Stamps Foundation Announces the Eleventh Class of Stamps Scholars; USC Awards Four Stamps Scholarships

This fall, thirty-six partner schools across the country will collectively welcome the 11th class of Stamps Scholars to their campuses. Selected from over 400,000 applications, the new freshman class is made up of 209 Scholars with diverse academic interests including biomedical engineering, public policy, medicine, music, and education. Stamps Scholars are chosen for their strong leadership potential, academic merit, and …

Eight 2016 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Recipients completed a bachelor’s degree at USC

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named 2,000 individuals as recipients of the 2016 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), including eight students that completed their undergraduate degrees at USC: Undergraduate NSF GRFP Award RecipientsJessica ChenLife Sciences – Neurosciences Vanessa Knutson Life Sciences – Systematics & Biodiversity Eshed MargalitPsychology – Cognitive Neuroscience Joshua FaskowitzPsychology – Developmental Ryan McGeeLife Sciences – Evolutionary Biology …

USC Sophomore, Sonali Seth, among only 50 students selected for first-ever “White House College Reporter Day”

Sonali Seth, a USC sophomore double majoring in Political Science and Policy, Planning and Development, was selected as one of only 50 college students chosen from a national pool of applicants to attend the first-ever White House College Reporter Day.  Sonali is currently the Editorial Director and an Opinion Columnist for the USC Daily Trojan which boasts an audience of  over …

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2016 Fellowship Recipients

2016 Boren Scholarship Recipients This year, the Institute of International Education, which administers the awards on behalf of NSEP, received 820 applications from undergraduate students for the Boren Scholarship and 165 were awarded. Samantha Archie is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and the Global Economy.  Samantha will study in Tanzania on the Boren Scholarship African Flagship Languages Initiative. Vivian Le is pursuing …

Fulbright Fellows Worldwide

Meet 12 USC Dornsife students who have received Fulbright fellowships and will be teaching and conducting research in locations throughout the world.

USC Alumna Leen Katrib ’14 receives Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans

Congratulations to USC alumna, Leen Katrib ’14, who has been selected for the prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship  for New Americans!  This is a prestigious graduate school fellowship for immigrants and children of immigrants. From a pool of more than 1,400 applicants, 30 Fellows were selected to receive a $90,000 scholarship for graduate school.

Richelle Smith Wins 2016 Goldwater Scholarship

Richelle Smith is a current junior studying Electrical Engineering. She has conducted research at USC’s Optical Materials and Devices Lab, Stanford’s Brains in Silicon Lab and USC’s Computational Oncology Lab. She has served as the Engineering Honors Colloquium Moderator, USC Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) Vice Chair and Treasurer and is a starter on the USC Horse Polo …

Frontline Scholar: Sophie Wix

Sophie Wix ’18 knew from an early age that she wanted to be on the cutting edge of cancer research. In this video, she discusses about working toward that goal, by taking advantage of the opportunity to perform research at The Bridge@USC, where she analyzed blood samples from cancer patients in an attempt to find new ways to treat the …

Frontline Scholar: Austin Regan

This first video in our Frontline Scholars documentary series profiles student Austin Reagan, who is exploring solutions to changing environmental policy both on campus and around the world.