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The Goldwater Scholarship is a prestigious award that recognizes sophomores and juniors with strong backgrounds in research who plan to pursue STEM research careers. 

This award requires university endorsement. Learn more about the 2025 application process here

Campus deadline: November 24, 2025

Award Recipients

Award Recipients
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Blake Byer

Major: Neuroscience

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Sophia Zhou

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

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Hena Kachroo
Hena Kachroo

Major: Biochemistry

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Asa O'Neal
Asa O'Neal

Majors: Mechanical Engineering and Physics

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Harrison Yang
Harrison Yang

Major: Biomedical Engineering

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Isha Chauhan

Major: Biology

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Kayli Bolton

Major: Biology

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Zoe Hert

Major: Biology

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Carly Karrick

Majors: Biology and Spanish

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Yuke Wang

Majors: Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science

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Angela Jones

Majors: Biology and Chemistry

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Tom Shelton

Majors: Physics and Mathematics

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Eura Shin

Major: Computer Science

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Chris Maynard

Major: Biology

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Angela Wei (Honorable Mention)

Majors: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology and Mathematics

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Aaron Mueller (Honorable Mention)

Majors: Computer Science and Linguistics

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Benjamin Riley

Majors: Mathematics and Physics

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Connor VanMeter (Honorable Mention)

Majors: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology and Computer Science

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Corrine Elliott

Majors: Mathematics and Chemistry

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Robert Cass (Honorable Mention)

Major: Mathematics

 

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Evan Castle (Honorable Mention)

Major: Electrical Engineering

 

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Corinne Elliott (Honorable Mention)

Major: Mathematics

 

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Matthew Fahrbach

Majors: Computer Science and Mathematics

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Samuel Saarinen

Majors: Computer Science, Physics and Mathematics

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Josiah Hanna

Major: Computer Science and Mathematics

 

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Josiah Hanna (Honorable Mention)

Majors: Computer Science and Mathematics

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David Spencer (Honorable Mention)

Major: Chemical Engineering

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Philip Houtz

Major: Agricultural Biotechnology

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Taylor Lloyd

Major: Agricultural Biotechnology

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Andrea Ramsey (Honorable Mention)

Major: Chemical Engineering

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Jason Rexroat (Honorable Mention)

Majors: Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering

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Jake Gamsky (Honorable Mention)

Major: Physics

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Jason Rexroat (Honorable Mention)

Majors: Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering

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Jenna Shapiro

Major: Chemical Engineering

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Tom Dodson

Majors: Computer Engineering and Computer Science

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Lesley Mann

Major: Agricultural Biotechnology

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Sam Nicaise

Major: Electrical Engineering

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Andrew Lynch

Major: Chemical Engineering

 

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Elizabeth Scoville

Major: Agricultural Biotechnology

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Jack Challis

Majors: Mathematics and Physics

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Brandon Conley

Majors: Chemistry and Classics

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Kris Wood

Major: Chemical Engineering

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Adam Breier

Majors: Classics, Chemistry and Biology

 

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Jennifer Larsen

Majors: Biology and Agricultural Biotechnology

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Lori Watson

Major: Chemistry

 

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Janet Mercer

Majors: Chemistry and Biology

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Agatha Feltus

Major: Chemistry