All 2024 Fellows
We are pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of fellowships and awards administered by the VPGE office.
Supported by endowment and general funds, the following fellowships are designed to attract the most talented students to Stanford's doctoral programs, and to honor and support our most outstanding current doctoral students. Each program has a distinct focus, and while the selection processes vary, all are highly competitive and involve several levels of faculty review.
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- ARCS: Achievement Rewards for College Scientists
- CCSRE: Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Emerging Scholars Graduate Fellowship
- DARE: Diversifying Academia, Recruiting Excellence
- EDGE: Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Fellowship
- VPGE Academic Achievement Awards for the Centers for Equity, Community, and Leadership
- Gerald J. Lieberman Fellowship
- RAISE: Research, Action, and Impact, through Strategic Engagement Doctoral Fellowship
- SGF: Stanford Graduate Fellowships in Science & Engineering
- SIGF: Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship
- Zhang: Shoucheng Zhang Graduate Fellowship
ARCS: Achievement Rewards for College Scientists
The ARCS Scholar Award recognizes outstanding students who have a record of past achievement and who show exceptional promise of making a significant contribution to the scientific and technological strength of the nation. Each year, the Northern California Chapter of the ARCS Foundation allocates an award to Stanford, which VPGE then uses to support as many PhD students as possible through a combination of ARCS and University funds. ARCS scholars can select a two- or three-quarter award configuration, depending upon their academic and tuition needs.
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- Neil Baugh, Materials Science and Engineering
- Johannah Evelyn Farner, Biology
- James Thomas Ferrare, Biophysics
- Will Dirk Hartog, Statistics
- Stephanie Michelle Lim, Earth System Science
- Christian David Serio, Mathematics
- Jocelyn Valenzuela, Chemical Engineering
- Elizabeth Danielle Vasquez, Mechanical Engineering
- Adrian Allan Wackett, Earth & Planetary Sciences
- Jerry Austin Yang, Electrical Engineering
CCSRE: Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Graduate Fellowships
The Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity Emerging Scholars Graduate Fellowship (CCSRE) awards three-year fellowships to new doctoral students interested in the study of the meanings, processes, and consequences of race, ethnicity, and culture.
- Michelle Casas, Sociology
- Awa Hanane Diagne, Anthropology
DARE: Diversifying Academia, Recruiting Excellence
The DARE Doctoral Fellowship program awards two-year fellowships to advanced doctoral students who want to investigate and prepare for academic careers and whose presence will help diversify the professoriate. The DARE program aims to better prepare Stanford doctoral students from diverse backgrounds for successful faculty careers, and to contribute to the richness of Stanford’s educational environment.
- Yasin Al-Amin, Philosophy
- Jonathan Altamirano, Epidemiology and Population Health
- Gabriel Barron, Immunology
- Luis Carlos Delfin Manriquez, Materials Science and Engineering
- Evelyn Rocio Fernandez-Lizarraga, Linguistics
- Tania Flores, Iberian and Latin American Cultures
- Luisa Genes, Biology
- Rubén A. González, Education
- Ananya Goyal, Bioengineering
- Victoria Belle Grant, Biology
- Adolfo Hermosillo, Linguistics
- Sarah Jobalia, Computer Science
- Hope Leng, Bioengineering
- Erica Lee McCormick, Earth System Science
- Douglas Steven Miller, Psychology
- Aya Mouallem, Electrical Engineering
- Sarah Sackey, Immunology
- Roshni Sahoo, Computer Science
- Ashley Paige Saunders, Chemistry
- Agnele Sewa, Biochemistry
- Skyler St. Pierre, Mechanical Engineering
- Darion Aaron Wallace, Education
- Shameeka M. Wilson-Brown, Education
- Jenny Yi-Fang Yang, Psychology
EDGE: Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Fellowship
EDGE: Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education Fellowship
Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (EDGE) fellows are incoming doctoral students with outstanding scholarly promise who have the potential to contribute to the diversity of their academic fields and departments. EDGE serves students in the Graduate Schools of Business and Education, and the Schools of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, and Humanities & Science.
- Ace Aguilar, Chemistry
- Juan Jose Aguilar Lopez, Chemical Engineering
- Uwa Akhere, Classics
- Kelcey Alia Allen, Chemical Engineering
- Alexander Almeida, Business
- Wendy Akinyi Alwala, Materials Science and Engineering
- Matthew Eric Ard, Energy Science & Engineering
- Jade Babcock-Chi, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Lucas Baisch, Theater and Performance Studies
- Beth Bass, Education
- Christina V Bell, Physics
- Samantha Bents, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
- Tilly Brooks, Linguistics
- Jordan Anne Bunch, Materials Science and Engineering
- Max Joseph Burns, Mechanical Engineering
- Stephanie Marie Caddell, Oceans
- Michelle Casas, Sociology
- Blake Castleman, Education
- Yoo Jin Cha, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
- Maya Chande, Mathematics
- Daniel Chaykin, Materials Science and Engineering
- Caroline Sujin Choi, Computer Science
- Jaden Eric Cramlet, Materials Science and Engineering
- Colton Ji Hyun Crosby, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Liliana Carolina Deonizio, Education
- Awa Hanane Diagne, Anthropology
- Cesar Diaz Caraveo, Materials Science and Engineering
- Jo DiGennaro, Education
- Steven Dillmann, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
- Vincent Thomas DiPietri, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Anita Dunsmore, Physics
- Liliana Belen Edmonds, Electrical Engineering
- Kennii Ekundayo, Art and Art History
- Matthew Eshun, Music
- Sav Evans, Modern Thought and Literature
- Kathy Fang, Theater and Performance Studies
- Ernesto Flores, Applied Physics
- Daria Fontani Herreros, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Ethan Foss, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Ian Fu, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Margaret Gao, Mechanical Engineering
- Frida Daniela Garcia Ledezma, Earth System Science
- Crystal Jennifer Gong, East Asian Languages and Cultures
- Noe Gonzalez, Physics
- Gabriela Gonzalez Ayala, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Caleb Matthew Hammond, Classics
- Keiji Hammond, Earth & Planetary Sciences
- Baiyang Han, Business
- Bingxu Han, Communication
- Abigail Isabella Hartley, Physics
- Shana Lei Hartwick, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Sarah Hashash, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
- Vic Hempstead, Chemical Engineering
- Rachel Katherine Anne Herring, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
- Mohammad H. Javaheri, Music
- Jackson Huston, History
- Zoe Ji, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
- Emily Rose Johnson, Sociology
- Ali Karakaya, Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Kaitlyn Rebecca Karpovich, Physics
- Atlas Kazemian, Psychology
- Grace Ra Kim, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Jamar Lewis Kittling, Physics
- Emma Kranich, Electrical Engineering
- Ramya Kumar, Education
- Hermann Nyuykonge Kumbong, Computer Science
- Austin Kwan, Chemical Engineering
- Luna Laliberte, Education
- Nuren Z Lara, Chemistry
- Samantha Lok Le, Chemistry
- Autumn Yu Hui Lee, Materials Science and Engineering
- Wonkyeong Lee, Electrical Engineering
- Anqi Li, Mathematics
- Sunny Li, Political Science
- Linda Lin, Materials Science and Engineering
- Queenie Xinyi Lin, Mechanical Engineering
- Shiangyi Lin, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
- Yimeng Lin, Electrical Engineering
- Jiehan Liu, Political Science
- Yiqing Liu, Education
- Yue Ma, Education
- Dorsa Majdi, Business
- Maria Malinovskaya, Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Larry Collin Marshall, Mechanical Engineering
- Bailey Martin, History
- Divine Soromtochukwu Mbachu, Electrical Engineering
- Mo Jai Mckeown, Art and Art History
- Giovan Nathaniel McKnight, Chemistry
- Maria Jose Melendrez Espinoza, Education
- Rosalilia Martinez Mendoza, Education
- Eva Aminah Middleton, Anthropology
- Mercedes Montemayor Elosua, Music
- Phia Morton, Physics
- Tanajia Moye-Green, Sociology
- Kevin Ulises Murillo, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Marley Murrell, Education
- Feven Naba, Mechanical Engineering
- Shalika Neelaveni, Mechanical Engineering
- Dien Le Hai Nguyen, Chemical Engineering
- Trang Ngoc-Phuong Nguyen, Computer Science
- Caleb Olaso, Bioengineering
- Yasmine Omri, Electrical Engineering
- Ololade Ayomide Oriowo, Chemical Engineering
- Isabella Ortolan, Materials Science and Engineering
- Opal Otenburg, Earth System Science
- Allen Pan, Electrical Engineering
- Naseef Parasseri, Religious Studies
- Carlota Pares Morlans, Computer Science
- Michael Frank Pascal, Mechanical Engineering
- Ayesha Kamal Pasha, History
- Jazdil Poupart-Feliciano, Education
- Gloria Quispe Oruro, Earth & Planetary Sciences
- Yamilet Margarita Rivera Cintrón, Chemical Engineering
- Joshua Rodriguez, Chemical Engineering
- Alma Gabriela Rodriguez, Education
- Nathan Roll, Linguistics
- Thea Corinne Rossman, Computer Science
- Luis Alberto Schneegans, Geophysics
- Ankita Sen, Classics
- Arba Shkreli, Electrical Engineering
- Shiye Su, Computer Science
- Kimi Sun, Mathematics
- Brea Swartwood, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
- Madeleine Caroline Swint, Chemical Engineering
- Diana Tiburcio, Chemical Engineering
- Owen River Trimble, Mechanical Engineering
- Wilson Robert Turner, Chemical Engineering
- Saniya Vaidya, Business
- Brenda Leticia Valdes, Education
- Ivy Kim Vuong, Art and Art History
- Hanyue Wang, Physics
- Rina Wang, Chemistry
- Yanzhen Wang, Materials Science and Engineering
- Hailey Lauren Warner, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Kathrine Mia Whitman, Psychology
- Tatum Grace Wilhelm, Materials Science and Engineering
- MyKayla Williamson, Anthropology
- Isreal Winlade, Literature, Culture and Languages, Division of
- Katie Kelly Wootten, Mechanical Engineering
- Yoshihiro Garcia Yagi, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Carine You, Business
- Kaiyuan Zhang, Energy Science & Engineering
- Janice Zou, Mechanical Engineering
VPGE Academic Achievement Awards for the Centers for Equity, Community, and Leadership
These awards honor graduate students affiliated with the ethnic and community centers who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and serve as role models to undergraduate and graduate students. Each center determines its own selection process and criteria.
Read more about the VPGE Academic Achievement Awards
- VPGE Graduate Scholar Award for The Markaz Resource Center: Salma Abdelrahman, Law
- VPGE Academic Achievement Award for the First Generation and/or Low Income Student Success Center: Zahra Fazal, Epidemiology & Population Health
- VPGE Graduate Feminist Scholar Award for the Women’s Community Center: Ananya Goyal, Bioengineering
- BCSC & VPGE Distinguished Scholar Award for the Black Community Services Center: Kristen Jackson, Education
- VPGE Research Teaching Award for the Asian American Activities Center: Faith Ji–Hye Kwon, Education
- VPGE Academic Achievement Award for El Centro Chicano y Latino: Victoria Melgarejo Vieryra, Education
- VPGE Graduate Scholar Award for the Native American Cultural Center: Karli Moore, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources (E-IPER)
- VPGE Academic Achievement Award for the Stanford Queer Student Resources Center: Matt Randolph, Ev Luisi Nichols, Biology
- VPGE Academic Achievement Award for the Stanford Queer Student Resources Center: Amanpreet Singh, Law
Gerald J. Lieberman Fellowship
The Gerald J. Lieberman Fellowships were established in 1993 to honor Stanford Professor and Provost Gerald Lieberman for his many years of distinguished service to the University. Designed to support the next generation of academic leaders across a broad array of disciplines, the Lieberman Fellowships are awarded to advanced doctoral students nominated by each school’s Dean. The honorees intend to pursue careers in academia and have demonstrated potential for leadership roles through their research accomplishments, teaching and university service.
Read more about the Lieberman Fellowship
- Rishi Bommasani, Computer Science
- Austin Clements, History
- Shaun Datta, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
- Camilo Espinosa, Immunology
- Ben Walter Foster, Mathematics
- Marina Johnson, Theater and Performance Studies
- Leo You Li, Law
- Ludmilla Martins da Silva, Law
- Dan Moore, Education
- Lea Nagel, Economics
- Narelli Paiva, Materials Science and Engineering
- Meghan Marjorie Shea, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
- Peter Suzuki, Bioengineering
RAISE: Research, Action, and Impact, through Strategic Engagement Doctoral Fellowship
The RAISE (Research, Action, and Impact through Strategic Engagement) Doctoral Fellowship Program supports doctoral students who are motivated to make positive contributions to their communities and the world through their research and scholarship. In alignment with Stanford’s commitment to purposeful engagement and impact, the RAISE Doctoral Fellowship provides students with funding to support experiential learning opportunities coupled with cohort-based skills training and community building to better connect their research to action and impact.
Read more about the RAISE Fellowship
- Simi Aluko, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Marlon Amaresh Ariyasinghe, Theater and Performance Studies
- Vin Armelin, Bioengineering
- Jasmyn Burdsall, Epidemiology and Population Health
- Sarah Coduto, English
- Sophie D'Souza, Education
- Stephanie Fischer, Earth System Science
- Nya Kai Hardaway, Sociology
- Swan Ye Htut, Sociology
- Kaikuliumaikalani kaholoaa, Biology
- Emma Catherine Keller, Education
- Catherine Anya Lee Hing, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
- Ervin L. McWilson II, Management Science and Engineering
- Bilal Nadeem, Anthropology
- Gabriel Panuco-Mercado, History
- Bernardita Ried Guachalla, Physics
- Estefania Rodriguez Sanchez, Education
- Milenia Rojas Mendoza, Chemical Engineering
- Celina Maya Scott-Buechler, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
- Ireland Sherrill, Earth System Science
SGF: Stanford Graduate Fellowships in Science & Engineering
Stanford Graduate Fellowships in Science and Engineering (SGF) is a group of more than 300 endowed fellowships, each named by a donor. Both new and continuing doctoral students are nominated by their departments to receive two-year and three-year awards.
- Yalikunjiang Aizezi, Biology
- Kutay Akin, Physics
- Kelcey Alia Allen, Chemical Engineering
- Sergio Andres Arango, Education
- Lisa Archuleta, Education
- Isabella Caterina Aslarus, Psychology
- Sara Azzouz, Electrical Engineering
- Luke Bailey, Computer Science
- Hasan Atakan Bedel, Electrical Engineering
- Maya Beleznay, Physics
- Christina V Bell, Physics
- Allison Brand, Electrical Engineering
- Luka Bulic Braculj, Political Science
- Christianos Alexander George Burlotos, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Max Joseph Burns, Mechanical Engineering
- Hugo Buurmeijer, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Aidan Tomas Cabral, Bioengineering
- Andrew Caosun, Management Science and Engineering
- Debolina Chakraborty, Mechanical Engineering
- Heather Chang, Electrical Engineering
- Bowen Chen, Biomedical Informatics
- Jasper Chen, Geophysics
- Jasmine Cheng, Electrical Engineering
- Yu-Che Chien, Chemistry
- Mihai Codreanu, Economics
- Victoria Crunkleton, Materials Science and Engineering
- Prithvi Raj Datla, Physics
- Nathaniel Diamant, Computer Science
- Vincent Thomas DiPietri, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Anna Eaton, Electrical Engineering
- Geneva Irene Ecola, Electrical Engineering
- Katie Grace Fang, Immunology
- Ryan McKillop Feitzinger, Cancer Biology
- Cady Feng, Applied Physics
- Jane Feng, Biology
- Anna Hope Finch, Earth System Science
- Karina French, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
- Hope Fu, Physics
- Rikuto Fukushima, Geophysics
- Margaret Gao, Mechanical Engineering
- Shreya Garg, Bioengineering
- Simon Marcel Joseph Gaudin, Genetics
- Hannah Ruby Gellert, Biology
- Peter Alexander Gerlach, Genetics
- Haley McKinney Gordon, Sociology
- Sayra Gorgani, Electrical Engineering
- Kelvin Alexander Green, Energy Science & Engineering
- Andrea Mone Green, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Sofia Guerrero, Neurosciences
- Ricky Hage, Chemistry
- Liz Harris, Education
- Abby Isabella Hartley, Physics
- Mathis Heyer, Energy Science & Engineering
- Levi Hoogendoorn, Materials Science and Engineering
- Leyi Huang, Biology
- Marie Amale Huynh, Biomedical Data Science
- Devrath Iyer, Electrical Engineering
- Hyelim Kang, Biology
- Cerina Mei Karr, Microbiology and Immunology
- Sam Rana Khasnavis, Chemistry
- Jaehyung Kim, Computer Science
- Kyung Geun Kim, Bioengineering
- Choeun Kim, Mechanical Engineering
- Stanislav Krymskii, Mathematics
- Sungwon La, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Joan Ting Lee, Structural Biology
- Benjamin Michael LeRoy, Mechanical Engineering
- Jeffrey Leu, Mechanical Engineering
- Savannah Lewis, Microbiology and Immunology
- Gary Li, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Zizhang Li, Computer Science
- Emma Li, Energy Science & Engineering
- Marvin Li, Bioengineering
- Zhaoyang Li, Bioengineering
- Chengze Li, Mechanical Engineering
- Linda Lin, Materials Science and Engineering
- Calvin H Lin, Electrical Engineering
- Jim Liu, Management Science and Engineering
- Gabriel Lopez Lopez, Cancer Biology
- Junjie Lu, Epidemiology and Population Health
- Dorian Pandukawan Luccioni, Materials Science and Engineering
- Jessica Tran Luu, Chemistry
- Saksham Malik, Chemical Engineering
- Oswaldo Alejandro Martinez, Genetics
- Alexis Miranda Medina, Chemistry
- Cage Mitchell, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Madison Gwyneth Morrison, Mechanical Engineering
- Ashley Moses, Neurosciences
- Natalia Murrietta, Electrical Engineering
- Shalika Neelaveni, Mechanical Engineering
- Ololade Ayomide Oriowo, Chemical Engineering
- Ekin Gunes Ozaktas, Electrical Engineering
- Bryan Park, Statistics
- Ashka Tejendra Patel, Mechanical Engineering
- Natalie Felicia Pilla, Cancer Biology
- Max Polanek, Chemical Engineering
- Anna Pons, Chemistry
- Olivers Pranis, Electrical Engineering
- Yicheng Qian, Computer Science
- Siyuan Qiu, Physics
- Aayush Rajesh, Electrical Engineering
- Rebecca Helen Refaee, Electrical Engineering
- Regina Sanchez Flores, Bioengineering
- Stuti Saria, Economics
- Amitoj Singh Sawhney, Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
- Vedanth Sharma, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Devdigvijay (Dave) Singh, Mechanical Engineering
- Rachel SONG, Materials Science and Engineering
- Akshay Sreekumar, Electrical Engineering
- Alexander Stanford, Immunology
- Emma Sofia Strouse, Education
- Tao Sun, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Zhanyi Sun, Electrical Engineering
- Kimi Sun, Mathematics
- Rui Sun, Statistics
- Hanxi Tang, Chemical and Systems Biology
- Yaoju Tarn, Applied Physics
- Jonatas Teixeira Prates, Health Policy
- Jennifer Toy, Electrical Engineering
- Tung Xuan Tran, Physics
- Kyle Trinh, Molecular and Cellular Physiology
- Hanyue Wang, Physics
- Portia Qingfeng Wang, Communication
- John Wang, Neurosciences
- Hailey Lauren Warner, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Kaiyue Wen, Computer Science
- Genper Wong, Neurosciences
- Jared Shijie Xia, Biochemistry
- Jackie Yang, Electrical Engineering
- Yuexuan Yang, Bioengineering
- Sriram Yenamandra, Computer Science
- Qinan Yu, Computer Science
- Yanbo Zhang, Biology
- Qi Zhou, Electrical Engineering
- Carolyn Qingyuan Zou, Computer Science
SIGF: Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship
The Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship Program is a group of 100 endowed fellowships, each named by a donor. Three-year fellowships are awarded to current doctoral students engaged in interdisciplinary research and the pursuit of questions that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries.
- Adrienne Baer, Management Science and Engineering
- Caroline Caroline Bailey, English
- Eeshan Chaturvedi, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
- Brittany Melanie Cleary, Chemistry
- Sophie D'Souza, Education
- Paul Dupenloup, Management Science and Engineering
- Oana Maria Enache, Biomedical Data Science
- Nima Farzaneh, Music
- Sipei Fu, Bio-X SIGF, Biology
- Daniela Ida Ganelin, Education
- Jason M Goldberg, Computer Science
- Hyun Dong Lee, SIGF affiliated with the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Computer Science
- Alisa Danielle Levin, Bio-X SIGF, Computer Science
- Kara Liu, Bio-X SIGF, Computer Science
- Amrith Lotlikar, Bio-X SIGF, Electrical Engineering
- J. Louise Makary, Art and Art History
- Lavonna Mark, SIGF affiliated with the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Neurosciences
- Shaili Mathur, Bio-X SIGF, Biology
- Luis Santiago Mille Fragoso, Bio-X SIGF, Bioengineering
- Salvador Moncayo Von Hase, Bio-X SIGF, Chemistry
- Meredith Nix, SIGF affiliated with Sarafan ChEM-H, Chemistry
- Oluchi Chidinma Obinegbo, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Tolulope Ogunremi, Computer Science
- Alexander Pereira, Philosophy
- Lindsay Popowski, Computer Science
- Anka Reuel, Computer Science
- Samantha Reyes, Bio-X SIGF, Biomedical Physics
- Aubrey Roberts, Bio-X SIGF, Epidemiology and Population Health
- Santiago Sanchez, SIGF affiliated with Sarafan ChEM-H, Cancer Biology
- Alyson Singleton, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
- Jiankai Sun, Bio-X SIGF, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Kyle Swanson, Bio-X SIGF, Computer Science
- Adarsh Tantry, SIGF affiliated with the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, Neurosciences
- Lucia Zheng, Computer Science
- Jack Zhou, Computer Science
Shoucheng Zhang Graduate Fellowship
The Shoucheng Zhang Graduate Fellowship supports outstanding doctoral students who are pursuing innovative, interdisciplinary research in the broad field of quantum science and engineering.
- Henry Hunt, Physics
- Jeffrey Kwan, Physics
- Haifeng Tang, Physics