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For Graduate Students

Graduate students can find their Graduate Fellowship Peer Mentors here.

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Become a Fellowship Ambassador

Learn more about the Fellowship Ambassador role and how to apply. 

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2026 – 2027 Fellowship Ambassadors:

Expand allEnvironment and Public Service

Sean Bowker, civil engineering | DoW SMART

Ask me about:

1. building experience and professional relationships
2. interview prep, resume writing or LinkedIn profiles

Grace Cosby, science and technology policy (BARSC) | NSF REU, AEI Summer Honors Program, Center for Modern Health Summer Fellowship

Ask me about:

1. writing about and publishing policy
2. conducting research internationally

Josh Evans, public policy (BARSC) | PPIA Junior Summer Institute

Ask me about:

1. public service opportunities
2. opportunities for students wanting to pursue a master’s in public policy

Emily Henderson, public health law and policy (BARSC) | AEI Summer Honors Program

Ask me about:

1. having both STEM and humanities interests
2. finding academic mentors

Kayla Thompson, environmental science | Udall Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. connecting your career goals to your leadership positions and experiences at USC
2. being a woman in science

Languages and Experiences Abroad

Isabella Avosso, biology and healthcare policy (BARSC) | DAAD RISE

Ask me about:

1. tailoring your CV/resume to specific fellowships
2. international differences in research culture

Addie Ayler, neuroscience | Gilman Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. balancing applications and school
2. being a student leader

Maddie Bailey, international studies, Russian and geography |  Critical Language Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. language learning abroad
2. adjusting to new cultures

Elaina Conger, civil engineering | DAAD RISE, Gilman Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. managing interdisciplinary interests and deciding between opportunities
2. going abroad as an engineering student

Tam Dinh, psychology and biology | Gilman Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. being a first-generation college student
2. being an Asian-American student

Brit Dugan, finance and accounting | Gilman Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. studying abroad as an accounting major
2. engaging with fellowships as a business student

Kierra Gilliard, international business, operations & supply chain | Boren Scholarship Alternate

Ask me about:

1. balancing applications and school
2. navigating food allergies while abroad

Hannah Jewell, global studies | Gilman Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. balancing school and traveling while abroad
2. how to brainstorm application material

Melana Kucherina, biology | DAAD RISE

Ask me about:

1. research
2. anything healthcare related

Tane'zha Mingo, political science | Gilman Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. being Black and abroad
2. going abroad for the first time

Rebekah Sargent, biomedical engineering | Gilman Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. studying abroad as a pre-med student
2. being a woman in STEM and engineering

Yuri Gonzalez Solachi, finance and risk management | Gilman Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. being a first-generation college student
2. being an entrepreneur

Rani Shelton, psychology and English | DAAD RISE

Ask me about:

1. studying abroad
2. research in the social sciences

Messiah Sugick, nursing | Gilman Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. being Black and pre-nursing
2. being Black and having ADHD

Research

Isabella Avosso, biology and healthcare policy (BARSC) | DAAD RISE

Ask me about:

1. tailoring your CV/resume to specific fellowships
2. international differences in research culture

Sean Bowker, civil engineering | DoW SMART

Ask me about:

1. building experience and professional relationships
2. interview prep, resume writing or LinkedIn profiles

Jacob Boutin, aerospace engineering | SC Space Grant

 Ask me about:

1. how to get involved in undergraduate research in engineering or what it is like
2. presenting research at conferences or acquiring funding for traveling to present

Elaina Conger, civil engineering | DAAD RISE, Gilman Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. managing interdisciplinary interests and deciding between opportunities
2. going abroad as an engineering student

Grace Cosby, science and technology policy (BARSC) | NSF REU, AEI Summer Honors Program, Center for Modern Health Summer Fellowship

Ask me about:

1. writing about and publishing policy
2. conducting research internationally

Ria Kothari, biochemistry and molecular biology | NIH Summer Internship Program, Goldwater Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. applying to fellowships as a first-year student
2. pursuing dual-degree programs

Melana Kucherina, biology | DAAD RISE

Ask me about:

1. research
2. anything healthcare related

Ansley Martin, neuroscience | Goldwater Scholarship

Ask me about:

1. studying abroad as a pre-med student
2. being a woman in STEM and engineering

Linden McGregor, biochemistry and molecular biology | Goldwater Scholarship, NIH Summer Internship Program

Ask me about:

1. opportunities to get more involved in research
2. getting feedback and revising applications

Carlynn Rychener, biochemistry and molecular biology and French | NSF REU, NASA SARP

Ask me about:

1. navigating an uncertain career path
2. summer research programs

Rani Shelton, psychology and English | DAAD RISE

Ask me about:

1. studying abroad
2. research in the social sciences

Reagan Stanton, physics (astronomy concentration) | Goldwater Scholarship, NSF REU

Ask me about:

1. being a woman in STEM
2. planning for graduate school and finding fellowships for that