The 2025 group of Gates Cambridge Scholars hailing from the United States has been announced.
Thirty-five studious individuals hailing from the United States have been declared as the 2025 Gates Cambridge Scholars. This prestigious award, well-regarded as one of the most prestigious honors for postgraduate education globally, marks its 25th anniversary this year.
The lucky American selectees will kickstart their studies later this year at the University of Cambridge, joined by 65 other new global scholars, whose names will be announced in April. Eilís Ferran, the Provost of the Gates Cambridge Trust, expressed her delight, noting that the scholars have an impressive track record of making sparks in the various disciplines and sectors they enter, each one making a ripple in their chosen field.
Funded in full by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Gates Cambridge scholarship gives talented students a chance to study and research at Cambridge, whether in the physical and biological sciences, engineering, social sciences, or humanities. These aspiring students will engage in their studies for up to four years in fields as diverse as plant sciences, film and screen studies, digital humanities, and medical science.
Gates Cambridge Scholars for 2025. The Gates Cambridge Scholarships are among the most prestigious awards for postgraduate study in the world. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the program.
The scholarship criteria emphasize outstanding intellectual ability, a passion for the chosen field of study, a commitment to bettering the world, and leadership potential. The scholarships cover tuition, living expenses, and other costs, including academic development funds and family allowances if the recipients have children.
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Interestingly, nine universities in the US, including College of Wooster and the University of New Hampshire, produced their first Gates Cambridge Scholar this year. Moreover, four of these scholarships were awarded to individuals with extraordinary academic backgrounds:
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- Princeton Senior Joshua Yang: Majored in sociology and plans to pursue an MPhil in Modern South Asian Studies, aiming for a career in journalism.
- University of Chicago Senior Elena Tiedens: Focused on environmental history and Russian and Eastern European studies, plans to conduct research on the post-Soviet Arctic at the Scott Polar Research Institute.
- Yale University Senior Naina Agrawal-Hardin: Researching the global impact of climate change litigation, she will pursue a Master's in Anthropocene studies to analyze how diverse audiences receive climate change projections.
- Mit Senior Abigail Schipper: With a background in mechanical engineering and biology, she plans to pursue an MPhil in Engineering, specializing in medical devices used in pre-hospital trauma systems.
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Our brave new scholars embody the commitment to making a difference in the world and their respective fields, following in the footsteps of the over two-thousand scholars previously awarded by the Gates Cambridge Scholarship since its inception in 2001, representing 112 countries across 799 worldwide universities.1
Joshua Yang plans to pursue an MPhil in Modern South Asian Studies at Cambridge. Yang, who will intern this summer at The Washington Post, plans for a career in journalism.
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Elena Tiedens, who focused on environmental history and had a minor in Russian and Eastern European Studies, will study at Cambridge’s Scott Polar Research Institutes where she plans to conduct research on the post-Soviet Arctic.
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Naina Agrawal-Hardin is researching how the effects of climate change are litigated globally. She will pursue a Master of Philosophy degree in the field of Anthropocene studies, focusing on how climate change projections are received by various audiences, including the government, the fossil fuel sector, and the public.
The selected scholars attended a wide variety of US universities, coming from 36 institutions in total. Below is a list of nine universities who produced their first Gates Cambridge Scholar:
Abigail Schipper, a recent MIT graduate with a BS in mechanical engineering and a minor in biology, will pursue an MPhil in engineering, researching medical devices that are used in pre-hospital trauma systems.
- College of Wooster
- Columbia College Chicago
- Emerson College
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Everett Community College
- Grand Valley State University
- Lafayette College
- North Seattle College
- University of New Hampshire
Eryk Salvaggio previously earned a MSc from the London School of Economics in media and communications and two BAs, in new media and journalism, from the University of Maine. He will pursue a PhD in Digital Humanities, studying the use of generative AI in policy, pedagogy and design.
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Sarah Nicholls, a University of New Hampshire a biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology major,will pursue her Ph.D. in medical science, focusing her research on the protein tau, which is implicated in Alzheimer’s disease.
Fifteen scholars will pursue PhD courses, while the remaining 20 will pursue one-year master's degrees. Here's an overview of various interests in the different fields of study:
Elijah Darden majored in psychological and brain sciences and minored in music. He plans to earn a master’s degree in population health sciences, after which he intends to attend medical school in the U.S.
- PhD Programs:
- Plant Sciences: Annie Shelton will investigate how to engineer plant circadian rhythms for enhancing photosynthetic efficiency in both space and on Earth.
- Film and Screen Studies: Benjamin Friedman will explore omnibus segments produced by African filmmakers.
- Digital Humanities: Eryk Salvaggio will examine assumptions about AI use in policy, pedagogy, and design.
- Medical Science: Sarah Nicholls will focus her research on tau, a protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
- Master's Programs:
- Global Risk and Resilience: Pranav Ganta will develop frameworks for governing and risk mitigation in cyberbiosecurity.
- Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise: Hana Butler will explore how micro- and nanostructures influence material performance.
- Engineering: Abigail Schipper will focus on pre-hospital trauma systems in low and middle-income countries.
- Anthropocene Studies: Naina Agarwal-Hardin will contribute to transnational climate litigation documentation by analyzing the history of climate change projections.
- Modern South Asian Studies: Joshua Yang, a Princeton senior, plans to further his studies in preparation for a career as a journalist.
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- The Gates Cambridge Trust, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, also focuses on the impact of human activities on the Earth, specifically in the Anthropocene era: ['gates cambridge trust', 'anthropocene']
- To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Gates Cambridge Scholarships, the university has created a special webpage with information on the scholarship, its history, and its impact: ['gates cambridge scholarships', 'university of cambridge', '25th anniversary']
