sessions, drafted application essays, compiled resumes, and sought letters of recommendation from mentors on and off campus. In dialoged with UFO staff, students completed numerous rounds of revisions to their materials and eventually submitted their competitive national application packets. In some instances, students ultimately won the awards they were seeking. But all students, whether they earned the award or not, grew through the application process as they articulated the impact they hope to have on the world, using the skills and knowledge they have and seeking those that they need.
Please join us in celebrating these students. Follow us on Instagram, visit our website, or email us at fellowships@osu.edu for more information about UFO programming and for profiles of many of our awardees!