Read the news articles below to learn more about what our students are up to in the world of undergraduate research, fellowships, and scholars programs! This is a great way to learn more about the types of research and fellowships students are participating in.
Two Penn seniors named 2022 Rhodes Scholars
11/21/2021
Two University of Pennsylvania seniors have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships for graduate study at the University of Oxford.
Penn’s 2022 Rhodes Scholars are Raveen Kariyawasam, from Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Nicholas Thomas-Lewis, from…
Two Penn alumni named inaugural Samvid Scholars
10/25/2021
Haley Morin and Debbie Rabinovich, who both graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2019, have been chosen for the inaugural class of 20 Samvid Scholars. They were selected from more than 700 applicants for their academic and leadership…
Adam Konkol and Abigail Timmel receive Churchill Scholarship
08/27/2021
University of Pennsylvania '21 Adam Konkol and December '20 graduate Abigail Timmel have each been awarded a Churchill Scholarship for a year of graduate research study at the University of Cambridge in England.
Penn Fulbrighters for 2021-22
05/18/2021
The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF) wishes to heartily congratulate Penn students and alums who have been offered Fulbright grants for the 2021-2022 academic year. The awards are announced on a rolling basis, determined by…
Three Penn juniors named 2021 Udall Scholars
05/10/2021
University of Pennsylvania juniors Marina Dauer, Benjamin May, and Jonathan Szeto, all in the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named 2021 Udall Scholars by the Udall Foundation. They are among 55 sophomores and juniors selected from 416…
2021 Graduating Senior Research Prizes
05/07/2021
CURF would like to celebrate the recipients of the Rose, Yardley and Bodek Senior Prizes. These awards recognize graduating seniors who have completed remarkable works of scholarship under the supervision of a Penn faculty member. Congratulations…
Two Yenching Scholars for Penn
05/01/2021
University of Pennsylvania senior Patrick Beyrer and 2020 graduate Brook Jiang have been selected as 2021 Yenching Scholars, with full funding to pursue an interdisciplinary master’s degree in China studies at the Yenching Academy of Peking…
Penn senior named a 2021 Gates Cambridge Scholar
04/16/2021
University of Pennsylvania senior Tathagat Bhatia has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a master’s degree in history and philosophy of science at the University of Cambridge in England.
Sakshi Sehgal (COL '21) named Truman Scholar
04/15/2021
University of Pennsylvania senior Sakshi Sehgal has received a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a merit-based award for graduate or professional school to prepare for a career in public service.
Sehgal, from Atlanta, is among 62 Truman…
Penn junior Chinaza Ruth Okonkwo named a Beinecke Scholar
04/09/2021
Junior Chinaza Ruth Okonkwo has been awarded a 2021 Beinecke Scholarship to pursue a graduate education in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. A philosophy and history major, Okonkwo is one of only 16 Beinecke Scholars chosen this year from…
Three Goldwater Scholars for Penn
03/29/2021
Three University of Pennsylvania undergraduates in the School of Arts & Sciences have received 2021 Goldwater Scholarships, awarded to sophomores or juniors planning research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
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Penn senior chosen as Gaither Junior Fellow
03/25/2021
University of Pennsylvania senior Samuel Orloff has been named a James C. Gaither Junior Fellow, one of an estimated 12 in the country chosen for a one-year fellowship at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C.