Fellowships in the News

Two Yale students named Obama Voyager scholars

September 19, 2024

Yale College students Ethan Chiu and August Rios are among 100 college juniors nationwide to be named 2024-26 Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholars.

Five Yalies with military experience named 2024 Tillman Scholars

August 16, 2024

Five Yale students have been named 2024 Tillman Scholars, recognizing their military service and commitment to improving people’s lives.

Three Yale students named 2024 Quad Fellows in STEM fields

This year’s Quad Fellows, a scholarship program that sponsors master’s and doctoral students in STEM fields, includes a trio of Yalies.

August 9, 2024

Twenty-seven graduating seniors, recent Yale College alums win Fulbrights

More than two-dozen members of Yale College’s Class of 2024 or recent alumni will spend a year abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

May 30, 2024

Fellowship recipients to continue their studies in the U.K.

Eight Yale seniors and two recent graduates have been awarded fellowships from various organizations for graduate study in the United Kingdom.

May 7, 2024

Five promising leaders from Yale named 2024 Marshall Scholars

The prestigious Marshall Scholarships fund up to three years of graduate study in any academic topic at any university in the United Kingdom

December 11, 2023

Seven Yalies selected as 2023-24 Schwarzman Scholars

Four Yale seniors and three recent graduates have been selected as 2023-24 Schwarzman Scholars, a prestigious fellowship that supports graduate study in China.

December 6, 2023

Five Yale students awarded 2024 Rhodes Scholarships

Four Yale College seniors and a scholar studying at Yale as a 2023-24 Henry Fellow have received prestigious Rhodes Scholarships.

November 13, 2023

Fellowship winners will continue their studies in England

The fellowships support graduate study at Oxford and Cambridge universities in the U.K.

April 27, 2023

Six ‘New Americans’ with Yale ties win Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships

Three current Yale students and three recent graduates have received Soros fellowships, which support graduate study for immigrants or children of immigrants.

April 25, 2023

Four promising Yale student scientists named Goldwater Scholars

The scholarships named for a former U.S. senator encourage research careers in STEM.

April 20, 2023

Yale junior, a two-time Bronze Star recipient, named Truman Scholar

Bob Atkinson ’24 is the first student in the Eli Whitney Students Program for nontraditional students to win the scholarship.

April 14, 2023

For Yale undergrads, Obama ‘Voyager’ scholarships offer access to the world

As inaugural “Voyager Scholars,” two civic-minded Yale students will receive 10 years of financial support from the Obama Foundation and Airbnb.

March 20, 2023

Yale trio among the first group of Quad Fellows in STEM fields

Three Yale students are among the inaugural Quad Fellows, a scholarship designed to build ties among the next generation of scientists and technologists.

December 16, 2022

Three promising leaders from Yale College named Marshall scholars

Yale seniors Michael Chen, Bayan Galal, and Alex Hu are among the 40 winners of the scholarship, which funds up to three years of graduate study in the U.K.

December 13, 2022

Yale students and alumni will study in China as Schwarzman Scholars

Two Yale seniors and two alumni are among the 151 individuals from around the world who have been selected for the graduate study award.

December 9, 2022

Rabhya Mehrotra ’23 to study in Ireland as Mitchell Scholar

Rabhya Mehrotra ’23 was one of 12 students across the country selected for the Mitchell Scholarship, a scholarship for a yearlong graduate degree at any university on the island of Ireland.

November 30, 2022

As Mitchell Scholar, Yale senior to study democracy reform in Ireland

Rabhya Mehrotra, a Yale senior majoring in computer science and political science, is one of 12 future leaders selected for graduate study in Ireland.

November 28, 2022

Five Yale seniors who want to improve the world win 2023 Rhodes Scholarship

Five Yale College seniors who excel academically and demonstrate a commitment to their community are among the 32 Americans who have won.

November 14, 2022

Alumnus with exceptional mathematical promise wins Hertz Fellowship

Yale alumnus Alexander Cohen ’21, now a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is one of 33 doctoral students with exceptional skills in applied science, mathematics, and engineering who have been named 2022 Hertz Fellows.

May 31, 2022

Udall Foundation honors three students for their environmental work

Two rising Yale College seniors — Naomi Shimberg and Gavrielle Welbel — have been named Udall Scholars for their commitment to environmental protection, and rising junior Grace Cajski has been recognized by the Udall Foundation with an honorable mention in the environmental category.

May 31, 2022

Graduating seniors and an alumna win fellowships for study in the U.K.

Seven new Yale College graduates and one alumna have been awarded fellowships from various organizations for graduate study in the United Kingdom.

Five visionary Yalies are named Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford

One graduating senior and four Yale alumni are among 70 students from around the world who have been named Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University. They have been selected based on demonstration of their independent thought, purposeful leadership, and civic-mindedness.

May 6, 2022

Law student is third Yalie to win selective Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Yale Law School student Alaa Hajyahia will study anthropology at the University of Cambridge as the recipient of a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship. Hajyahia, an Israeli citizen, was chosen in the international round of the competition.

May 2, 2022

Four Yale students win Soros Fellowships for New Americans

A medical student who studied by candlelight while living with the violence of civil war in his home country of Syria and a law student who spent her early years living in poverty in El Salvador are among four Yale students who have been selected as 2022 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows.

April 13, 2022

Three high-achieving juniors win Goldwater Scholarships for work in STEM

Three Yale juniors — Emma Levin, Eric Sun, and Hamilton Wan — are among the 417 students across the nation who have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year.

April 5, 2022

Yale senior, alumna win prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Yale senior Jennifer Miao ’22 and alumna Maya Juman ’20 are among 23 U.S. citizens who have been selected to be part of the 2022 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge.

February 8, 2022

Three Yalies awarded prestigious Churchill Scholarships

Two seniors and an alumnus have been awarded Churchill Scholarships to study science, mathematics, engineering and science policy at the University of Cambridge for the 2022-23 academic year.

January 25, 2022

Two seniors and an alumnus are selected as Churchill Scholars

Two Yale seniors — Megan He and Sarah Zhao — and alumnus James Diao ’18 are among the 18 recipients of prestigious Churchill Scholarships for the 2022-23 academic year.

January 13, 2022

Two alumni will pursue graduate study in England as Marshall Scholars

Two recent Yale graduates — Rohit Goyal ’19 and Akhil Rajan ’21 B.A./M.A. — are among the 41 winners of the 2022 Marshall Scholarships, a prestigious honor that allows future American leaders to study any subject for up to three years at top universities in the United Kingdom.

December 15, 2021

Four Yalies to study in China as Schwarzman Scholars

Two Yale seniors and two alumni with an interest in fostering peaceful and prosperous relations with China are among the 151 individuals selected as 2023 Schwarzman Scholars for graduate study in China.

December 14, 2021

Four Yale students win Rhodes Scholarships

Four Yale seniors will cross the Atlantic next fall for graduate studies at the University of Oxford as part of the Rhodes Scholarship.

November 28, 2021

Four Yale seniors are named Rhodes Scholars

Four Yale seniors — three from the United States and one from Canada — have been selected as Rhodes Scholars, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious academic awards for graduate study. The scholarships provide all expenses for two to three years of study at Oxford University.

November 22, 2021

Alumnus wins inaugural scholarship for aspiring civil rights attorneys

Yale alumnus Markus Reneau ’19 is among 10 individuals who have been named inaugural Marshall-Motley Scholars by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. (LDF).

June 2, 2021

Udall Foundation honors students tackling tribal, environmental issues

The Udall Foundation has recognized three Yale undergraduates for their commitment to careers in tribal public policy, the environment, or Native health care, as well as their leadership potential and academic accomplishments.

May 13, 2021

Fellowship winners will study next at Oxford and Cambridge

Ten Yale seniors and a Yale College alumna have been awarded fellowships from a variety of organizations for graduate study at Oxford and Cambridge universities.

May 11, 2021

Four civic-minded alumni named Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford

Four Yale alumni are among 76 graduate students who have been named 2021 Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University.

May 7, 2021

Seven Yale affiliates awarded Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

On Thursday, seven Yale affiliates, including four graduates of Yale College, were awarded the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a merit-based scholarship specifically for immigrants and the children of immigrants.

April 26, 2021

Two Yalies named Truman Scholars

On April 14, the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation named two Yale College juniors — Alie Brussel Faria ’22 and Eli Sabin ’22 — among 62 juniors at various institutions across the country as this year’s Truman Scholarship winners.

April 20, 2021

Four juniors receive Goldwater Scholarships

April 20, 2021

Four Yale College students have been named Goldwater Scholars, joining this year’s cohort of 410 winners from across the country.

Two student leaders in public service named Truman Scholars

April 14, 2021

Yale juniors Alie Brussel Faria and Eli Sabin are among 62 college students nationwide selected as 2021 Truman Scholars.

Seven ‘New Americans’ with Yale ties win Soros Fellowships

April 13, 2021

Seven Yale affiliates selected to receive the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, a merit-based graduate school program for immigrants and the children of immigrants.

STEM-focused juniors win Goldwater Scholarships

April 7, 2021

Four Yale College juniors — Daniel Chabeda, Megan He, Ronald Hood, and Sarah Zhao — are among the 410 college students from across the nation to receive Goldwater Scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Yale among top producers of student Fulbright awards 

February 23, 2021

The number of recipients from Yale continues to rise: for 2020-21, 32 people from Yale were offered Fulbright awards!

Two Yale College alumni selected as Gates Cambridge Scholars

Hallie Gaitsch and Clara Ma, both members of the Yale College Class of 2019, are among 24 U.S. citizens who have been named 2021 Gates Cambridge Scholars.

February 10, 2021

Recent Yale graduate to study at Oxford as a Marshall Scholar

Yale College alumna Keerthana Annamaneni ’20 will begin study next year at Oxford University as one of the 46 winners of the Marshall Scholarship.

December 9, 2020

Five Yalies to study in China as Schwarzman Scholars

Two Yale seniors and three alumni are among 154 students from around the world who will study in China beginning in 2021 as Schwarzman Scholars.

December 8, 2020

Three Yalies win Rhodes Scholarships

Two Yale seniors and a 2020 graduate have been named Rhodes Scholars in the first-ever virtual selection process, necessary due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

November 24, 2020