Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients
Astronaut Scholarships
18-20 scholarships awarded to juniors, seniors and graduate students in engineering or the physical sciences with excellent academic records and research experience.
- 2013 - Daniel Boman, Mechanical Engineering
- 2013 - Paige Voigt, Biomedical Engineering
- 2012 - Andrew Emerick, Astrophysics and Physics
- 2011 - Brett Neubauer, Mechanical Engineering
- 2011 - Samuel Schreiner, Aerospace Engineering
- 2010 - Matthew Coudron, Mathematics and Physics
- 2010 - Scott Isaacson, Chemical Engineering
- 2009 - Cole Kazemba, Aerospace Engineering
- 2009 - Rebecca Szarkowski, Biomedical Engineering
- 2008 - Andrew Jones, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- 2006 & 2007 - Alex Kossett, Mechanical Engineering
- 2004 - Craig Lewandowski, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- 2003 - John McKeen, Chemical and Electrical Engineering
Beinecke Scholarships
21 scholarships awarded nationwide for graduate study in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.
- 2010 - Paige Patchin, History and Geography
- 2009 - Dustin Chacón, Linguistics
- 2008 - Jeffrey Hunger, Psychology
- 2006 - Sarah Hampton, Anthropology
Boren Scholarships (formerly NSEP)
Federal scholarship that supports study abroad in languages critical to U.S. security interests.
Numerous U of M-Twin Cities students (undergraduate and graduate) have been awarded Boren Scholarships. Recipients' names are not published.
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
Provides opportunities for approximately 75 young Americans to gain cultural understanding, education, and professional experience in Germany.
- 2013 - Michael Demianiuk, History
- 2010 - Whitney Meyer, International Business and Marketing
- 2005 - Michael Fenton, Political Science and German Studies
Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarships
35 Scholarships awarded to college seniors and graduates for beginning graduate or professional study in the U.S. or abroad.
- 2007 - Mohamed Bakri, Sociology
- 2005 - Mohamed Abdihalim, Biochemistry
Critical Language Scholarships
For intensive study abroad in the Critical Need Languages.
- 2013 - Alicia Nelson, Sociology (Korean)
- 2012 - Jennifer Kaiser, Spanish & Portuguese Studies (Turkish)
- 2012 - Myra Burnette, History (Turkish)
- 2012 - Jennifer Crist, Global Studies (Japanese)
- 2012 - Mathilda Lien, Anthropology (Arabic)
- 2012 - Sarah Rosenthal, Global Studies (Russian)
- 2011 - Asish Abraham, Neuroscience (Japanese)
- 2011 - Alison Johnson, Global Studies (Hindi)
- 2011 - Evan Jones, Linguistics (Russian)
- 2011 - Anna Kaminski, Art, Global Studies (Arabic)
- 2011 - Maxwell Kaufman, Political Science (Arabic)
- 2011 - Stephanie Morse-Noland, Asian Lang/Lit (Korean)
- 2011 - Jessica Oster, Global Studies (Arabic)
- 2010 - Rebecca Armstrong, Genetics/Cell Biology (Chinese)
- 2010 - Dustin Chacón, Linguistics (Bengali)
- 2010 - Tyler Conklin, History (Turkish)
- 2010 - Brianna Crowley, Global Studies (Turkish)
- 2010 - Kelly Heitz, Global Studies (Arabic)
- 2010 - Susan Metzger, Philosophy and Russian (Russian)
- 2010 - Anna Pirsch, Nursing (Turkish)
- 2009 - Dustin Chacón, Linguistics (Bengali)
- 2009 - Evan Jones, Linguistics (Russian)
- 2009 - Meredith Knaak, Neuroscience and Global Studies (Korean)
- 2009 - Sydney Lefevre, Anthropology (Turkish)
- 2009 - Rowan Morbey, History (Russian)
- 2009 - Jamie Robertson, Linguistics (Arabic)
DAAD Study Scholarships
For graduate study in Germany.
- 2012 - Adam Kephart, Political Science (European Studies, Hamburg)
- 2006 - Michael Fenton, Political Science and German Studies (Humboldt Univ-Berlin)
DAAD Summer Research Internships in Science and Engineering
Summer internships in Germany for sophomores and juniors
- 2013 - Alexander Hron, Biochemistry and Chemistry
- 2013 - Maxwell Shinn, Neuroscience and Mathematics
- 2012 - Mark Strom, Chemistry
- 2011 - Louisa Savereide, Chemical Engineering
- 2010 - Karl LaFleur, Biomedical Engineering
- 2009 - Bridget Ulrich , Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- 2007 - Alex Stoesz, Mechanical Engineering
- 2007 - Sarah Turner, Chemical Engineering and German Studies
- 2007 - Jessica van Lengerich, Biochemistry
Emigre Memorial German Internship Program
Internships in German State Parliaments, for juniors, seniors, and graduate students
- 2011 - Andrew Timm , Political Science and German Studies
Fulbright Grants
Grants awarded for one year of study, research, teaching, or creative work in one of approximately 100 foreign countries. Undergraduate recipients are listed here; for a list of graduate winners, see U of MN-Twin Cities Graduate Fulbright Scholars
- 2012 - Sarah Anagnostou, French, Global Studiess (Teaching Assistant, India)
- 2012 - Amy Conner, History, Political Science, Spanish Studies (Teaching Assistant, Croatia)
- 2012 - Austin Johnson, Genetics, Cell Biology, & Development (Teaching Assistant, Germany)
- 2012 - Andrew Larkin, History (Full Grant, United Kingdom)
- 2012 - Michael McGarrah, Child Psychology (Teaching Assistant, Spain)
- 2012 - Nicole Muenchow, Spanish & Portuguese Studies (Teaching Assistant, Brazil)
- 2012 - Lesa Nord, Individualized Studies (Full Grant, United Kingdom)
- 2012 - Jonathan Rabb, German Studies, Global Studies (Full Grant, Germany)
- 2012 - Hannah Rusch, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management (Full Grant, Brazil)
- 2012 - Jennifer Sanchez, Global Studies, Political Science (Teaching Assistant, Uruguay)
- 2012 - Bethany Schowengerdt, Global Studies, French Studies (Teaching Assistant, Rwanda)
- 2012 - Elizabeth Troolin, Political Science, Spanish Studies, Global Studies (Teaching Assistant, Colombia)
- 2012 - Tanya Wacholz, History, German Studies (Teaching Assistant, Germany)
- 2012 - Emilia Witthuhn, German Studies (Fulbright-affiliated Austrian Government Teaching Assistantship)
- 2011 - Caroline Abadeer, Political Science (Full Grant, Morocco)
- 2011 - Martin Chorzempa, Finance and International Business (Full Grant, Germany)
- 2011 - Eleanor McLean-Browne, Spanish Studies (Teaching Assistant, Ecuador)
- 2011 - Peter Schmitt, German Studies and Environmental Science (Austrian Government Sponsored Teaching Assistant)
- 2010 - Thomas Flynn, Political Science (Full Grant, Jordan)
- 2010 - Sara Gregg, Spanish Studies (Teaching Assistantship, Russia)
- 2010 - Woody Hanson, Architecture (Full Grant, Cyprus)
- 2010 - Emily Kippels, Anthropology (Teaching Assistantship, Mexico)
- 2010 - Jessica Orton, Global Studies and English (Teaching Assistant, Italy)
- 2010 - Thomas Snyder, Global Studies and Political Science (Full Grant, China)
- 2009 - Alia El Bakri, Political Science (Full Grant, Jordan)
- 2009 - Daniel Groth, English (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
- 2009 - Evan Hall, Architecture (Full Grant, Korea)
- 2009 - Vivian Mui, Graphic Design (Teaching Assistant, Hong Kong)
- 2009 - Carmen Price, English and German Studies (Full Grant, Germany)
- 2009 - Zachary Saathoff, Violin Performance (Full Grant, Austria)
- 2009 - Jenna Rose Smith, English and Studies in Cinema & Media Culture (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
- 2009 - Jillian Stein, Spanish Studies and Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (Teaching Assistant, Spain)
- 2009 - Antoni Tang, Marketing and African American/African Studies (Teaching Assistant, Venezuela)
- 2009 - Anh Tran, Neuroscience and Psychology (Full Grant, United Kingdom)
- 2008 - Brian Arnold, Plant Biology (Full Grant, Finland)
- 2008 - John Colombo, Economics and Asian Langs & Lits (Teaching Assistant, Indonesia)
- 2008 - Kelly Kinne, Bachelor of Individualized Studies (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
- 2008 - Matthew Lane, Asian Langs & Lits and Linguistics (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
- 2008 - Jessica Mann, Global Studies, German Studies, and Journalism (Full Grant, Germany)
- 2008 - Melissa Shelsby, English (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
- 2007 - David Ansari, Psychology (Full Grant, Senegal)
- 2007 - Rebecca Mitchell, Biology, Society, & Environment (Full Grant, India)
- 2005 - Jason M. Schaller, Sociology (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
- 2004 - Catie Almirall, Spanish and Economics (Full Grant, Peru)
- 2004 - Laura Hammond, Political Science and German Studies (Teaching, Germany)
- 2002 - Dawn Mi Soon Burzlaff, English (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
- 2002 - Paula H. Chesley, English and French (Teaching Assistant, France)
- 2001 - Stephanie Larson, Genetics & Cell Biology (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
- 2000 - Frog, Finnish (Finland)
Gates Cambridge Scholarships
100 scholarships awarded worldwide for graduate study at the University of Cambridge.
- 2005 - Jonathan Derocher, Chemical Engineering
- 2004 - Sheehan Olver, Mathematics
Gilman Scholarships
For study abroad.
- 2013 - Gabe Franta, Genetics, Cell Biology, & Development (Ecuador)
- 2013 - Anna Haynes, Biochemistry (Chile)
- 2013 - Aleah Laughlin, Global Studies (Venezuela)
- 2013 - Myra Burnette, History (Turkey)
- 2013 - David Deal, Journalism (Denmark)
- 2013 - Aletha Duchene, Spanish/Portuguese (Venezuela)
- 2013 - Tasha Ezell, Art History (Turkey)
- 2013 - Audra Huffmeyer Fisheries & Wildlife (Nepal)
- 2013 -Nicholas Leach, Urban Studies (Spain)
- 2013 -Mee Pha, Sociology (Japan)
- 2013 - Khaleel Qandeel, Global Studies (Venezuela)
- 2013 - Scott Smith, Global Studies and Philosophy (China)
- 2013 - Samantha Walsh, Global Studies and Political Science (Jordan)
- 2013 - Brooke Willborg, Genetics/Cell Biol/Development (Spain)
- 2012 - Breana Bright, Sociology (Tanzania)
- 2012 - Brooke Achua, Political Science (Argentina)
- 2012 - Sadie Cornforth, Global Studies (Japan)
- 2012 - Mary Hanson, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (Venezuela)
- 2012 - Callie Sacarelos, Journalism (India)
Glamour Magazine's Top Ten College Women
Recognizes exceptional achievements and academic excellence in college women.
- 2006 - Rebecca Mitchell, Biology, Society, & Environment
- 2004 - Maya Babu, Psychology and Neuroscience
- 2001 - Jennifer Carrier, Political Science and Sociology
Goldwater Scholarships
300 scholarships awarded nationwide for undergraduate study leading to a graduate degree and a research-based career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
- 2013 - Daniel Boman, Mechanizal Engineering
- 2013 - Karen Leopold, Biochemistry and Genetics
- 2013 - Maxwell Shinn, Neuroscience and Mathematics
- 2012 - Paul David Carlson, Chemical Engineering
- 2012 - Chung-Yun Chao, Genetics, Cell Biol & Dev and Computer Science
- 2012 - Mark Strom, Chemistry
- 2011 - Sean Bowman, Computer Engineering
- 2011 - Zijun Chen, Mathematics and Physics
- 2011 - Benjamin Hinton, Biomedical Engineering
- 2011 - Jacob Inda, Biochemistry
- 2010 - Xiaoying Lou, Biochemistry
- 2010 - Grant Remmen, Astrophysics, Physics, and Mathematics
- 2009 - Mitch Biermann, Biochemistry and Microbiology
- 2009 - Matthew Coudron, Physics and Mathematics
- 2009 - Peter Lofgren, Mathematics and Computer Science
- 2009 - Rebecca Szarkowski, Biomedical Engineering
- 2008 - Angela Holmberg, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- 2006 - Elizabeth Barnes, Physics
- 2006 - Eman Haidari, Chemistry, Genetics, Cell Biology & Development
- 2006 - Akash Kumar, Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry
- 2006 - Kimberly VanderWall, Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior
- 2005 - Bradley Froehle, Physics and Mathematics
- 2005 - Loren Greenman, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- 2005 - Katie Lee, Biochemistry and Chemistry
- 2005 - David Molitor, Mathematics and Physics
- 2004 - Maralyssa Bann, Neuroscience
- 2004 - Vincent Holmberg, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- 2004 - Kai-Hao Tung, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- 2003 - Derek Lee, Physics and Mathematics
- 2003 - Emily Que, Chemistry
- 2003 - Matthew Rasmussen, Mathematics and Computer Science
- 2002 - Julia M. Feygin, Biomedical Engineering
- 2002 - Matthew J. Lorig, Civil Engineering (BS) and Spanish (BA)
- 2002 - Kristen N. Stubbs, Computer Science
- 2001 - Martha L. Boyer, Astrophysics
- 2001 - William J. Brazelton, Genetics, Cell Biology, & Development
- 2001 - Ryan M. Chamberlain, Physics
Google Anita Borg Scholarships
- 2006 - Shana Watters (graduate student), Computer Science
Hertz Scholarships
- 2012 - Grant Remmen, Astrophysics, Physics, Mathematics
- 2007 - Vincent Holmberg, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (alumni winner)
Huygens Scholarships
For graduate study in the Netherlands.
- 2009 - Brian Bell, Civil Engineering
- 2006 - Jen Parshley, Bachelor of Individualized Studies and Journalism
Luce Scholarships
18 scholarships given nationwide for one-year internships in Asia.
- 2006 - Joseph Walla, Political Science
- 1998 - Chadwin B. Thomas, Journalism
Marshall Scholarships
40 scholarships awarded nationwide for two years of post-graduate study in the United Kingdom.
- 2000 - Letisha Y. Morgan, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowships
Approximately 200 awarded nationwide for pursuit of a doctoral degree in an eligible science or engineering field.
- 2011 - Peter Lofgren, Mathematics and Computer Science
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
More than 1000 awarded nationwide for graduate study leading to a research-based degree in math, science, engineering, social science, or history/philosophy of science. This list includes only recipients who applied while enrolled as undergraduates at the U of M-Twin Cities.
- 2013 - Lucas Caretta, Materials Science
- 2013 - Paul Carlson, Chemical Engineering
- 2013 - Ross Kerner, Materials Science
- 2013 - Sam Schreiner, Aerospace Engineering
- 2012 - Sean Bowman, Computer Engineering
- 2012 - Spencer Knight, Chemistry
- 2012 - Julian Lo, Chemistry
- 2012 - Brett Neubauer, Mechanical Engineering
- 2012 - Ethan Poole, Scandinavian Langs & Finnish, Linguistics
- 2012 - Grant Remmen, Astrophysics, Physics, Mathematics
- 2011 - Nardine Abadeer, Chemistry
- 2011 - Simon Gebrehiwet, Physics
- 2011 - Ashley Hammerbeck, Civil Engineering
- 2011 - Katie Wolf, Computer Science and Mathematics
- 2011 - William Wolf, Chemistry
- 2010 - Timothy Sosa, Fisheries & Wildlife, Ecol, Evol & Behavior
- 2009 - Christopher R. H. Hale, Chemistry
- 2009 - Andrew Jones, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
- 2009 - Jillian Schmidt, Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
North American Language and Culture Assistants in Spain
- 2012 -Allison Bock, Genetics and Cell Biology
- 2011 -Natalie Sokol, Psychology, Spanish Studies
Rhodes Scholarships
32 scholarships awarded nationwide for two years of post-baccalaureate study at Oxford University.
- 2009 - Ashley Lynne Nord, Global Studies, Physics, and Astrophysics
- 2007 - Katie N. Lee, Biochemistry and Chemistry
- 2006 - Diana Fu, Global Studies and Political Science
- 2003 - David Simon, Political Science, Global Studies, and Russian Area Studies
- 2001 - Molly Zahn, Religious Studies
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
- 2012 - Jessica Oster, Global Studies (Israel)
- 2012 - Leah Rogotzke, Global Studies and Political Science (Jordan)
- 2012 -Gregory Tehven, Management (United Kingdom)
- 2011 - Woody Hanson, Architecture (Northern Ireland)
- 2010 - Laura Kwong, Chemistry, Biology, Physiology (Kenya)
- 2009 - Sasha Choulenina, Global Studies and English (Israel)
- 2009 - Maria Regan, Spanish Studies and Global Studies (Mexico)
- 2008 - Samuel Kramer, Political Science and Journalism (UK)
- 2008 - Christina Shoaf, Child Psychology and Spanish Studies
Truman Scholarships
80 scholarships awarded nationwide for undergraduate and graduate study leading to a career in government or elsewhere in public service. The University was named a Truman Scholarship Honor Institution by the Truman Foundation in 2000.
- 2013 - Katrina Klett, Asian Languages and Literature: Chinese
- 2006 - Joseph Walla, Political Science
- 2006 - Rebecca Mitchell, Biology, Society, & Environment
- 2004 - Maya Babu, Psychology and Neuroscience
- 2002 - David Simon, Political Science, Russian, and Global Studies
- 2001 - Jessica Kimpell, Political Science
- 2001 - Kjersten R. Nelson, Political Science
- 2000 - Piyali Nath Dalal, English and International Relations
Udall Scholarships
80 scholarships awarded nationwide to outstanding sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue careers related to the environment or to Native American health and tribal public policy.
- 2013 - Katrina Klett, Asian Languages & Literatures/Chinese
- 2013 - Marissa Kramer, Political Science
- 2012 - Eric Sannerud, Inter-College Program
- 2011 - Siri Simons, Environmental Sciences, Policy, & Management
- 2007 - Erick Boustead, Entrepreneurial Management
Udall Native American Congressional Internships
Ten-week summer internship in a congressional office or federal agency in Washington, D.C. focusing on tribal public policy.
- 2009 - Philip Brodeen, Sociology and American Indian Studies
- 2008 - Hannah Lussier, Political Science
- 2006 - Melissa Boney, American Indian Studies and Sociology (undergradaute), Public Health (graduate)
USA Today's All-USA College Academic Team
Recognizes college students for outstanding accomplishments.
- 2009 - Anh Tran, Neuroscience and Psychology
- 2007 - Rebecca Mitchell, Biology, Society, & Environment
- 2004 - Zachery Coelius, Political Science and History