Mechanical engineering senior Anna Compas was awarded the Brooke Owens Fellowship, which awards exceptional undergraduate women and other gender minorities with aviation and space internships.
Biology and Lewis Honors College junior Kayli Bolton is one of 2021’s 60 recipients to be awarded a scholarship of up to $15,000 from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF).
Agricultural and medical biotechnology and Lewis Honors College junior Jessica Lamb was awarded the Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship from Alpha Lambda Delta.
Two recent UK graduates have been offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships to travel abroad to teach, study or pursue research for the 2021-22 academic year.
May 2021 graduate Abigail Edwards will travel to Japan this fall to serve as an assistant language teacher through the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program.
Ten students and recent graduates have been selected to receive government-funded National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships. In addition, a UK doctoral student and four alumni received honorable mention recognition from the NSF.
Two UK students have been awarded Critical Language Scholarships, which provide funding to participate in intensive language and cultural immersion programs for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities.
Junior Madeline Williams has been awarded a Fulbright Canada-MITACS Globalink Research Internship. Through this highly competitive opportunity, Madeline will undertake advanced research projects virtually for 10 to 12 weeks.
