News & Recipients

Student Spotlights

The Office of National Scholars is proud to recognize USF's most impactful national scholarship recipients. Throughout the application process, each candidate is mentored by a national scholarships advisor. National scholarship recipients are selected based on many factors, including but not limited to: GPA, extra-curricular activities and involvement, social activism, internship experience, leadership and community service.

Click on the link below each photo to learn more about a few of our distinguished recipients.

tessy

Tessy Jacques
Public Policy and International Affairs Program

mabel

Mabel Proenza
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, Freeman-ASIA Scholarship

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Ivan Pineda
Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship, Critical Language Scholarship, Freeman-ASIA Awards, Fund for Education Abroad

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Keller Blackwell
Goldwater Scholarship, Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

shawn

Shawn Zamani
Gates Cambridge Scholarship

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Amber Pirson
Fulbright UK Summer Institute Program, Boren Scholarship

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Allyson Hoffman
Fulbright U.S. Student Program

megan

Megan Mascheri
Fulbright UK Summer Institute Program

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Eric Kastelic
Fulbright UK Summer Institute Program 

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Jaclyn Dell
Fulbright U.S. Student Program

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Zachary Withers
Goldwater Scholarship, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

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Jack EdwardsGoldwater Scholarship, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention