Fellowship Recipients from Elon

Academic Year 2024-2025

Academic Year 2023-2024

Academic Year 2022-2023

Academic Year 2021-2022

  • Jack Corby (’22), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Bulgaria ETA)
  • Samantha Dominguez (’22), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Czech Republic ETA)
  • Deena Elrefai (’22), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Uruguay ETA)
  • Madison George (’23), Goldwater Scholarship recipient
  • Nicolas Hom (’22), Critical Language Scholarship recipient (Hindi)
  • Kiara Hunter (’23), Truman Finalist
  • Miso Kim (’22), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (South Korea ETA) (declined)
  • India Kirssin (’21), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Argentina ETA)
  • Angela Myers (’20), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Spain ETA) (declined)
  • Allison Potter (’22), Rotary Global Grant Scholarship recipient and Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Nepal ETA) (declined)
  • Tasia Theoharis (’22), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Germany ETA)

Academic Year 2020-2021

  • Anna Altmann (‘23), Goldwater Scholarship Recipient
  • Dory Boudett (‘21), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Spain ETA)
  • Maggie Cornejo (‘21), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Spain ETA)
  • Ashlyn Crain (’22), Goldwater Scholarship Recipient
  • Holly Cardoza (’23), Critical Language Scholarship Recipient (Arabic)
  • Annie Daggett (’20), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Vietnam ETA)
  • Taylor Garner (’20), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Colombia ETA)
  • Kathryn Gerry (’20), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Bahrain Research) & Critical Language Scholarship recipient (Arabic)
  • Sara Gostomski (’20), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Ecuador ETA)
  • Faith Leslie (’21), Rotary Global Grant Scholarship Recipient
  • Sarah Jane McDonald (’21), Critical Language Scholarship Recipient (Swahili)
  • Kristen O’Neill (’19), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Greece ETA)
  • Andrea Peters (‘21), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Spain ETA)

Academic Year 2019-2020

  • Annabelle Baker (’22), Alternate for a Critical Language Scholarship (Hindi)
  • Sarah Barron (’20), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant recipient (Spain ETA)

Academic Year 2018-2019

  • (’20), Critical Language Scholarship Recipient (Arabic – Oman)
  • Amy Belfer (’18), Princeton in Latin America Recipient
  • Bonnie Bloxom (’19), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Recipient (Taiwan/Study)
  • Caroline Bowen (’19), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Recipient (Thailand ETA) (declined)
  • Samantha Collins (’19), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Recipient (Mexico ETA)
  • Nicole Harrison (’18), Princeton in Latin America Recipient
  • (’20), Critical Language Scholarship Recipient (Arabic – Morocco)
  • Courtney Kobos (’19), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Czech Republic ETA)
  • (’20), Truman Finalist
  • Courtney McKelvey (’18), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Recipient (South Korea ETA)
  • (’18), Critical Language Scholarship Recipient (Hindi)
  • Chandler Vaughan (’21), Fulbright UK Summer Institute Recipient (University of Bristol)
  • Lauren Vestresca (’19), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Recipient (Spain ETA) (declined)
  • Jill Watkins (’19), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Recipient (Malaysia ETA)

Academic Year 2017-2018

  •  (’17), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (India Study/Research)
  •  (’18), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Spain ETA)
  • Fitzpatrick, Ilana (’18), Work First Foundation Fellowship recipient
  •  (’18), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (India Study/Research)
  • (’18), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (UK Study/Research)
  • Gottlieb, Robin (’16), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Morocco ETA) (declined)
  •  (’18), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Spain ETA)
  • Holdren, Sarah (’18), (Finland Study/Research) and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipient
  • Perry, Samantha (’18), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (India ETA) (declined)
  • (’18), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Spain ETA)
  • Ryan, Olivia (’18), Coro Fellowship recipient (NYC)
  • (’18), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Spain ETA)
  • Seitz, Christian (’16), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipient
  • Shafer, Katherine (’15), Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship recipient
  • Shahi, Surya (’18), Samuel Huntington Public Service Award recipient
  • (’18), Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation fellowship recipient
  • (’18), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Germany ETA)

Academic Year 2016-2017

  • Bridgette Agbozo (’19), Fulbright UK Summer Institute Recipient (Bristol)
  • Steven Armendariz (’17), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Spain ETA)
  • Leena Dahal (’17), Gates-Cambridge Scholarship Recipient
  • Jack Doyle (’17), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Germany Study) (declined)
  • Josephine Gardner (’17), Samuel Huntington Public Service Award Recipient
  • Mariana Kneppers (’18), Goldwater Scholarship Recipient
  • Benjamin Lutz (’17), Critical Language Scholarship Recipient (Jordan)
  • Alex Mancuso (’19), Critical Language Scholarship Recipient (Morocco)
  • Anna McCracken (’13), Critical Language Scholarship Recipient (Baku) (declined)
  • Elizabeth Meynardie (’17), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Taiwan ETA)
  • Casey Morrison (’16), Princeton in Asia Fellowship Recipient and Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Vietnam ETA) (declined)
  • Amy Mullan (’18), Truman Finalist
  • Kelly Richard (’17), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Indonesia ETA)
  • Lauren Salig (’17), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Argentina ETA)
  • Jacqueline Spencer (’17), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Spain ETA)
  • Gregory Sutton (’14), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Indonesia ETA)
  • Hannah Wilpon (’17), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Alternate (Costa Rica ETA)
  • Alex Vandermaas-Peeler (’17), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Alternate (UK Study)

Academic Year 2015-2016

  • Allie Barteldt (’16), Critical Language Scholarship (India)
  • Alex Bruch (’14), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
  •  (’16), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Turkey ETA)
  • Katharine Fredricksen (’15), Austria Teaching Assistant
  •  (’16), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Spain ETA)
  •  (’16), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
  • Rachael Jones (’12), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
  •  (’16), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Argentina ETA)
  • Benjamin Lutz (’17), Critical Language Scholarship (Morocco)
  •  (’16), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Thailand ETA)
  • Heather McDonough-Caplan (’16), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Alternate (Spain ETA)
  • Helen Meskhidze (’16), Rhodes Finalist, Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (UK Study) (declined)
  • Caley Mikesell (’16), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Alternate (Ecuador Research)
  • Kate Rasmussen (’15), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
  • Kailyn Schmidt (’16), Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Fellowship
  • Christian Seitz (’16), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Alternate (Germany Research)
  •  (’15), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Taiwan ETA)
  • Jordan Thomas (’14), White House Internship
  • Lynnelle Thompson (’16), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Alternate (South Africa ETA)

Academic Year 2014-2015

  •  (’13), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
  •  (’15), Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
  •  (’16), Critical Language Scholarship recipient (India)
  •  (’12), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
  •  (’14), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
  •  (’14), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
  •  (’15), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Thailand ETA)
  •  (’12), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
  •  (’15), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (France ETA)
  • Julia Phillips (’15), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Alternate (UK Study)
  • (’13), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
  • (’15), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (UK Study)
  • Christian Seitz (’16), Amgen Scholarship recipient (Caltech)
  • Daniel Sheehan (’15), Coro Fellowship recipient (NYC)
  •  (’14), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
  •  (’15), Princeton in Asia Fellowship recipient (Myanmar)
  •  (’13), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
  •  (’14), Princeton in Asia Fellowship recipient (Philippines)
  • Jason Waterman (’14), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Malaysia ETA)

Academic Year 2013-2014

  •  (’12), Princeton in Latin America Fellowship recipient
  • Alex Bruch (’14), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
  •  (’14), Princeton in Asia Fellowship recipient
  •  (’15), Clinton Scholarship recipient; Critical Language Scholarship recipient
  • Christine Dierk (’14), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
  •  (’14), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (South Korea ETA)
  •  (’14), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (South Africa ETA)
  • Colby Halligan (’15), ;
  • Kyle Keith (’14), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Alternate (France ETA)
  •  (’14), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Guatemala ETA)
  •  (’12), Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship
  • Cara McClain (’14), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Alternate (Costa Rica ETA)
  •  (’14), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Sri Lanka)
  •  (’15), Truman Scholarship finalist
  •  (’14), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (South Korea ETA)
  • Thomason Price (’13), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
  • Julia Schast (’14), Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
  • Sarah Schmitt, (’14), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipient
  •  (’14), Fulbright US Student Grant (Malaysia ETA)

Academic Year 2012-2013

  •  (’11), Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship
  •  (’13), Princeton in Africa Fellowship (Kenya)
  • Hollyn Geibel (13), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (South Korea ETA)
  •  (’14) Truman Scholarship finalist
  •  (’13), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (South Korea ETA)
  •  (’15), Boren Scholarship (Senegal)
  • Thomason Price (’13), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
  •  (’12), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Bulgaria ETA)

Academic Year 2011-2012

  • Amanda Bienz (’12), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
  •  (’10), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (India ETA)
  •  (’11), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Sri Lanka ETA)
  •  (’13), Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention
  • Kristine Silvestri (’10), Rotary Global Grant (Scotland)
  •  (’12), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Germany research grant)
  •  (’12), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Bahrain ETA)
  •  (’12), Goldwater Scholarship
  • Chelsie Wagner (’09), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Academic Year 2010-2011

  • (’11), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Taiwan ETA)
  •  (’11), Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
  • (’11), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Taiwan ETA)
  •  (’11), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Ecuador research grant)
  •  (’12), Truman Scholarship finalist
  •  (’12), Rangel Scholar
  •  (’12), Truman Scholarship finalist

Academic Year 2009-2010

  •  (’11), Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention
  •  (’10), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Spain ETA)
  • Aisha Mitchell (’12), Rangel Scholar
  •  (’11), Udall Scholarship

Academic Year 2008-2009

  •  (’11), Goldwater Scholarship Honorable Mention
  •  (’09), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Japan research grant), , Rhodes Finalist
  • Breanna Detwiler (’09), Mitchell Scholarship
  •  (’09), DACOR Bacon House Foundation Fellowship
  •  (’09), Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship (South Africa)
  • (’07), Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship (New Zealand)
  •  (’10), Truman Scholarship finalist
  •  (’09), Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship (Mexico)

Academic Year 2007-2008

  •  (’09), Truman Scholarship finalist
  •  (’09), Truman Scholarship & 
  • y (’08), Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship (Scotland)
  •  (’07), National Institutes of Health Oxford/Cambridge Scholarship & Medical Scientist Training Program Award
  •  (’08), Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship
  • Jennifer Vanyur (’08), Phi Kappa Phi Award of Excellence
  •  (’08), American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship

Academic Year 2006-2007

  •  (’06), National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
  •  (’07), Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
  • (’07), National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
  •  (’07), Fulbright U.S. Student Grant (Argentina ETA)
  •  (’07), Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship (South Africa)

Academic Year 2005-2006

  • Rebecca Dickson (’06), Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship
  •  (’06), Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship (UK)
  •  (’07), Goldwater Scholarship