Scholarship stories

Discover how scholarships and fellowships support and enhance the educational paths of our students

Scholar spotlight

Voyager Scholar

Chris Byrnes ’26 shares how his Lafayette journey led to him becoming the College’s first Voyager Scholarship recipient.

Learn more about Byrnes

Barry Goldwater Scholarship
Fulbright Student Grant
Harry S. Truman Scholarship
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Rhodes Scholarship
Additional Scholarships

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Barry Goldwater Scholarship

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, which honors sophomores and juniors with exceptional academic achievements who intend to earn a doctoral degree and pursue STEM research, awarded three Lafayette students with scholarships this year: Carter Brand ’25 (who was also a Goldwater Scholar last year), Max Gianakopoulos ’25, and Tess Stanley ’25.

Conversations with Lafayette’s 2024 Goldwater Scholars

Carter Brand ’25, Max Gianakopoulos ’25, and Tess Stanley ’25 talk research and inspiration, hopes for the future, and being on the frontlines of improving human health.

Previous Goldwater Scholar recipients

Fulbright Student Grant

Lafayette College is among the colleges and universities that produced the most U.S. Fulbright students for the 2022-23 academic year, according to an announcement by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Lafayette also received the honor for the 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2017-18, and 2020-21 academic years.

Maria Bossert ‘23 and Mackenzi Berner ‘23 will both be traveling across the globe to fill their positions during the upcoming academic year.

Previous Fulbright recipients

Ayat Husseini ’20 (2022)

Fulbright Fellowship

Kevin Manogue ’22 (2022)

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Program

Anna Zittle ’22 (2022)

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship

Mia Coutinho ’20 (2020)

Fulbright Scholarship (Cultural and Linguistic Exchange)

Henry Hinchey ’20 (2020)

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) grant

J’Nisha Little ’20 (2020)

Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) grant

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Harry S. Truman Scholarship

The Truman Scholarship application is a multifaceted one that explores applicants’ leadership abilities, commitment to public service, issues, and values that they hold dear, and an exposition of their career goals and how they will accomplish them.

Fatimata Cham ’23 awarded Truman Scholarship

Cham is a community activist and passionate about many issues, especially combating gender and educational inequalities.

Savanna Touré ’21 is Lafayette's first Truman Scholar

EXCEL Fellow. Posse D.C. full-tuition scholar. George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health research intern. Goldwater Scholar. Truman Scholar.

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National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Highly competitive, NSF Graduate Research Fellowships are given to students pursuing or planning to pursue a research-based graduate degree program in a STEM-related field. Fellowships are awarded to exceptional students to support furthering their research and professional advancement.

Rachel Hurley ’23 to attend grad school at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Her research focuses on improving the quality of indoor environments.

Jodi Graf ’20 is currently attending University of Delaware

The Lafayette College valedictorian's research is in pulmonary therapeutics.

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Rhodes scholarship

The Rhodes Scholarship is extremely prestigious. Founded in 1902, it is “the oldest and best-known award for international study, and arguably the most famous academic award available to American college graduates,” according to the American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust, Elliot Gerson.