Fellowships

This past spring, nearly a dozen George Mason students received nationally competitive fellowships and scholarships, supporting work across a wide range of fields.

Receiving a Goldwater Scholarship, which recognizes students with the potential to be the next generation of research leaders, is a true testament to student Sofie Strompf's dedication and perseverance.

George Mason University film and video studies students are working with Entertainment 2 Affect Change (E2AC), an organization that provides creative students and individuals the opportunity to use storytelling to share the mission and impact of local nonprofits.

John Cantiello recognized for his leadership, teaching, and research in the field.

Professor in the Department of Health Administration and Policy John Cantiello earned an Institute for Healthcare Improvement fellowship. His selection for this program reflects his commitment to students’ academic excellence.

PhD student Zhenyi Huang will embark on his COVES Fellowship this summer, applying his statistics expertise to help foster relationships between engineering and the Virginia state government.

Mason School of Art graduate student Jax Ohashi is one of six graduate students in the state of Virginia to receive a 2022-23 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) Visual Arts Fellowships.

Schar School biodefense grad Matthew Ferreira is named an “emerging leader” in biosecurity with a Johns Hopkins’ fellowship.

Megan Bruening was recently named George Mason University’s Director of Fellowships, supporting both undergraduate and graduate programs. Bruening joined the Mason community as the assistant director of graduate fellowships in 2021 and had been serving as interim director for the past several months.

Ioanna Karantaidou, a PhD student in George Mason University’s College of Engineering and Computing’s Computer Science Department, has won a one-year fellowship from Protocol Labs, where she will work on their Fielcoin project, investigating innovations in cloud storage.