Scholarship Winners
General Information: The selection process typically takes one to two months following the close of the scholarship competition. It takes a lot of time to read all of your amazing essays! All completed applications will be reviewed by our judging committee who will select the finalists and winners. The decision of the judging committee is final. All winners will be contacted directly by both e-mail and regular postal mail.
Posting of Winners: We respect the privacy of our applicants. However, we do request that all winners permit us to post their names and winning essays. After all winners have been contacted, we will post the results on this page.
Spring 2022 Winner: Seth Carpenter
Fall 2021 Winner: Mia Stillman
Spring 2021 Winner: Estella Gonzales
Featured Winner
"Parasites, mental illness, and snails fascinate me, but not only in a biological sense—while I learn the classification of parasites, I also read folktales about them, predating their ‘scientific’ discovery; I study both the biological reasons behind mental illness, and how different societies perceive them; I observe the anatomy of the snail, understanding it through both the appropriate terminology and my drawings of its internal structures."
—Excerpt from the essay of Amy Y., who attends Clark University
Featured Winner
“I reviewed her work and told her that she had gotten the problem correct. A bright smile developed across her face. We had come so far from when I started tutoring Emilia just a year ago. I had never imagined that being a tutor would enhance my education in a way that lectures and textbooks could not. I learned the joy of giving, the satisfaction of seeing progress, and the fulfillment of working on a goal together.”
—Excerpt from the essay of Estella Gonzales