Dollars for Scholars

Elizabeth Walsh ’14GS and Yuntong Ma ’12CC are among the forty US recipients of this year’s Gates Cambridge Scholarships. Funded by Bill and Melinda Gates, the prestigious award gives students the opportunity to pursue postgraduate studies at Cambridge University. Walsh hopes to work with the university’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in pursuit of a master’s of philosophy in social anthropology, while Ma plans to study sociology.

SEAS junior Ritish Patnaik and Columbia College sophomore Brian Trippe received Barry Goldwater Scholarships for the upcoming academic year. The scholarships, which were established by the US Congress in 1986 to support students who intend to pursue careers in the sciences, math, and engineering, are among the most competitive scholarships available for undergraduates.