Our scholars have traveled great distances, both literally and metaphorically. Each and every one has achieved “more with less,” overcoming challenges unique to the immigrant experience, and working tirelessly in order to achieve his or her dreams.
Scholars include not only valedictorians, campus leaders, and accomplished musicians and athletes, but also GED holders and community college students who immigrated to the United States alone, worked full-time jobs while attending high school, took care of their younger siblings after school instead of joining clubs, and managed to learn English in just a few years.
Every year, we select about 10 scholars from a pool of hundreds of applicants.
Yetunde: Scholar (2019)
Yetunde is a Nigerian immigrant who, shortly after moving to the United States, started a writing club at her...
Valeria: Scholar (2019)
Valeria is the daughter of Bolivian immigrant parents, the first in her family to attend college, a valedictorian of...
Safa: Scholar (2019)
Safa, the 2019 Linda and Fred Thode Scholar, is a young woman who arrived in this country two years ago...
Rodrigo: Scholar (2019)
Rodrigo, 2019 JBG SMITH Properties Scholar, is a young honors student from Peru who took 7 honors and dual-enrollment classes...
Oscar: Scholar (2019)
Oscar, the Alvaro Bedoya Commemorative Scholar, is an aspiring filmmaker, from Mexico, who has made several short films, co-founded a...
Nhu: Scholar (2019)
Nhu—a young woman from Vietnam and an aspiring physician—made her mark in school as the founder of two different...
Nallely: Scholar (2019)
Nallely, the Campbell-Seltz Scholar, is an IB student from El Salvador who has coached young girls in running and, was...
Muhammad: Scholar (2019)
Muhammad, an aspiring doctor from Pakistan, has been studying to become an EMT. On his first shift in an...
Kejsi: Scholar (2019)
Kejsi is an immigrant from Albania, who is passionate about advocating for women and girls. Her inspiration towards generating...
Jerzel: Scholar (2019)
Jerzel, a recent immigrant from Guatemala who, although he immigrated with no English skills, graduated from ESOL within two...
Dieudonne: Scholar (2019)
Dieudonne is a young refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo who lost both his parents before the age...
Anubhav: Scholar (2019)
Anubhav is a young immigrant from Nepal with near-perfect grades and SAT scores, who spent four years of high...