Awards and Fellowships

National Fellowships Competitions

Boston College students need to be aware, early in their undergraduate careers, of the fellowships and awards given on a competitive basis by national foundations. Fulbright Grants, Marshall Scholarships, Javits Fellowships, National Science Foundation Fellowships, Rhodes Scholarships, and Truman Scholarships are among the major grants available.

Many of these opportunities are especially for students planning a future in public service, so they are very appropriate for Political Science majors. In recent years, several of the department's majors have been awarded Truman Scholarships, for instance.

Some of these are available to Juniors and Seniors for undergraduate study. However, early planning and preparation are important. To have a realistic chance of competing for one of these awards, students need to plan ahead鈥攁nd Freshman year is not too early.

Contact

笔谤辞蹿别蝉蝉辞谤听Alice Behnegar

University Fellowships Committee

Student Award Recipients

Donald S. Carlisle Award

2022Robert Cerise
2021Czar A. Sepe
2020Collin Quigley
2019Christina N. LaRitz
2018Cecilia W. Milano
2017Hagop Toghramadjian and Mackenzie Arnold
2016Marissa L. Marandola
2015Alexander Hayden
2014Brooke Loughrin
2013Jordan Dorney & Dania R. Al Humaid
2012John Blakeslee
2011Amanda Rothschild
2010Natasha Baker
2009Timothy Mooney
2008Leah Maloney
2007Peter Sima-Eichler & Gail Harmon
2006Allison D'Orazio
2005Lauren Daniel
2004Joe Sasanuma
2003John Mulcahy
2002
Paul Mistovich
2001Crystal Cordell
2001Bader Al Saif 听

Fulbright Grant Awards

Doan Khue Tran (2022): Teaching grant to Laos

Clayton Scott (2020): Teaching grant to Spain

Emily Murphy (2017): Research Grant to Oman

Hagop Toghramadjian (2017): Research Grant to Armenia

McCarthy Prize for the Best Scholar of the College Project听 听听

Hagop Toghramadjian, 鈥淭he Case for Wataniyya: State-Based National Identify and Democracy in the Arab Middle East.鈥�

Benigno and Corazon Aquino Asian-American Scholarship: Miriam George (鈥�18)

John Marshall Program Awards

Yi Peng Liu '17: 鈥淢astery of Leo Strauss: Irony and On Tyranny鈥�

Nicholas Pangakis '17: 鈥淭he Application of American Freedom: From W. E. B. DuBois to Kendrick Lamar鈥�

Paul Choix '16: 鈥淭he Myth of Kronos and the Conditions for a Politics According to Intellect鈥�

Nathan McGuire '16: 鈥淩ousseau and the Ideal Community鈥�

Phi Beta Kappa

Each year, the Omicron chapter of Phi Beta Kappa invites 80-100 senior students and 5-15 junior students to join Phi Beta Kappa. Students are nominated for membership based on the excellence of their academic performance at Boston College. Although a high grade point average is required for membership, many students have also completed theses in their disciplines or other kinds of challenging academic projects. Students are selected annually during the spring semester of the academic year. To be eligible for consideration for election to PBK, senior students must have taken a minimum of 75 graded credits at Boston College.

2022 Political Science Phi Beta Kappa Inductees

Samantha Almonacid, 鈥�22听
Sophia Carter, 鈥�22听
Robert Cerise, 鈥�22听
Yitan Chen, 鈥�22听
Grace Christenson, 鈥�22听
Caroline Denning, 鈥�22听
Kyle Falkner, 鈥�22听
Ryan Flanigan, 鈥�22听
Olivia Foster, 鈥�22听
Alec Goos, 鈥�22听
Abigail Hamilton, 鈥�22听
Joseph Imburgia, 鈥�22听
Hannah Jones, 鈥�22听
Garrett Madden, 鈥�22听
Matthew Malec, 鈥�23听
Christopher Marrone, 鈥�22听
Robert Podmore, 鈥�22听
Mathieu Ronayne, 鈥�22听
Maya Taha, 鈥�22听

Previous Years

Islamic Civilization and Societies Award

Claire Caroli, '21

Critical Language Scholarship

Sofia Marino '21听 (Arabic)
Isaiah Brown '24听 (Russian)

Deans鈥� Scholars, Class of 2023

Regan Dankovich
Annie Donohue
Tyler Gollin
Mackenzie Harrigan
Eleanor Kominiarek
Matthew Malec
Madeleine McGrath
Aidan O'Neill
Samantha Robinson
Devianna Smith
Lauren Wittenmyer
Lila Zarrella

Sophomore Scholars, Class of 2024

Benjamin Austen
Jack Borrow
Isaiah Brown
Maura Drummey
Luisa Esquivel
Christopher Ficeto
Caitlyn Hancock
Emily Howell
Paul Keenan
Patrick Kelly
Srina Lacet
Gabriela Levitt
Marguerite Matheson
Christopher Roder
Ahura Shadfar
Elizabeth Sullivan
Darya Treanor
Alyssa Eamranond

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