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Congratulations to the 2013 Bonderman Travel Fellows

Jun 6, 2013

Fourteen University of Washington students were recently awarded Bonderman Travel Fellowships that will enable them to embark on solo journeys that are at least eight months long and take them to at least two regions and six countries of the world.

2013 Bonderman Awardees

While traveling, students may not pursue academic study, projects, or research. Established in 1995, this fellowship aims to expose students to the intrinsic, often life-changing, benefits of international travel. UW graduate students, undergraduate students in the Honors Program and in UW Tacoma's Global Honors Program are eligible to apply.

The 2013 awardees are:

UNDERGRADS:
Nicola Follis - Aquatic and Fishery Science, Dept. Honors
Emily Hsieh - Biochemistry & Biology, College Honors
Stephanie Morriss - Environmental Studies, Interdisciplinary Honors
Catherine Opie - English, Dept. Honors
Kaiwen Sun - Electrical Engineering & Philosophy, Interdisciplinary Honors
Alex Taipale - Biochemistry, Dept. Honors
Kevin Tsuchida - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Interdisciplinary Honors

GRADS:
Karlyn Beer - Molecular and Cellular Biology & Epidemiology, Interdisciplinary MS/PhD
Cori Bucherl - Chemical Engineering, PhD
Katrina Claw - Genome Sciences, PhD
Samantha Halstead - Museology, Masters
Stephanie Liapis - Dance, MFA
Daniel Miller - International Studies, Masters
Daniel Stofleth - Communications, PhD

Learn more about the Bonderman Fellowship and view the Fellow bios