Dean's Scholarship
Receive an award of up to $15,000 to use toward tuition, research, and conference travel. Connect with other Dean's Scholarship recipients and leaders across the College of Arts & Sciences. Serve as a program representative to USF donor initiatives to help transform the lives of other USF students.
Who are the Recipients?
From policy advocacy to founding non-profits — our recipients believe in creating a more humane, just, and sustainable world.
Armando Almazon, Sport Management ’27
Armando's career ambition is to become a sports agent focused on helping international athletes transition into major league sports in the United States.
Nicki Aquino, Museum Studies ’26
Nicki hopes to work at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawai'i, where she can celebrate and continue to amplify Native Hawaiian histories and futures.
Laura Booth, Environmental Management ’27
Laura has always wanted to work on climate action. She hopes to improve the Tennessee Valley's health in the face of climate impacts.
Andreas Jack Christiansen, Computer Science ’27
Andreas hopes to create technologies that make a positive difference in people's lives.
Devyn Brewer, Sport Management ’27
Devyn grew up playing and watching soccer. She hopes to work in women's sports within team operations and development.
Anna Lee Sanchez, Writing ’27
Anna aspires to become a professor, mentor, and continue publishing poetry and prose rooted in migration, motherhood, and Chicanx/Latinx identities.
Brandt Kaufmann, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence ’26
Brandt loves problem-solving through numbers, which led him to studying data science and statistics. He hopes to use data to improve the world, whether that be in healthcare, education, or tech.
Ivona Pujic, Biotechnology ’27
Ivona has a background in research and is hoping to transition to a role in management that oversees projects or in regulatory affairs.
Maya Luong, Energy Systems Management ’27
Maya hopes to accelerate the clean energy transition in California, her hometown in Vietnam, and across the globe.
Golzar Rassouli, International & Developmental Economics ’27
Golzar wishes to continue her career within the finance and investment management sector, where she hopes to eventually pursue a more economist focused role.
Adebowale Taye-Faniran, Global Studies ’27
Adebowale hopes to work as a policy analyst with the government or an international organization.
Courtney Hight, Public Administration ’27
Courtney hopes to leverage her experiences over the past thirty years to support her transition to work with local or state government.
Bethany Idongesit Ekpo, Urban Public Affair ’27
Bethany hopes to build a career at the intersection of public policy, human rights, and environmental justice.
Adebisi Adeneye, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence ’26
Adebisi wants to work in the healthcare tech industry, building data-driven tools that make healthcare more efficient, accessible, and equitable.
Ryan Yick, Applied Economics ’27
Ryan's long-term goal is to continue down the path of academia, where he hopes to contribute original work at the intersection of economics, statistics, and mathematics.
Isabella Alcantara Guerrero, Migration Studies ’27
Isabella wishes to focus her research on immigrant identities, communities, and expriences. She will then pursue a PhD in sociology to further explore critical dialogue on the immigrant experience.
Austin Madden, Public Leadership ’25
Austin thrives in situations that challenge him to grow and he's ready for the next role — pivoting into public policy.
Evan Chan ’24
Asia Pacific Studies, MA
Fall Semester Reflections
I was a knowledge consumer; now, as a graduate student, I find myself in the exciting role of a knowledge producer, and it's been a deeply inspiring and empowering journey.”
Evan Chan ’24
Asia Pacific Studies, MA
Become a Leader in Your Field
“With a community of nearly 1,000 graduate students across our 19 programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, we rely on our dedicated faculty and staff to enhance and refine our programs to suit the current trends in scholarship, research, and professional practice. Our Dean’s Scholarship recipients, less than 5% of the graduate population, provide an additional spark, with their creativity and ingenuity, profiling excellence both in study and in their future professions. While there are employment opportunities in industry, the technology sector, and in public service, we help to position our graduates to become leaders in their field, proudly carrying our university mission of social justice into all of the professions.”
Are You Eligible?
The Dean’s Scholarship recognizes a select group of incoming students in graduate programs, who the admission committees believe will make a substantial contribution to the programs. Recipients are selected based on merit. To be considered for the Dean's Scholarship, students must apply to their program by the program's priority deadline.