Scholarship Awardees and Finalists
We are delighted to announce the national scholarship awards recipients and finalists as they come in. University of Massachusetts Amherst’s undergraduates, graduates, and postgraduate students share how they plan to utilize their awards to fulfill their research, studies, and teaching goals. Congratulations to all recipients and finalists!
Recent Scholarship and Awardee Finalists
Erik Bratland '21
Double major in Microbiology and Psychology
Gregory Macdonald '27
Fall 2025; Ireland
Commonwealth Honors College
Isabella Cherup Wickenheiser '27
Fall 2025; Germany
Beatrice Rogers '26
Fall 2025; Denmark
Jade Shum '26
History of Art & Architecture, Anthropology (Dual-Degree Track); Commonwealth Honors College
Sawyer Fletcher '24
Music major; German minor
Elena Bauer '25
Biology major; International Scholars Certificate; Culture, Health and Science Certificate; Commonwealth Honors College
Chloé Massabni '25
Political Science and Public Health Double Major
Christina Eckenreiter '23
Pre-veterinary Sciences
Citli Valencia Cordova '25
Dual Degree in Political Science and Spanish, Anthropology Minor; Commonwealth Honors College
Ella Ford '26
Psychology major; Education minor; Commonwealth Honors College
Keira Cook '26
BDIC-Neuroscience, Philosophy and Legal Studies; Commonwealth Honors College
Elizabeth Laughlin '24
Major: Linguistics, Minor: Spanish; Commonwealth Honors College
Rishi Mukherjee '24
Major: Finance; Commonwealth Honors College
June Ahn '25
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Commonwealth Honors College
Auden Cote-L’Heureux '25
Major: Mathematics; Commonwealth Honors College
Mia Ikeda '27
Majors: Comparative Literature, Public Health
June Ahn '25
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Commonwealth Honors College
Kevin Alexander '25
Chemistry (B.S.), Physics (B.S.), Mathematics (B.S.); Commonwealth Honors College
Fiona Almeida '28
Doctoral student; Major and minor: Community Health Education and Anthropology
Ryan Bahous-Boldi '25
Major and Minor: Computer Science, Minor: Psychology and Philosophy; Commonwealth Honors College
Scott Barrow '25
Fulbright Study/Research Award; Country: Denmark; Commonwealth Honors College
Sabrina Chhorn '24
Rangel Graduate Fellowship Finalist
Pickering Fellowship Finalist
Fulbright ETA: South Korea; Commonwealth Honors College
Joshua Correia '23
Psychology and English double major with a German minor; Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship: Germany
Maya Couto '25
Major: Public Policy; Minor: Sustainable Community Development; Commonwealth Honors College
Loren Isotalo '24
Dual degree in BA Music (History) and BA Classics (Archaeology); Commonwealth Honors College
Kefiana Kabati '25
Critical Language Scholarship Awardee
Graduate student; Bilingual, ESL and Multicultural Education
Skye McMorris '23
Fulbright Research/Study Award; Country: Belgium; Commonwealth Honors College
Avery Schroder '24
BA in Spanish and a minor in linguistics; certification in TESOL; Commonwealth Honors College
Brandon Silver '24
Triple Major-Dual Degree with a BS in Sport Management & Economics and a BA in Russian, Eurasian & Polish Studies; Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship
Vandrey Sisson '24
Major: Biology; Commonwealth Honors College
Bridget Twombly '24
Biomedical Engineering; RCSI StAR PhD Programme
Gwen Van Allen '25
Major: Natural Resources Conservation; Minor: Linguistics; Commonwealth Honors College
Brahm VanAntwerp '23
Environmental Science; Natural Resources Conservation; Commonwealth Honors College
Hannah Jury '23
Sustainable Community Development; Economics; Commonwealth Honors College
Renee Owen '23
Fulbright Study/Research Award
Biology; German and Scandinavian Studies; Commonwealth Honors College
Sara MacManus '23
Fulbright Study/Research Award Finalist
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; German and Scandinavian Studies; Commonwealth Honors College
Amrita Adak '23
Individual Concentration; Biology; Commonwealth Honors College
Anna Shahbazyan '23
Anna Shahbazyan: Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship; English; Comparative Literature; Commonwealth Honors College
Jordan Legaspi '25
Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology
Julia Burke '23
Biomedical Engineering; Mathematics; Commonwealth Honors College
Tameah B. Chandler '27
Ph.D. Candidate in Education, International Education concentration; Education Policy, Research, and Administration
Tiffany Huynh '23
Tiffany Huynh: Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship; English; Comparative Literature; Commonwealth Honors College
Yoojee Kim '23
Spanish; Linguistics; Commonwealth Honors College
Wes Walsh '24
Biology, Commonwealth Honors College
Soha Habib '23
Political Science; History; Commonwealth Honors College
Emi Aleksanyan '24
Linguistics; Psychology; Commonwealth Honors College
Jeffrey Gomez '25
Computer Science; Mathematics