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The USF Office of National Scholars mentors students and alumni for awards and programs focused on intellectual and professional development.

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From the Judy Genshaft Honors College to Cornell University, Honors alum Kobe Phillips continues to push the boundaries of design and science! 🐝After graduating from Cornell's inaugural Design Technology master's program, where his thesis transformed honeybee structures into wearable knit textiles, Kobe has been invited to remain at Cornell as a visiting lecturer in the Department of Design Technology.He credits the Office of National Scholars with helping him build the interdisciplinary path that began at USF. Read more about Kobe's story on our website!#usfhonors by @officialusfons

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Grüß Gott from Austria! My name is Diya Upadhyaya (@diyaa.u16), and I am a rising senior majoring in Biomedical Sciences and Computational and Applied Mathematics.I am currently in Graz, Austria, for the European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology where I will be speaking at a mini-symposium titled “Personalized Forecasting in Oncology Informed by Multiscale Multimodal Data” about my work with the Integrated Mathematical Oncology Department at Moffitt Cancer Center. by @officialusfons

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Hi everyone! My name is Racquel Driedger. I am a third-year cell and molecular biology major and psychology minor at the Honors College. This summer, I am participating in a REU at Sanford Research Institute in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Today, I will be taking over the Instagram to share my experience. Follow along with my adventures on the @usfhonors and @officialusfons Instagram story!#usfhonors by @officialusfons

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🎙️ 70 Questions with Rosa Nafrere ✈️🌍Meet Rosa, an alumna who studied abroad four times and paid $0 out of pocket thanks to scholarships. In this clip, she shares how becoming a Gilman Scholar helped make her global experiences possible.Curious how she made it happen and what advice she has for future students? 👀🔗 Head to the link in our bio to watch the full interview and hear the rest of Rosa’s story! by @officialusfons

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USF is proud to announce that five Bulls have been selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program this year!🌍 Afreen Khan, College of Arts and SciencesGraduate Study Grant — Turkey🌍 Janaki Menon, College of Public HealthResearch Grant — India🌍 Elisabeth Parker, College of Arts and SciencesResearch Grant — Sri Lanka🌍 Lizt Pena, College of Arts and SciencesEnglish Teaching Assistantship — Spain🌍 May Spinney, College of Arts and SciencesEnglish Teaching Assistantship — TaiwanFulbright is the world's largest international exchange program. Through the U.S. Student Program, American citizens have the opportunity to study, conduct research, or teach English in more than 140 countries around the globe.Over the past 10 years, USF has produced 61 Fulbright student awardees. Each year, recipients are honored with a commemorative medallion during a ceremony hosted by @usfhonors and @usfworld, highlighting USF's commitment to international exchange and global engagement.To learn more about these students and the Fulbright program, visit the USF Office of National Scholars website.#usf #fulbright #usfhonors by @officialusfons

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Hello! My name is Soham Shirolkar. I’m a rising senior majoring in biomedical engineering and in the Honors College. I’m spending this summer working in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program at the University of Florida. I'm a part of the Summer Neuroscience Internship Program (SNIP) at the McKnight Brain Institute, working as a research intern in Dr. Bedenbaugh’s lab. My work combines computational and behavioral neuroscience, including developing a behavioral analysis toolkit for the lab, assisting with imaging, and helping run behavioral experiments.Today, I will be taking over the Honors Instagram to answer any questions about my research, the summer program, and show you what may day looks like here! Check out the Honors Instagram stories for updates! #usfhonors by @officialusfons

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Celebrating an incredible group of Fulbright recipients at this year’s Fulbright Celebration! 🌍✨Each student received a medal honoring their accomplishment and commitment to global scholarship and cultural exchange.Congratulations Afreen Khan, Janaki Menon, Elisabeth Parker, Lizt Pena, and May Spinney. We can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make around the world! 🏅🎓 by @officialusfons

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Congratulations to Danielle Garrecht for being named a DeRocco Fellow! 🎉The highly competitive DeRocco Advanced Manufacturing Fellowship for Future Women Leaders offers a small group of undergraduate women mentorship, professional development, and work experience through a summer internship.Danielle is a mechanical engineering major with a minor in Spanish language. She received her first internship as a high school senior at Florida Turbine Technologies (FTT) where she has continued to intern every summer in college. At USF, Danielle has engaged in multiple competitions and projects with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Engineers Without Borders (EWB), including a trip to Bolivia over spring break to work on water supply infrastructure, where she practiced her Spanish language skills.Danielle is now studying abroad in Peru and plans to return to interning at FTT when she arrives back in the States.#usfhonors by @officialusfons

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Congratulations to USF’s 12 newest Gilman Scholarship recipients! 🤘USF continues its legacy of expanding global opportunities for students, ranking No. 13 among large institutions and leading all Florida universities in producing Gilman recipients throughout the program’s 25-year history.The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship supports Pell Grant recipients studying or interning abroad, helping students gain the professional skills, language proficiency and international experience needed for global careers.This semester’s cohort will travel to seven countries: Bolivia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Thailand and the United Kingdom.Read more on our website!#usfhonors by @officialusfons

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Congratulations to the five USF students selected for National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program! Each student is pursuing research across a wide range of disciplines with the goal of making significant contributions to STEM fields through their work. Supported by the National Science Foundation, these outstanding graduate students will receive up to three years of funding as they pursue full-time, research-based graduate degrees and continue advancing their academic and research endeavors.🤘 Brinley Jordan, College of Engineering🤘 Kennedy Hart, College of Arts and Sciences🤘 Daniela Zamora Alviarez, College of Engineering🤘 Anthony Gross, College of Marine Sciences🤘 Faith Coris, College of Engineering#usf #usfhonors by @officialusfons

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Through the creation of Little Free Libraries across Temple Terrace, Rhea Joshi, Afreen Khan, and Priya Desai — the “Books and Butterflies” team from the 2025 cohort of U.N. Millennium Fellows — are expanding access to more than 500 books for children in neighborhoods that need them most. 📚🦋The United Nations Millennium Fellowship provides leadership training to selected students around the world as they advance projects addressing the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.Designed to reduce inequality, improve health and education, and promote economic growth, the fellowship allows students to pursue projects individually or in teams. The 2025 cohort was USF’s largest yet, with 15 fellows selected.#usfhonors by @officialusfons

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Congratulations to Daniela Zamora Alviarez on being named @usouthflorida 2026 Ralph C. Wilcox Outstanding Graduate!On the heels of that news, she also received the USF Golden Bull Award and two prestigious national fellowships for graduate study — the GEM Fellowship and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.A mechanical engineering major in the USF College of Engineering, Daniela is advancing energy-efficient computing through research in nanotechnology and materials science. She will begin her doctoral program in materials science and engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign this fall.#usf by @officialusfons

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