In supporting students in pursuing meaningful research experiences, we are committed to helping students not only to think deeply and critically about complex issues but also to become engaged student scholars contributing to the production of new knowledge. Through research, students develop the intellectual building blocks for creative problem-solving, learning by doing.
Through guiding students and alumni in pursuing competitive national and international fellowships, we seek to help them imagine how they might develop and apply their academic strengths, passions, and talents in the service of the greater good. In the process, fellowship candidates deepen their expertise, refine their thinking, chart their futures, and learn how to tell their story.
Georgetown students and alumni won the highest number of Fulbright scholarships out of any other college or university in the U.S. for the 2023-2024 academic year, the State Department announced Feb. 13. Learn more about this achievement.
2022 Laidlaw Scholar Renée Clark (C’24) was profiled as part of Georgetown’s 2023 summer adventure series. Read more about Renée’s work with Legal Aid of West Virginia.
Voyager Scholarship
Isabella Stratta (SFS’25) is the first Georgetown University student to be selected as a Voyager Scholar, a program created by President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama and Airbnb’s Brian Chesky. This scholarship is for young leaders who want to make their mark in public service.
National Science Foundation: Graduate Research Fellowships Program
This year, five alumnae of the College of Arts & Sciences were awarded fellowships through the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowships Program. The five alumnae who were awarded fellowships are Victoria Boatwright (C’22, pictured right), Chloe Fishman (C’20, pictured center), Olivia Gadson (C’23, pictured left), Virginia Glick (C’18) and Catherine E. McCarthy (C’22). Read more from the College of Arts & Sciences.
2023 Yenching Academy Scholars
Left to right: Nozomi Asamura (SFS’23), Isabella Lu (SFS’20), Michelle Ng (SFS’22), and Serena Liu (SFS’22) are the four Georgetown University graduates who were selected as Yenching Academy of Peking University Scholars. The four pose in front of a Yenching Academy banner for the 2023 opening ceremony.
Left to right: Eduardo Torres (SFS’23) was selected for the 2023 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship. Zahra Wakilzada (SFS’23) and Roger Rolando Reyes (SFS’12) have received the 2023 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship. Read School of Foreign Service news coverage.
2023 Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford
Alumna Salome Mikadze (MSB’22) has been named a Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University, a prestigious graduate program that prepares students for international leadership. Visit a story on the Georgetown University website.
Samvid Scholars Recipient
Kiki Schmalfuss (NHS’22), who studied global health, was selected as a 2023 Samvid Scholar. Learn more about Schmalfuss, who is now studying at Harvard Medical School.
2023 BIG EAST Undergraduate Research Symposium
On March 11, 2023, Georgetown participated in the BIG EAST Undergraduate Research Symposium at Madison Square Garden. Claire Cushman, pictured left, received first prize, and Kate Reeves, pictured at right with her poster, received honorable mention. Georgetown attendees at the symposium are pictured at top right, including, left to right, Colleen Dougherty, Dr. Rhonda Dzakpasu, Reeves, Kathryn Yang, Cushman, Lance Li, Matthew Carvalho, Dr. Tammi Damas, and Dr. Bill Cessato. Visit coverage of the event on the Provost’s Office’s website. Visit another story on the College of Arts & Sciences’ website.
