Villanova has become a strong presence in the national fellowship competitions, once the bailiwick of Ivy League institutions. Since 1993, more than 589 Villanova students have applied for national fellowships. Of those, 156 advanced to finalist status while 82 received awards.

One mission of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships is to assist our students as they make their way through the fellowship application process, a daunting task that requires developing both a sense of self-awareness and a vision of the path ahead.

The Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships also administers the Presidential Scholarship Program, the Connelly-Delouvrier International Scholars Program, and maintains an ever-growing list of scholarships, fellowships, research grants, and internships for our students to investigate. If you are a student interested in any of these opportunities, or if you are a faculty member working with a qualified, motivated student, please feel free to stop by our office in SAC 138 or call at 610.519.5928.

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Congratulations to our VU Winnerss in National Fellowship Competitions and Villanova University Undergraduate Student Collaborative Research Awardees, 2008-2009.

Villanova University Winners in National Fellowship Competitions

• Ms. Alexandra (Ali) Bausch ('09, Chemistry/Honors) has been awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship (http://www.act.org/goldwater/yyschrel.html), a nationally competitive scholarship for undergraduates planning research careers in the sciences, engineering and math. Ali was selected from a pool of more than 1000 applicants on the strength of her considerable research experience with Dr. Amanda Grannas in the Chemistry Department on organic pollutants in liquid and frozen media. Ali's work in this area resulted in a 2007 publication in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A and a poster presentation at the Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in October, 2006. Ali has maintained her research commitment and an excellent record of academic achievement as an active and engaged member of our campus, working with Special Olympics, Rays of Sunshine and Habitat for Humanity. Her future plans are to pursue a PhD in Analytical Chemistry to teach at the university level and conduct research in analytical, atmospheric chemistry.
• Mr. Jose James ('10, Biology/Honors) received Honorable Mention in the Goldwater Scholarship competition - a significant accomplishment for a sophomore competing mostly with juniors. Jose is an extraordinary young man with impressive research experience and academic achievement. As a freshman, Jose began working with Dr. Janice Knepper on the Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus and he has since extended his inquiry to a related project with Dr. Dennis Wykoff. Last summer, he was a research intern with Dr. Elizabeth Gavis at Princeton University working on the genetic regulation of embryonic development. Jose's exceptional ability is not limited to the biological sciences. His passion for math led him to pursue an independent study of Differential Equations (without academic credit). Like Ali, Jose has significant campus commitments beyond academics through his participation in Best Buddies, FaceAIDS, Habitat for Humanity, SAMOSA and the Villanovan. In the future, Jose plans on obtaining an MD/PhD in order to conduct research at the university level in Cancer Biology.