Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• Emma Sellers, English Teaching Assistant, Kosovo
• Meghan Travis, Study/Research, Ireland, semifinalist
• Emily LaBar, English Teaching Assistant, Romania, semifinalist

Fulbright Canada MITACS Globalink Research Internship

• Emily Euler, awarded (declined offer, accepted Princeton University's SURF-C REU)
• Edward Tomlinson, semifinalist

Gilman & Gilman-McCain Scholarship

• Jocelyn Medeiros, Denmark & Norway, summer 2026 study abroad program, JMU’s first Gilman-McCain Scholar
• Gabriela Garcia, Spain, summer 2026 study abroad program
• Trinity Wilson, Antwerp, fall 2026 study abroad program, Gilman McCain Scholar
• Adriana Jimenez Guifarro, Spain, summer 2026 study abroad program

Goldwater Scholarship

• Emily Euler, Chemistry, Scholar

Princeton in Latin America (PiLA)

• Grace Rascon, JMU’s first awardee (declined offer)

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• Shyleigh Good '25, graduate studies at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Field of Study: Geosciences - Atmospheric Chemistry, Award Offered 
• Josiah Walker '25, graduate studies at Princeton University, Field of Study: Engineering - Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Award Offered

Alpha Lambda Delta Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship

• Edward Tomlinson

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• Sean Ryan McGowan, English Teaching Assistant, Spain, Grantee
• Patrick Randolph, Study/Research, Germany, semifinalist
• Niki Capaldo, English Teaching Assistant, Laos, semifinalist
• Tony Gelona, English Teaching Assistant, Indonesia, semifinalist
• Elsa McKinney, English Teaching Assistant, Andorra, semifinalist
• Alex Marotta, English Teaching Assistant, Italy, semifinalist
• Marlene Robles Vazquez, Binational Business Program, Mexico, semifinalist

Fulbright Canada MITACS Globalink Research Internship

• Sam Rickwalder, JMU's first awardee

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)

• Elsa McKinney, Japanese
• Maria Kruml, Chinese, Alternate

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) 

• Patrick Randolph, Alternate
• Ian Stummer, semifinalist

Gilman Scholarship

• Hannah Tucker, Taiwan, for summer 2025 study abroad program
• Madeleine Otinsky, Italy, for spring 2025 study abroad program

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hollings Scholarship

• Sam Rickwalder
• Evelyn Page

Public Policy & International Affairs Junior Summer Institute (PPIA-JSI) Fellowship

• Grace Rascon, JMU’s first awardee

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program

• Isabella (Bella) Santos, Finalist

Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship

• Bella Santos, JMU’s first Rangel Fellow

North American Language & Culture Assistants Program (NALCAP)

• Anya Strogonova

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• Josiah Walker '25, Field of Study: Engineering - Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Honorable Mention
• Gretl King '22, graduate studies at SUNY at Binghamton, Field of Study: Geosciences - Paleoceanography, Honorable Mention

Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Scholarship

• Edward Tomlinson, for fall 2026 study at Oxford University

Alpha Lambda Delta Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship

• Caitlin Lozon

Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

• Nicole Capaldo, Thailand
• Kriste Lipold, Slovenia
• Taylor Nauflett, Turkey, Alternate

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX)

• Courtney McConico
• Lilith Mobley, Alternate

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• Amanda Fischer, English Teaching Assistant, Taiwan
• Christopher Handwerk, Study/Research, Kosovo
• Jordan Maddox, English Teaching Assistant, Taiwan
• Courtney McConico, English Teaching Assistant, Germany
• Taylor Nauflett, English Teaching Assistant, Uzbekistan
• Mary Tolentino Baez, English Teaching Assistant, Mexico
• Lauren Bernstein, English Teaching Assistant, Czech Republic, Alternate
• Dina Manco, Study/Research (Master’s), Spain, Alternate
• Sarah Phillips, Study/Research, Belgium, Alternate

Gilman Scholarship

• Marlene Robles Vazquez, Greece and Turkey, summer 2024 study abroad program
• Michelle Johnson, Ghana, summer 2024 study abroad program
• Isabella Santos, United Kingdom, fall 2024 study abroad program

Goldwater Scholarship

• Patrick Randolph, Chemistry

Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)

• Amanda Fischer
• Nicole Capaldo

Charles B. Rangel Summer Enrichment Program 

• Isabella Santos, JMU’s first Rangel Scholar

Alpha Lambda Delta Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship

• Marc DiGregorio

Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

• Sean Starkweather, Japan
• Ethan Rothstein, Brazil
• Noah Buracker, Azebaijan

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• Victoria Holmes, Study/Research, Indonesia
• Abby Wiegand, English Teaching Assistant, Germany
• Jessie Beddow, English Teaching Assistant, Czech Republic
• James Thomas, English Teaching Assistant, Czech Republic
• Kevin Bie, English Teaching Assistant, Germany
• Sarah Triola, English Teaching Assistant, Germany
• Lauren McCusker, English Teaching Assistant, South Korea

Critical Language Scholarship

• Sean Starkweather, Korean

Freeman-ASIA Scholarship

• Isabella Santos

Gilman Scholarship

• McKinley Mihailoff, Lithuania, Critical Need Language Award (CNLA) recipient, summer 2023 study abroad program
• Elena Ogbe, Ghana, summer 2023 study abroad program
• Cynthia Cortes Flores, summer 2023 study abroad program
• Avery Martin, Italy, fall 2023 study abroad program
• Brett Pettijohn, Italy, summer 2023 study abroad program
• Kaycie Robertson, Italy, spring 2023 study abroad program
• Noelle Cooper, United Kingdom, summer 2023 study abroad program

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• C. Jackson White '20, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Proteomics, Award Offered
• Jessica Besnier '21, graduate studies at the University of Virginia, Field of Study: Engineering - Environmental Engineering, Award Offered                                                                                 - Also a member of the National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship (NSF NRT) program        studying Cyber-Physical Systems
• Ani Davis '22, graduate studies at University of Florida, Field of Study: Chemistry - Macromolecular, Supramolecular, and Nanochemistry, Honorable Mention

Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Scholarship

• Isabella Santos

Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

• Ashley Harrell, Japan

Critical Language Scholarship

• John Krendel, Chinese

DAAD-RISE

• Grace Davenport, Biology

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• Kelly King, Study/Research, Mozambique
• Whitney Arietta, English Teaching Assistant, Taiwan
• Matthew Boyd, English Teaching Assistant, Spain
• Kyle Chambers, English Teaching Assistant, Czech Republic
• Ani Davis, English Teaching Assistant, Uzbekistan
• Lauren Evers, English Teaching Assistant, Germany
• Anne Griggs, English Teaching Assistant, North Macedonia
• Rebecca Sherman, English Teaching Assistant, Taiwan
• Rachel Stegmeier, English Teaching Assistant, Spain
• Elise Wulchin, English Teaching Assistant, Czech Republic

Gilman Scholarship

• Noelle Cooper, United Kingdom, spring 2023 study abroad program
• Hanna Dunn, Spain, summer 2022 study abroad program
• Deaquan Nichols, United Kingdom, fall 2022 study abroad program
• Emilia Petty, United Kingdom, fall 2022 study abroad program
• Mary Tolentino Baez, Costa Rica, summer 2022 study abroad program
• Kristen Waltman, United Kingdom, summer 2022 study abroad program
• Elizabeth Wyatt, United Kingdom, summer 2022 study abroad program

Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)

• Whitney Arietta
• Madison Kambic

Mitchell Scholarship 

• Norman Jones, Finalist

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• Gabrielle Reimann '17, graduate studies at Vanderbilt University, Field of Study: Psychology - Cognitive Psychology, Award Offered
• Nicole Voce '20, graduate studies at Northeastern University, Field of Study: Physics and Astronomy - Biophysics, Honorable Mention
• Claire Ravenburg '21, graduate studies at Cornell University, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Plant Biology, Honorable Mention

Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Scholarship

• Chesney Benson, United Kingdom
• Carlie Macmillan, Belize

Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)

• Paige Van Kuiken

US Teaching Assistantship Program - Austria (USTA)

• Ashley Harrell

Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

• Lauren Edson, Taiwan
• Hannah Schilling, Morocco

Gilman Scholarship

• Kathleen Angle, United Kingdom
• Juliana Cruz, Spain
• Hannah Dunn, Spain
• Avery Goodstine, United Kingdom
• Samantha Heebner, Australia
• Lawan Rasul, Belgium
• Gabriela Moreno Reyes, Spain
• Jessica Seymour, Spain
• Shukrana Shukrullah, United Kingdom
• Allison Stanley, Spain
• Mariamawit Taye, France

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• Victoria Holmes, Study/Research, Indonesia
• Dana Isaacs, English Teaching Assistant, Uruguay
• Vivian Luong, English Teaching Assistant, South Korea
• William (Tyler) Strosnider, English Teaching Assistant, Taiwan

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• Jordan A. McCray '19, graduate studies at University of Kentucky, Field of Study: Social Sciences - Geography, Award Offered
• Holli Scott '21, Field of Study: Chemistry - Macromolecular, Supramolecular, and Nanochemistry, Honorable Mention
• Michelle Neitzey '16, graduate studies at University of Connecticut, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Genomics, Honorable Mention
• Eliza Gaylord '17, graduate studies at University of California, San Francisco, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Developmental Biology, Honorable Mention

Truman Scholarship

• Steven Davic, Finalist

Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

• Cameron Wade, Tanzania
• Abigail Weiderhold, Georgia

Critical Language Scholarship

• Lauren Palmieri, Turkish

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• Emma Holleran, English Teaching Assistant, Czech Republic
• Saidah Lerman, English Teaching Assistant, Uzbekistan
• Alison Sall, English Teaching Assistant, Taiwan
• Katie Stankard, English Teaching Assistant, Taiwan
• Mallory Burrell, Study/Research, Australia
• Lauren Palmieri, Study/Research, Kuwait

Gilman Scholarship

• Casey Maslock, Ireland
• Robert Quinones, Malta
• Henry Twagirayezu, France
• Jennifer Williams, Italy
• Kaitlyn Federico, Madagascar
• Ellie Imel, Ireland and United Kingdom
• Nayeli Jaurez, Tanzania
• Ashawrie White, United Kingdom
• Meghan Anthony, Italy
• Shristy Karki, South Korea

Goldwater Scholarship

• Tyler Brittain, Chemistry
• Mary Ogborn, Physics

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) 

• Anna Nordseth '17, graduate studies at Duke University, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Ecology, Award Offered
• Sean Gay '17, graduate studies at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Neurosciences, Award Offered
• Erin Krist '20, graduate studies at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Field of Study: Chemistry - Chemical Synthesis, Honorable Mention
• Daniel Marzolf '18, graduate studies at Ohio State University, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Biophysics, Honorable Mention
• Gabrielle Reimann '17, graduate studies at Vanderbilt University, Field of Study: Psychology - Cognitive Psychology, Honorable Mention

Truman Scholarship 

• Anna Connole, Finalist

Critical Language Scholarship

• Abigail Weiderhold, Russian

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• Hannah Facknitz, Study/Research, Canada
• Gabrielle Lewis, Study/Research, Nigeria
• Joanna Pottle, Study/Research, Poland
• Rachael Vannatta, Study/Research, Uganda
• Ellen Atwood, English Teaching Assistant, Germany
• Melanie Callihan, English Teaching Assistant, South Korea
• Gracie Cuevas, English Teaching Assistant, Mexico
• Kayla Gwaltney, English Teaching Assistant, Malaysia
• Emily Hadfield, English Teaching Assistant, Estonia
• Danielle Harris, English Teaching Assistant, Bulgaria
• Madison Kambic, English Teaching Assistant, Czech Republic
• Katie Lese, English Teaching Assistant, Netherlands
• Alex Riddell, English Teaching Assistant, Poland
• Patrice Splan, English Teaching Assistant, Austria
• Alec Travers, English Teaching Assistant, Czech Republic
• Anna Uitvlucht, English Teaching Assistant, Taiwan

Gilman Scholarship

• Cathy Dang, Tanzania
• Jessica Discua-Aguilar, Costa Rica
• Shanika Dove, Ghana
• Sara Greenbaum, Ghana
• Lindsey Mitchell, Ireland
• Sharleen Nguyen, Ghana
• Jazmine Otey, Italy
• Margaret Ricciardelli, Belgium
• Amber Swindells, Australia
• Tristan Thorgersen, Ghana
• Kadedra Vaughan, Ghana

Goldwater Scholarship

• Erin Krist, Chemistry
• David Weisenbeck, Biology

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• Lauren Pope '17, graduate studies at Stanford University, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Plant Abiotic Stress, Award Offered
• Jaylen Lee '16, graduate studies at University of California-Irvine, Field of Study: Mathematical Sciences - Statistics, Award Offered
• Gregory Gosselin '18, graduate studies at Purdue University, Field of Study: Geosciences - Geophysics Purdue University, Award Offered
• Cassidy Jackson '17, graduate studies at Colorado State University, Field of Study: Chemistry - Chemical Structure, Dynamics, and Mechanism, Honorable Mention
• Daniel Corbin '17, graduate studies at Colorado State University, Field of Study: Chemistry - Macromolecular, Supramolecular, and Nanochemistry, Honorable Mention

Truman Scholarship 

•  Ethan Gardner, Finalist

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• Zachary Gordon, English Teaching Assistant, Malaysia
• Mary Margaret Hawkins, English Teaching Assistant, Colombia
• Alice Tsai, English Teaching Assistant, Taiwan

Gilman Scholarship

• Nkeng Atabongkeng, Argentina
• Taylor Landers, United Kingdom
• Savannah Lee, Spain
• MeShawn Macklin, Ghana
• Jordan Mccray, Brazil
• Dezarae Murchison, Ghana
• Cindy Ramirez, Spain
• Tran Truong, Belgium
• Jerry Wessen, Ireland
• Dejah Williams, Ghana

Goldwater Scholarship

• Rachel Barborek, Biology, Honorable Mention
• Matthew Best, Psychology & Modern Foreign Languages (Spanish), Honorable Mention
• Annie Lin, Biology, Honorable Mention

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• Zev Woodstock '16, graduate studies at North Carolina State University, Field of Study: Mathematical Sciences - Analysis, Award Offered
• Emigdio Turner '14, graduate studies at University of New Mexico, Field of Study: Chemistry - Chemical Structure, Dynamics, and Mechanism, Award Offered
• Aidan McKenzie '16, graduate studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Structural Biology, Award Offered
• Sophie Jurgensen '18, graduate studies at Louisiana State University, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Microbial Biology, Award Offered
• Elijah Johnson '17, graduate studies at Auburn University, Field of Study: STEM Education and Learning Research - Science Education, Award Offered
• David Boyle '17, graduate studies at Stanford University, Field of Study: Chemistry - Chemical Structure, Dynamics, and Mechanism, Award Offered
• Anna Nordseth '17, graduate studies at Duke University, Field of Study: Life Sciences: Ecology, Honorable Mention
• Ryan Samuel '17, graduate studies at University of California-San Francisco, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Developmental Biology, Honorable Mention
• Kathleen Krist '16, graduate studies at Pennsylvania State University, Field of Study: Chemistry - Chemical Theory, Models and Computational Methods, Honorable Mention

Truman Scholarship 

•  Jewel Hurt, Finalist

Critical Language Scholarship

• Haima Askari, Arabic
• Miranda Walls, Arabic

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• Kelly Gunn, English Teaching Assistant, Romania
• Jason Mann, English Teaching Assistant, Colombia

Gilman Scholarship

• Danielle Burnbrey, Ireland
• Amanda Cascio, Argentina
• Mary Margaret Hawkins, Spain
• Luke Turner, South Korea

Goldwater Scholarship

• Ryan (Hunter) Wilson, Chemistry

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• Phoebe Cook, JMU '17 (M.S. Biology), doctoral studies at University of Virginia,  Field of Study: Life Sciences - Evolutionary Biology, Award Offered
• Grant Rybnicky '17, graduate studies at Northwestern University, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Systems and Molecular Biology, Award Offered
• Jonathan Gerhard '17, graduate studies at University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Field of Study: Mathematical Sciences - Algebra, Number Theory, and Combinatorics, Award Offered
• Yosyp Schwab '15, graduate studies at University of Virginia, Field of Study: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, Honorable Mention
• David H. Olson '16, graduate studies at University of Virginia, Field of Study: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering, Honorable Mention
• David Thomas Boyle '17, Field of Study: Materials Research - Chemistry of Materials, Honorable Mention

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program 

• Megan Hinton, English Teaching Assistantship, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Rachel Palkovitz, Study/Research, Tanzania

Gilman Scholarship

• Haima Askari, Morocco
• Kelsey Jones, South Korea
• Lauren Singley, South Africa

Goldwater Scholarship

• Jonathan Gerhard, Mathematics

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• Joshua Temple '15, graduate studies at Yale University, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Structural Biology, Award Offered
• Chester Szwejkowski '14, graduate studies at University of Virginia, Field of Study: Engineering - Mechanical, Honorable Mention
• William R. Shoemaker '14, graduate studies at Indiana University, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Evolutionary Biology, Honorable Mention
• Eric J. Leaman '14, graduate studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Field of Study: Engineering - Bioengineering, Honorable Mention
• Kathryn Green '95, graduate studies at North Carolina State University,  Field of Study: STEM Education and Learning Research - Science Education, Honorable Mention
• Matthew R. Dent '14, graduate studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Field of Study: Chemistry - Chemistry of Life Processes, Honorable Mention
• Vaughn Colleluori '12, graduate studies at Yale University, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Genetics, Honorable Mention

Udall Scholarship

• Anna Nordseth, Biology

Boren Scholarship

• Nicole Yohe, Tanzania

Critical Language Scholarship

• April Pickens, Russian

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• James (J.D.) Brady, English Teaching Assistant, Mexico
• Patrick McCauley, Study/Research, Australia
• Adam White, English Teaching Assistant, South Korea

Gilman Scholarship

• Maria Restrepo Chavez, Spain

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hollings Scholarship

• Amanda Crandall, Biology

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• Jaleal Sanjak '11, graduate studies at University of California-Irvine, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Genetics, Award Offered
• Chester Szwejkowski '14, graduate studies at University of Virginia, Field of Study: Engineering - Mechanical, Honorable Mention
• Matthew R. Dent '14, graduate studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Field of Study: Chemistry - Chemistry of Life Processes, Honorable Mention

Rotary Global Grant

• Claire Elverum, United Kingdom

Amgen Scholarship

• Josh Temple, Chemistry

Boren Scholarship

• John Wilder, Jordan

Critical Language Scholarship

• John Wilder, Arabic
• Brett Voeltz, Turkish
• Andrew Reese, Urdu

Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship Program

• Kalikolehua Kellett-Forsyth, English Teaching Assistantship, Argentina
• Kelsey Nestel, English Teaching Assistantship, South Korea

Gilman Scholarship

• Kathleen Bryant, United Kingdom
• Angelmary Gyamfi, South Africa
• Jae-ho Kim, South Korea

Goldwater Scholarship

• Joseph Balsamo, Biotechnology 

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

•  Jillian Myers '11, graduate studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Ecology, Award Offered

Rotary Global Grant

• Gabriela Fleury, South Africa

Amgen Scholarship 

• Matt Dent, Chemistry

Boren Scholarship

• Thomas Calhoun, China
• Justen Silva, Jordan

Critical Language Scholarship

• Adam Rosenberg, Chinese

Gilman Scholarship

• Zeinab Nilforoush, Morocco
• Crystal Jin, China

Goldwater Scholarship 

• Carly Starke, Biotechnology, Honorable Mention 

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• Mallory Shields '10, graduate studies at Colorado State University, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Neurosciences, Honorable Mention
• Alisa Leavesley '13, graduate studies at University of California Santa Barbara, Field of Study: Chemistry - Chemical Catalysis, Honorable Mention
• Isaac Kimsey '11, graduate studies at University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Biophysics, Honorable Mention

Boren Scholarship

• Victoria Berdini, South Africa
• Andrew Reese, Tanzania
• Adam White, Japan

Critical Language Scholarship

• Amanda Michetti, Arabic 

Gilman Scholarship

• Pernell Whitfield Jr., United Kingdom

Goldwater Scholarship

• Karen Corbett, Chemistry

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP)

• Blake Carlton Jones '04, graduate studies at University of Memphis, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Physiology, Award Offered
• Albert Mercurio '09, graduate studies at University of Georgia, Field of Study: Life Sciences - Forestry and Natural Resources: Wildlife Ecology, Honorable Mention

Rotary Global Grant

• Kathleen Sensabaugh, South Africa
• Mary Ta, South Africa