56 Affiliates Named as 2024-25 Fellows

Over the course of the 2024-25 academic year, 56 Columbia GSers have received 63 awards through various fellowship programs. Among them are the seventh GS Schwarzman Scholar and the first Columbia University Future Nobel Laureate Scholar.

Lochlan Zhang ‘25GS, one of 150 scholars selected for the Schwarzmann Scholarship’s tenth cohort, will have the opportunity to attend a one-year, fully-funded master’s degree program in global affairs at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

A recent graduate of the Dual BA with Trinity College Dublin, Zhang is looking forward to immersive research opportunities and developing a nuanced perspective on China’s rich culture and history. His key interests include the history of twentieth-century wars, international law, human rights, and postcolonial studies. He plans to attend law school after completing his time at Schwarzman.

Community college transfer student Hunter Doradea ‘26GS is one of 11 scholars from around the world chosen as a Future Nobel Laureate Scholar this year. He joined other students on a fully-funded experience with the chance to learn from global thought leaders in Stockholm, Sweden in December.

Doradea was chosen because of his innovative AI project that uses artificial intelligence to help war-torn countries build and preserve their infrastructure. The project’s idea comes from his mother’s own escape from the civil war in her home country of El Salvador. 

As these two stories illustrate, fellowships are fantastic opportunities for students and alumni to receive funding for personal and professional projects that extend beyond Morningside Heights. Fellowships grant students access to new knowledge and help them to better engage with the world around them. We congratulate this year’s fellowship winners, who embody the hard work, dedication, and well-deserved success that is a hallmark of the GS Community.

Top International and National Awards*

Liyuan (Lochlan) Zhang ‘25, History, Schwarzman Scholarship, Tsinghua University

Ama Munkhbayar ‘24, Urban Studies, Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Leadership and Scholarship Programme, Oxford University

William Boucher ‘25, Political Science and Economics, Belgian-American Graduate Study Fellowship

Gillian Murphy ‘25, Sustainable Development, Princeton in Asia Fellow 

Hunter Doradea ‘26, Film & Media and Computer Science, Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship

Fulbright 
Matthew Oey ‘24, History 
Roxanne Zaroff ‘24, Anthropology
Bobby Aiyer ‘25, History, semi-finalist
Andrew Douglas ‘25, Political Science,  semi-finalist 
Johntae Jeffries ‘25, Biophysics, semi-finalist 

Rhodes
Elena Muglia ‘25, Political Science, Global finalist
Makayla Gubbay ‘25, Human Rights, U.S. finalist
William Boucher ‘25, Economics, German finalist

Knight-Hennessy
Nathan Canadas ‘19, Political Science, Knight-Hennessy semi-finalist (top 500)
Tommy Ly ‘25, Computer Science and Statistics, Knight-Hennessy semi-finalist (top 500)
Celeste Allen ‘25, History, Luce Scholarship finalist

Other National and International Awards

Peter Gorman ‘25, Neuroscience and Behavior, Blakemore-Magdalen Scholarship, Oxford University

Anna Bartoux ‘23, Political Science, Belfer Young Leaders Fellowship, Harvard Kennedy School of Government 

Macy Hanzlik-Barend ‘25, Political Science, Ben Bagdikian Fellowship Program, Mother Jones magazine

Durga Chaloli ‘25, History, Teach for India Fellowship

Elizabeth Galles ‘26, Psychology, Sharon Stephens Brehm Undergraduate Psychology Scholarship, American Psychological Foundation

Shayna Gersten ‘24, Computer Science, Matthew Isakowitz Commercial Space Scholar, Commercial Space Foundation 

Haoyuan Li ‘25, Neuroscience and Behavior, Jim Atwood Neuroscience Student Fellowship, Cure PSP Foundation

Nathan Darmon ‘25, Political Science, Presidential Fellow, Center for the Study of Congress and the Presidency, Washington, D.C.

Gulnazik Bakhramova, Political Science ‘26, Davis Projects for Peace 

Lucy Walaszek ‘25, Archaeology, Jane C. Waldbaum Award Archaeological Field School Scholarship, Archaeological Institute of America

Tooli Shariah ‘26, MESAAS, Oslo Scholarship, Human Rights Foundation

Ginnie McKnight ‘27, Political Science, Congressional Black Caucus Fellowship

Gabriel Yue Cao ‘25, Economics, Hertog Foundation Political Studies Fellowship, Washington, DC

Gabriel Yue Cao ‘25, Economics, John Jay Fellowship, John Jay Institute, Langhorne, PA

Alex Garza ‘27, undeclared, Scholarship America Dream Award

Clara Zibell ‘25, Sustainable Development, Tsinghua Summer Fellowship

Jessica Minhas, Postbac Premed, Winner, MIT Solve Competition, category:  “Survivors of Modern Slavery” 

Critical Language Scholarship 
Marly Fisher ‘27, undeclared (Arabic)
Alexander Nagin ‘26, Political Science (Russian)

UN Millennium Fellows
Rachel Sarpal ‘ 26 Human Rights, 
Kaitlyn Jeon ‘25, Anthropology

Delegates, 2025 United Nations Economic and Social Council Youth Forum
Rachel Sarpal ‘26, Human Rights
Hana Bak ‘26, Economics
Tahmina Painda ‘25, Psychology
Darima Sodnomova ‘26, Political Science

Local Awards

William Boucher ‘25, Economics & Government, Jerome Lohez 9/11 Scholarship Foundation 

Esha Modi ‘25, Financial Economics, Jerome Lohez 9/11 Scholarship Foundation 

Mayra Martinez ‘27, Psychology,  Women's Forum Award 2024-25

Mariclaire Joseph ‘23, Sustainable Development, The Cecil Corbin-Mark Fellowship for Environmental Justice Leadership - WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Roxanne Zaroff ‘25, Classics, Archaeological Institute of America- New York Society Scholar

Columbia University Awards

Max Tibor Guichard ‘25, Economics & Political Science, Columbia delegate McDonald Cadet Leadership Conference at West Point

Jacqueline Grace Vera ‘26, Sustainable Development, Denning Global Fellowship in Sustainable Development

Delfina Roybal ‘26, Political Science, Phyllis Stevens Sharp Fellowship, Department of Political Science

Sara Coffield ‘25, Art History, Global Thought Scholars, Committee on Global Thought

Han Nguyen-Luu, Lamont Earth Internship Program 

Social Impact Fellowship, Columbia World Projects
Sarah Browne ‘26, English
Gulnazik Bakhramova ‘26, Political Science
Eleanor Robins ‘25,  Neuroscience and Behavior

Kraft Global Fellows
Daniela G. Weinberg ’27, undeclared
Leo Ross Mates-Muchin ‘26, undeclared 
Daniela Shapiro Ortiz de Zarate ‘25, Economics

Institute of Global Politics Fellows
Tahmina Painda ‘25, Human Rights and Psychology
Maya Platek ‘25, Economics and Political Science
Giulia Vigoriti ‘25, Political Science 

Theodore de Bary Language Study Fellowship, Middle East Institute 
Sofia Houir  ‘26, Political Science
Nephelie Chantzis ‘26, Comparative Literature & Society

Melanie Zhang ‘27, Religion, Summer Research Fellowship, Institute of Culture, Religion, and Public Life

*The students who applied to the national and international competitions listed in that section, as well as the first five competitions listed, will take up their awards in 2025-26.  For all of the other fellowships named here, students applied and enjoyed the benefits of the fellowship during the 2024-25 academic year.