{"id":21688,"date":"2026-05-15T08:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=21688"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:16:30","slug":"elizabethtown-college-students-awarded-prestigious-scholarships-and-fellowships-during-2025-26-academic-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/elizabethtown-college-students-awarded-prestigious-scholarships-and-fellowships-during-2025-26-academic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Students Awarded Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships During 2025-26 Academic Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elizabethtown College recently announced that several students have been awarded prestigious scholarships and fellowships during the 2025-26 academic year. Nine students earned competitive awards, two were selected to participate in postgraduate academic programs, and four students won Summer Enrichment Grants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe achievements of these students in earning nationally competitive scholarships, fellowships, and postgraduate opportunities reflect the determination and drive to make an impact that define the Etown experience,\u201d Elizabethtown College President Betty Rider said. \u201cWhether conducting research, pursuing global learning opportunities, or serving communities locally and abroad, these Blue Jays are living out our Educate for Service mission in meaningful ways. We are proud to celebrate their accomplishments and the faculty and staff mentors who have supported them throughout their journeys.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The following Etown students received scholarships and fellowships:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Anika Hodgdon \u201926<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; TriBeta Research Foundation Undergraduate Research Grant | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/elizabethtown-college-biology-students-receive-undergraduate-research-grants\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Caitlyn Jensen \u201926<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; TriBeta Research Foundation Undergraduate Research Grant | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/elizabethtown-college-biology-students-receive-undergraduate-research-grants\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Mechelle Johnson-Reeves \u201928<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship | Reach the World Volunteer Traveler | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/elizabethtown-college-students-awarded-highly-competitive-gilman-scholarship\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Ernest Lloyd \u201927<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Gilman &#8211; German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/elizabethtown-college-students-awarded-highly-competitive-gilman-scholarship\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Jada Makar \u201927<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Finnegan Fellowship | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/elizabethtown-college-student-designated-as-a-finnegan-fellow\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>William Medley \u201929<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/premier-microbiome.org\/2026-reu-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Olivia Pituch \u201926<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Pennsylvania House of Representatives Fellowship | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pahousefellowship.us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Alysse Smith \u201926<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; TriBeta Research Foundation Undergraduate Research Grant | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/elizabethtown-college-biology-students-receive-undergraduate-research-grants\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Maegan Wingert \u201926<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; TriBeta Research Foundation Undergraduate Research Grant | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2025\/12\/11\/elizabethtown-college-biology-students-receive-undergraduate-research-grants\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nPostgraduate Academic Programs<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Caitlyn Jensen \u201926<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Tainan Nunes \u201926<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; London School of Economics and Political Science (England)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nElizabethtown College Office of Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships Summer Enrichment Grants<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Aaron J. Girvan \u201929<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; Serving as a volunteer intern with the Luzerne County Historical Society in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Mechelle Johnson-Reeves \u201928<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Serving as Lead Student Researcher at the University of Malta in the Republic of Malta.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Ernest Lloyd \u201927<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; Advancing his German language fluency through the Lingoda language course in preparation for his study abroad at Marburg University in Germany during the fall of 2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>William Medley \u201929<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Participating in the NSF-funded Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summer Enrichment Grants are available to help fund summer research, selective internships, or enrichment travel related to a course of study. At least six grants of $1,000 each are to provide enrichment opportunities for high-achieving Etown students in their pursuit of research, study, and travel experiences advancing their particular course of study during the summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships fund such opportunities as specialized study abroad, independent research, and graduate study. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etown.edu\/programs\/fellowships\/summerenrichment.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read more.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prestigious scholarships and fellowships provide funding for a wide range of activities:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Full tuition, fees, and a living stipend to earn a graduate degree abroad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Undergraduate or graduate study in the US.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Conducting a research project abroad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teaching English abroad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Internships abroad<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social engagement projects in the U.S. or abroad<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About the Office of Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elizabethtown College\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etown.edu\/programs\/fellowships\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Office of Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">works with students to help them apply for competitive awards like the Gilman Scholarship, as well as identify opportunities that align with their academic and professional goals. Etown students who are interested in opportunities available through the office are encouraged to contact Jean-Paul Benowitz, Director of Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships and Public Heritage Studies (benowitzj@etown.edu \/ 717-361-1110), Myer Hall, Honors Center. Learn more at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etown.edu\/programs\/fellowships\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">etown.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabethtown College recently announced that several students have been awarded prestigious scholarships and fellowships during the 2025-26 academic year. 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