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Campus Life
June 25, 2021 | 09:42 am

Madison Lang ’22 honored with ‘astronaut scholarship’

The biomedical engineering major is one of 60 college students pursuing STEM degrees who were selected for the award.

topics: awards, Class of 2022, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, scholarships,
Campus Life
November 19, 2020 | 03:41 pm

Beauclaire Mbanya ’20 awarded Rhodes Scholarship in global competition

Beauclaire Mbanya is the third Rochester student or alumnus to receive a Rhodes Scholarship. He will head to Oxford, UK, to pursue a master’s degree relating to sustainable energy.

topics: awards, Department of Chemical Engineering, global engagement, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Rhodes Scholarship, scholarships,
Campus Life
April 29, 2020 | 02:00 pm

Ethan Fahnestock ’21 receives Goldwater Scholarship

The national scholarship, which helps cover tuition, room, board, and fees, was authorized by Congress to ensure a continuing source of highly qualified STEM professionals pursuing careers in research.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Fellowships Office, Goldwater Scholar, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, scholarships, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
April 23, 2020 | 11:31 am

Fatima Zaidouni ’20 awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

The award will allow the physics and astronomy major to pursue a postgraduate degree at the University of Cambridge in the UK beginning this fall.

topics: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Gates Cambridge Scholar, global engagement, scholarships, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
February 5, 2019 | 01:41 pm

First in the family

“I grew up feeling I would go to college no matter what,” says Hajim Scholar and computer science major Maisha Idris ’19. Idris’s story is striking, but not unusual at Rochester, where about 20 percent of undergraduates are first-generation, or “first-gen” students.

topics: featured-post, First Gen Society, Rochester Review, scholarships, University Advancement,
Campus Life
October 1, 2018 | 01:48 pm

Two graduates earn Chinese Government Scholarships

Cherish Blackman ’18, a Rochester native, and Jacqueline Tran ’18, of Brooklyn, will study Chinese language and culture after receiving full scholarships from the Chinese government.

topics: China, Class of 2018, global engagement, scholarships,
Campus Life
April 26, 2018 | 12:38 pm

Two University graduates honored with Gates Cambridge scholarships

Two recent Rochester graduates are among 92 students chosen worldwide to be Gates Cambridge Scholars—the most prestigious international postgraduate scholarship offered by the University of Cambridge.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Philosophy, Eastman School of Music, Gates Cambridge Scholar, global engagement, scholarships, School of Arts and Sciences,
Campus Life
April 10, 2018 | 12:51 pm

Three undergraduates earn Critical Language Scholarships

John Cole ’19 will study Mandarin Chinese in Xi’an, China; Joy Nicholas ’19 will study Swahili in Arusha, Tanzania; and Jacqueline Tran ’18 will study Arabic in Amman, Jordan as part of the US State Department’s scholarship program.

topics: awards, Critical Language Scholarships, scholarships,
Campus Life
May 19, 2017 | 01:25 pm

Kearns Center scholars are studies in resiliency, success

Established in 2002, the center has the goal of increasing diversity in higher education by building an educational pipeline, from undergraduate through graduate school, for students who might not otherwise have had access to higher education.

topics: David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity, scholarships,