The University of Utah Honors College is proud to announce the school's 2024 recipients, finalists, semi-finalists and alternates for nationally prestigious scholarships.
This year, the list includes the Critical Language Scholarship, Fulbright Scholarship, Goldwater Scholarship, Truman Scholarship, Rhodes Scholarship and many others. Many of these scholarships include an opportunity to study abroad, while others help students fill critical needs, including public service and leadership training, research development and language acquisition.
These results showcase the hard work U students have done to demonstrate exceptional scholarship, preparation and dedication to making the world a better place. This year's recipients represent multiple schools and colleges, including the College of Education, College of Humanities, College of Science, College of Social and Behavioral Science, David Eccles School of Business, John and Marcia Price College of Engineering and the Honors College.
The Critical Language Scholarship
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) supports eight to 10 weeks of intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for undergraduate and graduate students. Programs take place in countries where languages essential to America's national security and economic prosperity are spoken. The CLS is funded by the U.S. Department of State.
- Erin Hardy, Russian (College of Humanities)
Critical Language Scholarship Spark
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Spark supports eight-week virtual language programs in Arabic, Chinese and Russian for undergraduate and graduate students. The online classes are facilitated by native speakers at a CLS partner institution abroad. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of State.
- Alternate: Adam Cook, Mandarin (College of Humanities)
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)
The DAAD supports postgraduate study, research or learning German in Germany. The program is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
The DAAD supports postgraduate study, research or learning German in Germany. The program is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
- Semi-finalist: Moses Samuelson-Lynn, math and German (College of Science; College of Humanities)
DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering Professional
DAAD Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) Professional offers summer research internships in Germany to master’s and Ph.D. students at companies and non-university research institutions with strong relations to industry. Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
- Samantha Nestel, Biology (College of Science)
- Moses Samuelson-Lynn, Math and German (College of Science; College of Humanities)
Foreign Language & Area Studies Scholarship
The Foreign Language and Area Studies Scholarship (FLAS) supports graduate and undergraduate students studying underrepresented languages during an academic year or a summer fellowship. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. At the University of Utah, FLAS is administered by International & Area Studies in the College of Humanities, although ONCS assists and supports students as needed. The FLAS-supported languages are listed after the student’s name below.
Summer 2023 Undergraduate:
- Adam Cook, Arabic
Erin Hardy, Persian - Calvin Huggins, Arabic
- Travis Martinez, Portuguese
Academic Year 2023-24 Undergraduate:
- Britta Catmull, Chinese
- Nate Hooper, Portuguese
- Isaac Kendell, Russian
- Kate Kendall, Japanese
- Siena Popiel, Chinese
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program supports one year of graduate study, research, or an English Teaching Assistantship in over 140 countries for graduating college seniors, graduate students and young professionals from all academic disciplines. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of State.
Recipients:
- Moses Samuelson-Lynn (B.S. in Math, B.A. in German, spring 2024) will research “A New Set of Efficient Initial Variables for Cluster Algebras of Finite Mutation Type” at the Max Plank Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences in Leipzig, Germany (College of Science; College of Humanities)
- Alyssa Lee (B.A. in Elementary Education, spring 2023) will serve as an English Teaching Assistant in Taiwan (College of Education)
- Catherine Warner (B.S. in Math, spring 2019; Ph.D. in Math, spring 2025) will research “Semiduality Groups: An Analog of Duality Groups” at the University of Sannio in Benevento, Italy (College of Science)
Semi-finalists:
- Marina Gerton (B.S. in Biology and Chemistry, December 2023) applied to undertake a research project at the University of Costa Rica that focused on“The Habitat Use and Niche Partitioning of Economically Important Species in Santa Elena Bay” (College of Science)
- John Shackelford (B.S. in Operations and Supply Chain Management, spring 2021) applied to serve as an English Teaching Assistant/Debate Coach in Taiwan (David Eccles School of Business)
Gates Cambridge Scholarship
The Gates Cambridge Scholarship supports postgraduate degree programs in any subject available at the University of Cambridge. The program is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Finalist: Dua Bint-E-Ahzar, physics (College of Science)
Barry Goldwater Scholarship
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship supports one to two years of study for undergraduate sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. This program is funded by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation in partnership with the Department of Defense National Defense Education Programs (NDEP). Read more about the U's 2024 recipients here.
- Nathan Patchen, biology (College of Science)
- Muskan Walia, math and philosophy of science (College of Science; College of Humanities)
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) provides up to three years of support for graduate students pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields at any university in the United States. This program is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. At the University of Utah, NSF GRFP is administered by the Graduate School, although the Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships provides assistance and support to students as needed.
Recipients:
- Shelby Lynn Galinat, materials research (John and Marcia Price College of Engineering)
- Kisel Lusted, geosciences (College of Science)
- Tata Serebryany, chemical engineering (John and Marcia Price College of Engineering)
- Ella Spurlock, Chemistry (College of Science)
- Caden Stewart, machine learning (John and Marcia Price College of Engineering)
Honorable mention:
- Tobin Makaya Wainer, physics and astronomy (College of Science)
Rhodes Scholarship
The Rhodes Scholarship supports a two-year master’s degree or two one-year master’s degrees in any field at the University of Oxford. The program is funded by the Rhodes Trust. Learn more about Eliza Diggins and the Rhodes Scholarship here.
- Finalist: Eliza Diggins, physics and applied math (College of Science)
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship supports three years of postgraduate study at any U.S. university in any field leading to a career in public service. Funded by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. At the University of Utah, The Truman Scholarship is administered by the Hinckley Institute of Politics, and the Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships provides assistance and support to students as needed.
- Finalist: Aarushi Verma, philosophy and business economics and analytics (College of Humanities; David Eccles School of Business)