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2023–2024 Academic Awards Earned by 51 Students and Alums

Congratulation to this year’s slate of 51 student and alums for their academic achievements! As of spring 2024, six 51 students and one alum have been named Fulbright awardees. An additional nine students and alums received prestigious fellowships, scholarships, and awards to pursue teaching and research across the globe.

Fulbright US Student Program

The Fulbright US Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English teaching assistant programs. 51 remains a top producing Fulbright institution for the 2023–24 academic year.

  • Vasti Cruz ’24, Brazil
  • Elena Vinton ’24, Bahrain
  • Claire Benjamin ’23, Open Study/Research Hungary
  • Isabelle Lopez ’21, Spain
  • Laura Casaregola ’17, Mexico

Barry Goldwater Scholarship

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship supports college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering.

  • Jana Gaskin ’25

Critical Language Scholarship

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an immersive summer opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages essential to America’s engagement with the world.

  • Noa Polish ’26

Davis Projects for Peace

The Projects for Peace Award funds student-designed and -implemented grassroots “projects for peace” anywhere in the world.

  • Louisa Calhoon ’24, “Human-Centered Design for Human Rights”

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship

The Mellon Foundation’s Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship supports undergraduates going into PhD programs in order to promote diverse perspectives in the humanities and related disciplines.

  • Malena Sparano ’26

Napier Fellows

The Napier Initiative is a partnership between Pilgrim Place and the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges to encourage leadership for social change.

  • Louisa Calhoon ’24
  • Destiny Rivera-Gomez ’24
  • Irene Roman ’24

Senior Foote Fellowship

The Senior Foote Fellowships support outstanding third-year graduate students at UCLA with a stipend upon completion of their PhD.

  • Madeline Ruos ’21

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is a one-year grant for independent exploration outside of the United States.

  • Grace Hill ’24, “Reimagining Agriculture with Agroforestry”

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