Category: Past Recipients

Name: Shelby CorbettField of Study: CriminologyExpected Graduation: 2026Summer Program: IBEROProgram Location: Mexico Recap of Shelby’s Experience: Sometimes, your biggest dreams feel fake until you accomplish them. I have dreamed about going to Mexico since I was in eighth grade, and in recent years, I started to believe that this dream would never come true. However,…

Name: Riya DaveField of Study: NeuroscienceExpected Graduation: 2019Summer Program: Commit2Change Orphanage: Seva SadanProgram Location: India Relevance of the Program: Commit2Change is an organization works with seven all-girl orphanages around India. The aim of the organization is to help these girls escape the poverty cycle and human trafficking through educational and financial assistance. Roya has been…

Name: Paul KigawaField of Study: ClassicsExpected Graduation: 2019Summer Program: Documenting European Street ArtProgram Location: Europe Relevance of the Program: An undergraduate at Princeton University, Paul plans to concentrate in the Classics, with certificates in Entrepreneurship and Environmental Studies. Originally from New York City, Paul grew up with an eye trained on the colorful street art…

Name: Juan José GuzmanField of Study: Economics and Sustainable DevelopmentExpected Graduation: 2019Summer Program: Global Scholars Program of Columbia UniversityProgram Location: Latin America Relevance of the Program: Born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, and a tennis and saxophone enthusiast, Juan José Guzman is currently a sophomore studying in Economics and Sustainable Development at Columbia University. While…

Name: Mackenzie GaudenField of Study: Economics and Strategy, Political ScienceExpected Graduation: 2018Summer Program: London School of Economics – Summer SchoolProgram Location: London, United Kingdom Relevance of the Program: Mackenzie is a student athlete in the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, and is a pitcher for the varsity softball team. At WashU,…

Name: Akua AchampongField of Study: Civil & Environmental EngineeringExpected Graduation: 2017Summer Program: Princeton IIP with UBelong PeruProgram Location: Cusco, Peru Relevance of the Program: Akua is a student in Princeton University’s Class of 2017 from Detroit, Michigan. She is majoring in Civil & Environmental Engineering and is pursuing certificates in Urban Studies & Spanish Language…

Name: Vanessa SmithField of Study: AnthropologyExpected Graduation: 2017Summer Program: Princeton Global Seminar: Images in TransitionProgram Location: Santiago, Chile Relevance of the Program: Vanessa is a student athlete at Princeton and a part of the Varsity Women’s Basketball Team. Majoring in cultural anthropology, her interests lie in pre-Colombian studies, ancient art, and Spanish. She is from…