Student Stories

Our previous fellowship participants are a valuable resource for students who want to understand the application and interview process. Our student stories can also give you an inside look at the fellowship experience, helping you select the right fellowship to further your academic and professional goals.

Jul 7th, 2025
Columbia Graduates and Alums Awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Grants for 2025 - 2026
Jun 26th, 2025
Marco Balestri, CC'22 Named Samvid Scholar
Jun 2nd, 2025
Ama Munkhbayar GS'24 named a Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholar
May 16th, 2025
Obse Abebe, CC'27, named US-UK Fulbright Commission Summer Scholar
May 13th, 2025
Harrison Zhang CC'22 Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
May 9th, 2025
Two College Students Recognized by the Udall Scholarship
Apr 30th, 2025
Lucas Aramburu CC’23 and Wena Teng CC’25 named Yenching Academy Scholars
Apr 29th, 2025
Alan Chen CC'25 Named NYC Urban Fellow
Apr 23rd, 2025
Ardaschir Arguelles CC’24 Named John & Daria Barry Scholar
Apr 15th, 2025
Two Columbians Named 2025 Projects for Peace Fellows
Apr 14th, 2025
Athena Pagon SEAS'23 named Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholar
Apr 11th, 2025
Twenty-Two Columbia undergraduate affiliates awarded NSF-GRFP graduate research fellowships
Apr 3rd, 2025
Four Columbians Named Goldwater Scholars!
Apr 2nd, 2025
Congratulations to Columbia’s 2025 Soros Fellows!
Apr 2nd, 2025
Lucy Corthell SEAS’25 named James C. Gaither Junior Fellow
Mar 20th, 2025
Columbia students named 2025 Critical Language Scholars
Mar 10th, 2025
Four Columbians Named Fellows in Brooke Owens and Patti Grace Smith Aerospace Field Fellowships
Feb 25th, 2025
Columbia named 2024-25 Fulbright Top Producer
Feb 17th, 2025
Shayna Gersten GS'24 named Matthew Isakowitz Commercial Space Scholar
Jan 15th, 2025
Four Columbia Affiliates Named 2025-2026 Schwarzman Scholars
Dec 16th, 2024
Kate Lampo SEAS'25 is Named a 2025 Marshall Scholar
Dec 12th, 2024
Lia Silva CC’25 named Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellow
Nov 18th, 2024
Luiza Diniz Vilanova CC’24 Named 2025 U.S. Rhodes Scholar
Oct 25th, 2024
Hunter Doradea GS '26 named Future Nobel Laureate Scholar
Oct 1st, 2024
Munirat 'Muni' Suleiman CC'24 named Fulbright-John Lewis Civil Rights Fellow
Sep 17th, 2024
25 Columbia undergraduates selected for the 2024 - 2025 Millennium Fellowship
Sep 4th, 2024
Gorata Malose CC '22 named Princeton in Africa Fellow
Aug 16th, 2024
Quang Vu Dao CC '20 named Quad Fellow
Jun 15th, 2024
Kashish Kumar, CC’25, named 2024 Projects for Peace Fellow
Jun 13th, 2024
Celebrating the 2024 Fellows of Columbia College
Jun 13th, 2024
Congratulations to the Columbia University Affiliates Awarded a 2024 - 2025 Fulbright US Student Grant
Jun 10th, 2024
Asher Baron CC’25 named Beinecke Scholar
Jun 3rd, 2024
Sara Wahedi GS’24 named Clarendon Scholar
May 21st, 2024
Two Columbia College Graduates Named John & Daria Barry Scholars
May 20th, 2024
Sonia Rosa Kahn CC’23 Named 2024 - 2025 Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellow
May 7th, 2024
Two Columbians Named Knight-Hennessy Scholars
May 6th, 2024
Dylan Baca CC’25 named 2024 - 2025 Udall Scholar
Apr 22nd, 2024
Thirty-three affiliates of Columbia’s three undergraduate programs awarded graduate research fellowships the NSF-GRFP
Apr 18th, 2024
Two Columbia College Juniors named 2024 Truman Scholars
Apr 8th, 2024
Five Columbians Named Goldwater Scholars
Mar 22nd, 2024
Columbia students named 2024 Critical Language Scholars
Mar 12th, 2024
Gates Cambridge Scholarship Awarded to Aiden Sagerman, CC’24 and Sarah Shi, CC'20
Mar 11th, 2024
Gates Cambridge Scholarship Awarded to Aiden Sagerman, CC’24 and Sarah Shi, CC'20
Feb 26th, 2024
Diogene Artiles, CC'22, Named 2025 Luce Scholar
Feb 15th, 2024
Columbia named top-producing Fulbright institution for 2023-24
Jan 17th, 2024
Theo Nelson CC’24 Named Churchill Scholar
Dec 11th, 2023
Mary Olson CC’21 is named a 2024 Marshall Scholar
Dec 6th, 2023
Two Columbia affiliates named 2024 - 2025 Schwarzman Scholars
Dec 6th, 2023
Twelve Columbia undergraduates selected for the 2023 - 2024 Millennium Fellowship
Nov 22nd, 2023
Coleman Yorke, CC’20, named a Mitchell Scholar
Nov 12th, 2023
Columbia College Senior Named 2024 Rhodes Scholar
Nov 8th, 2023
GS Student, Rinor Jani, Named 2023 Projects for Peace Summer Fellow
Aug 23rd, 2023
Nathalia Tavares, CC’23 selected to the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals in Germany
Aug 7th, 2023
Elif Memet CC’19 awarded the David Rubenstein scholarship at Harvard University
Jul 20th, 2023
Amanda Qi Xin Ong CC’20 awarded a Princeton in Asia fellowship
Jul 17th, 2023
Julia Udell CC'21 and Harrison Zhang CC'22 named 2023 Samvid Scholars
Jun 28th, 2023
Three Columbia University undergraduates selected for the 2023 Critical Language Scholarship
Jun 15th, 2023
Seiji Murakami CC’23 awarded Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship
Jun 2nd, 2023
Columbia University Affiliates Awarded 2023 - 2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Grants
May 1st, 2023
Ethan Fenlon CC’21 Awarded DAAD Scholarship
May 1st, 2023
Victoria Choe CC’24 Named a 2023 Key into Public Service Scholar
Apr 28th, 2023
Congratulations to Columbia’s Summer 2023 Scholarship and Fellowship Winners!
Apr 25th, 2023
Adriana Liimakka SEAS’18 Awarded Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Apr 18th, 2023
37 Columbia Students Awarded 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Apr 11th, 2023
Anna Bartoux GS’23 Named James C. Gaither Junior Fellow
Apr 1st, 2023
Three Columbians Named Goldwater Scholars
Mar 3rd, 2023
Stan DeLaurentiis CC'23 Named Gates-Cambridge Scholar
Feb 20th, 2023
Coleman Yorke CC'20 and Sarah Toscano GSAS'23 Named Luce Scholars
Feb 20th, 2023
Jaine Archambeau CC’22 and Joshua Elias CC’21 Awarded Rangel Fellowships
Feb 10th, 2023
Columbia named top-producing Fulbright institution for 2022-23
Jan 12th, 2023
Brian Jiang CC’23 and Karen Copeland SEAS’23 Named Churchill Scholars
Dec 14th, 2022
Cy Gilman CC’22 Named Marshall Scholar
Dec 7th, 2022
Five Columbians selected for prestigious Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2024
Dec 5th, 2022
Julia Zhao SEAS'23 and Gloria Charité CC’23 Named Rhodes Scholars
Nov 14th, 2022
Five Columbians Named Rhodes Scholars
Aug 8th, 2022
Fulbright Grants Awarded to 16 Alumni
Aug 1st, 2022
Columbia University Affiliates Awarded 2022 - 2023 Fulbright U.S. Student Grants
Jun 28th, 2022
26 Columbia Students Awarded 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Jun 20th, 2022
Four Columbians recognized by the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
May 2nd, 2022
Congratulations to Our Scholarship and Fellowship Winners!
Apr 22nd, 2022
Dave Epstein, BS’20, wins the 2022 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Apr 14th, 2022
Congratulations to Columbia’s 2022 Truman Scholars!
Apr 11th, 2022
Jonathan Tanaka CC'23 named 2022 Beinecke Scholar
Apr 10th, 2022
William Yuen Yee named Michel-David Weill Scholar
Apr 1st, 2022
2022 Goldwater Scholars Announced
Mar 23rd, 2022
Tony Bodulovic CC'22, receives prestigious David Bohnett Public Service Fellowship
Mar 18th, 2022
Seven Columbia University undergraduates selected for the 2022 Critical Language Scholarship
Dec 14th, 2021
Columbia College Alumni Join the Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2023
Dec 13th, 2021
Columbia Alumna Named 2022 Marshall Scholar
Dec 6th, 2021
Four Columbia University alumni selected for prestigious Schwarzman Scholars Class of 2023
Nov 24th, 2021
Andre Chan, Arman Husein, and Sydni Scott Named Rhodes Scholars
Nov 23rd, 2021
Swati Ravi CC’22, wins prestigious Mitchell Scholarship
Jul 15th, 2021
Columbia University affiliates awarded Fulbright U.S. Student grants
Jul 6th, 2021
Uwade Akhere CC'21 receives the honored Lionel Pearson Fellowship
Jun 9th, 2021
Brianna Yang CC'20 awarded prestigious Samvid Scholarship
May 6th, 2021
Bunmi Fariyike SEAS'20 receives prestigious Knight-Hennessey Scholarship
Apr 15th, 2021
Columbia GS Junior Jarrell Daniels Named 2021 Truman Scholar
Apr 1st, 2021
Five College Students Named Goldwater Scholars
Mar 15th, 2021
Abrar Nadroo CC’20 Receives Churchill Scholarship
Feb 23rd, 2021
Columbia named top-producing Fulbright institution
Feb 19th, 2021
Isabel Schmidt CC’24 named a 2021 Davis Fellow for Peace
Feb 2nd, 2021
Myesha Jemison TC’20 Awarded the 2021 Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Dec 28th, 2020
Jia Wan CC’18, SEAS’20 named Rhodes China Scholar
Dec 7th, 2020
Miranda Li CC’17 receives Schwarzman Scholarship
Nov 25th, 2020
Abigail Hickman CC’21 receives prestigious Mitchell Scholarship
Nov 23rd, 2020
Santiago Tobar Potes CC’20 Named Rhodes Scholar
Nov 17th, 2020
2020 CU Annual Poster Competition Awardees
Oct 2nd, 2020
Two Dual BA Students Chosen as Millennium Fellows
Jun 5th, 2020
Columbia College affiliates receive Fulbright U.S. Student grants
May 12th, 2020
Two Columbia College students awarded Udall Scholarship
May 11th, 2020
Columbia College students awarded fellowships
May 4th, 2020
Two Columbia College alumni named Knight-Hennessy Scholars
May 4th, 2020
Eleven College affiliates awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Apr 16th, 2020
Julia Udell CC’21 receives prestigious Truman Scholarship
Apr 10th, 2020
Bryn Evans CC’21 wins prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
Apr 10th, 2020
Ethan Chen CC’21 and Abhishek Shah CC’21 win prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Apr 8th, 2020
21 Columbia Engineers Named NSF Graduate Research Fellows
Feb 12th, 2020
Columbia named top-producing Fulbright institution
Dec 24th, 2019
Three GS Alumni Selected as 2021 Schwarzman Scholars
Dec 10th, 2019
Young Joon Kim CC’20 receives Marshall Scholarship
Dec 9th, 2019
Tanveer Singh CC’18 receives Schwarzman Scholarship
Dec 9th, 2019
Senior Amar Bhardwaj SEAS ’20 Awarded Marshall Scholarship
Dec 5th, 2019
Daniel Driscoll CC’20 receives prestigious Mitchell Scholarship
Nov 26th, 2019
Anish Gawande CC’18 receives Rhodes India Scholarship
Sep 13th, 2019
Columbia College Undergrad Researches Chile’s Voucher System
May 28th, 2019
Fulbright Recipient Samuel Castro SEAS’19 to Conduct Research in Mozambique
May 26th, 2019
Elizabeth Gunawan CC’18 and Zachary Marcone CC’19 named Yenching Academy Scholars
May 15th, 2019
Amar Bhardwaj ’20 Receives Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
May 2nd, 2019
Fourteen Columbia College affiliates awarded 2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Student grants
Apr 26th, 2019
GS Alumni Receive National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Apr 26th, 2019
Seven GS Students Receive Renowned Fellowships for Foreign Language Study
Apr 17th, 2019
Nkima Stephenson CC’21 awarded 2019 Critical Language Scholarship
Apr 16th, 2019
Theo Di Castri CC’12 wins prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Apr 12th, 2019
Angelo Hernandez-Sias CC’20 wins prestigious Beinecke Scholarship
Apr 11th, 2019
Shreyas Vissapragada CC’17 awarded 2019 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
Apr 9th, 2019
Jorge Antonio Ochoa CC’19 awarded NIH Bioethics Fellowship
Apr 9th, 2019
Sreya Pinnamaneni CC’20 and Myrna Santos CC’20 awarded Humanity in Action Fellowships
Apr 5th, 2019
2019 Presidential Global Fellowship winners announced
Apr 4th, 2019
Jesse Chase-Lubitz GS'18 selected to join the 2019-2020 class of Luce Scholars
Mar 13th, 2019
Lauren Q. Nguyen CC’19 awarded prestigious Pearson Fellowship from the Society of Classical Studies
Dec 5th, 2018
Kara Schechtman CC’19 wins prestigious Mitchell Scholarship
Oct 18th, 2018
Five College alumni receive Princeton in Asia fellowships
Sep 17th, 2018
Columbia College announces Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
Sep 14th, 2018
Fulbright Winner to Research Low Birth Weight in Mumbai
May 29th, 2018
Alex Braslavsky CC’18 wins prestigious Clarendon Scholarship
May 16th, 2018
Leena Dai CC’18 named Yenching Academy Scholar
May 16th, 2018
Ben LaZebnik CC’18 selected for Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs
May 14th, 2018
Eleven Columbia College, Engineering, and General Studies affiliates awarded 2018-2019 Fulbright U.S. Student grants
Apr 17th, 2018
Sixteen College, Ten Engineering, and One General Studies affiliates awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Apr 11th, 2018
Two Columbia Engineers Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Apr 10th, 2018
2018 Presidential Global Fellowship winners announced
Mar 9th, 2018
David Vasquez CC’13 selected for Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program
Feb 22nd, 2018
Matt Malone CC’18 wins prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Dec 4th, 2017
Tomas Luksic CC’18 named Schwarzman Scholar
May 31st, 2017
Anneliese Mesa-Jonassen CC’17 wins Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling Fellowship
May 11th, 2017
Students awarded 2017 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships
Apr 27th, 2017
Eight Columbia College students and an alumna win Fulbright U.S. student grants
Apr 26th, 2017
Engineering Seniors Neha Jain ’17 and Sidney Perkins ’17 Awarded Fulbright Fellowships
Mar 15th, 2017
Students receive 2017 Presidential Global Fellowships
Feb 10th, 2017
Sophie Wilkowske CC’17 wins prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Nov 30th, 2016
George J. Mitchell Scholarship Awarded to GS Student
Nov 30th, 2016
Dual BA Program Alumna Awarded Rhodes Scholarship
Oct 19th, 2016
Engineering Fulbright Winner to Embark on Indonesian Odyssey
Jul 15th, 2016
Columbia College students honored for academic achievements
Jul 14th, 2016
Nine Columbia College alumni awarded 2016-2017 Fulbright U.S. Student grants
Jul 6th, 2016
GS Student and Air Force Veteran Earns Prestigious Google Scholarship
Jun 7th, 2016
Jonah Belser CC’16 wins Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellowship
May 12th, 2016
Students named 2016 Yenching Academy Scholars
May 11th, 2016
Six CC and GS students awarded 2016 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarships
May 10th, 2016
Columbia College announces establishment of Nobuhisa and Marcia Ishizuka Global Fellowship in East Asian Studies
Apr 29th, 2016
Columbia College and Engineering team win undergraduate entrepreneurship challenge
Apr 22nd, 2016
Bianca Guerrero CC’17 wins prestigious Truman Scholarship
Apr 12th, 2016
Students receive 2016 Presidential Global Fellowships
Jan 13th, 2016
Akshay Shah BS’14 Named among Inaugural Schwarzman Scholars
Dec 7th, 2015
Dual BA Program Student Named 2016 German Rhodes Scholar
Apr 3rd, 2015
Biomedical Engineering Junior Receives Goldwater Scholarship
Feb 13th, 2015
GS Alumna Awarded Full Graduate Scholarship to University of Cambridge
Mar 12th, 2013
Luce Scholar Aims to Make a Mark in Global Health