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Miami University seniors Zachary Abrahms and Cece Meinking have earned Astronaut Foundation Scholarships for 2024.

Miami University graduate students from Project Dragonfly's Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) and Global Field Program (GFP) are the recipients of scholarships through Miami University's Botany Department, along with Drs. T. K. Wilson and Hardy Eshbaugh, Project Dragonfly, Drs. Jose I. Pareja and Wendy P. Tori, Pelecanus Inc., and the Audubon Miami Valley (AMV), a local chapter of the National Audubon Society in southwestern Ohio's Butler and Preble counties since 1976.

Miami University seniors Zachary Abrahms and Cece Meinking have earned Astronaut Foundation Scholarships for 2024.

Mollie Duffy, a junior at Miami University, was selected as a Key into Public Service Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Three Miami University students have been named 2024 Goldwater Scholars.

Third year student London Thompson and first year student Arianna Vondrak have been awarded the Nellie's Daughters Scholarship.

Miami University rising senior Alexandra Kasson has been awarded the IFDA Leaders Commemorative Scholarship

Miami University graduate students from Project Dragonfly's Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) and Global Field Program (GFP) are the recipients of scholarships through Audubon Miami Valley, Drs. Jose I. Pareja and Wendy P. Tori, Pelecanus Inc., and Project Dragonfly.

Miami University rising senior Luke Liang, has been named an Astronaut Scholar for the 2023-2024

Miami University senior Hannah Wudke, has been awarded a scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF).

Three of Miami University's Fulbright semifinalists have been offered 2023-2024 grants and two have been named as alternates. Fulbright, the largest U.S. exchange program, provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English teaching assistant programs outside of the United States.

Miami University junior Hannah Wudke was named a Goldwater Scholar for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Miami University juniors Evan Danielson and Zoe Platow have each received a Goldwater Scholarship for 2022-2023. They are among 417 students nationwide to receive the scholarship, the premier undergraduate award for students intending a research career in mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering. Danielson is a Chemical Engineering and Music Performance double major from Oxford, Ohio. Platow is a Biochemistry and Psychology double major and neuroscience co-major from Harleysville, Pennsylvania. They are both involved in undergraduate research at Miami.

Miami University graduate students are the recipients of scholarships through Audubon Miami Valley (AMV), Miami's Global Initiatives office, Drs. Jose Pareja and Wendy Tori, and the non-profit organization, Pelecanus, in collaboration with Project Dragonfly, a global conservation and education initiative at the university.

Miami University senior Hope Kirby, a microbiology major from Glendale Arizona, has been awarded a scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). She is one of 60 students from 44 universities to receive the award for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Astronaut Scholarship is among the most significant merit-based monetary scholarships awarded to undergraduate STEM juniors and seniors who intend to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degree.

Four of Miami University's Fulbright semifinalists have been offered 2021-2022 grants and two have been named alternates. Fulbright, the largest U.S. exchange program, provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English teaching assistant programs outside of the United States.

Miami University junior Ethan Klein has been named a Goldwater Scholar for 2021-2022. He is among 410 students nationwide to receive the scholarship, the premiere undergraduate award of its type in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. Klein, from Stevenson Ranch, California, is one of seven students from an Ohio public university to receive the award. He is a geology major with an environmental science co-major, pursuing a certificate in geographic information science.

Miami University student, Alexandra "Lexie" Adams, has been awarded a scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). She is one of 56 students from 41 universities to receive the award for the 2020-2021 academic year. The Astronaut Scholarship is among the most significant merit-based monetary scholarships awarded to undergraduate STEM juniors and seniors who intend to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degree. Astronaut Scholars are among the best and brightest minds in STEM who show initiative, creativity and excellence in their chosen field, according to the ASF.

Miami University juniors Alexandra (Lexie) Adams and Hope Kirby have each received a Goldwater Scholarship for 2020-2021. They are among 396 students nationwide to receive the scholarship, the premier undergraduate award of its type in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. Adams is a chemical engineering major and Spanish minor from Liberty Township. Kirby is a microbiology major and geology and bioinformatics double minor from Glendale, Arizona. They are two of 13 students from an Ohio public university to receive the award. The Goldwater Foundation Scholarship Program encourages outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering, Nationwide, faculty nominated 1,343 students - from a pool of more than 5,000 - for the scholarship, worth up to $7,500 per year.

Six Miami University students have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to help fund their study abroad experiences this spring and summer. The combined total awarded to these students is $28,500. Recipients of the Gilman Scholarship represent 307 colleges and universities across the United States who will study or intern in 87 countries through the end of 2021. Fewer than 1000 scholarships were awarded nationwide.

Twelve extremely accomplished first-year students from across the country and around the world comprise Miami University's inaugural class of the Presidential Fellows Program. Miami University's premier scholarship, the Presidential Fellows Program offers recipients a merit award to cover tuition, fees, room and board. Students also will receive a one-time academic enhancement fund of $5,000 for activities such as study abroad or professional conferences.

Several Miami University students have received national scholarships to support their study abroad programs this summer and fall.

Forbes has selected Miami University Student, Sydnie Singleton, a 2nd year Early Childhood Education major, out of thousands around the world to participate in the Forbes Under 30 Scholar Summit this fall. The scholarship program provides free access to the summit and grants students the chance to participate in networking opportunities.

A Farmer School finance and accountancy major has received a prestigious scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Senior Adrian Awuah was named a PCAOB Scholar, the only one at Miami University and one of only 332 across the nation.

Miami University Seniors Awarded Prestigious Astronaut Scholarship

Miami University graduate students are the recipients of scholarships through Audubon Miami Valley and Project Dragonfly, a global conservation and education initiative at the university.

Trumpeter, Charlie Gately of Hamilton, Ohio won second place ($5,000) in the Collegiate Instrumental category of the 2019 Nancy F. Walker Memorial Scholarship Competition. A junior at Miami University Oxford, his teacher is Doug Lindsay. Gately will attend the Chautauqua Institute this summer and pursue a Master's degree in performance. He aspires to be a professional musician and trumpet teacher. To expand its longtime mission to advance the careers of young instrumentalists and singers, Matinee Musicale, a non-profit organization, organizes an annual competition for area high school and college juniors and seniors. A total of fifty students participated this year. Judging the instrumental competitors were Carmon DeLeone (Music Director of Cincinnati Ballet), Dr. Polina Bespalko (Professor and Coordinator of Keyboard area at Xavier University) and Dale Swisher (retired director of both the Xavier University Chamber Orchestra and the Anderson High School Orchestra). Gately, along with the other top scholarship recipients in each category, will perform at the Matinee Musicale Scholarship Winners Recital & Luncheon at the Greenacres Arts Center.

Miami University students were awarded the Mark Johnson Analytics Scholarship during CADS' annual recognition luncheon. The award supports ISA students in their study abroad opportunities. Scholarship award amounts vary, and may reach up to $5000.

The Goldwater Foundation Scholarship Program encourages outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. Nationwide, faculty nominated 1,223 students - from a pool of about 5,000 - for the scholarships, worth up to $7,500 per year.

Luay Ahmed was just named one of the 2019 SCI Scholars.