Graduate Fellowship Recipients

The International House Graduate Fellowship Program helps ensure the exceptional geographic, cultural and economic diversity that is central to the mission of the House and the University of Chicago. During the 2023-2024 academic year, the Graduate Fellowship Program will provide support to 68 students from all graduate divisions of the University. Graduate Fellows come from 32 countries and were selected based on academic merit, leadership abilities, community activities, and their ability to contribute to the diversity of International House.

2023-2024 International House Graduate Fellows

Vitor Agrella da Silveira, Brazil
Harris School of Public Policy

Yousef Wahb Aly, Egypt
Divinity School

Mahdi Assari, Iran
Chemistry, Physical Sciences Division

Deniz Aycan, Turkey
Harris School of Public Policy

Kashmeera D. Baboolall, Mauritius
Biophysical Sciences, Physical Sciences Division; Biological Sciences Division

Esha Bandyopadhyay, India
Human Genetics, Biological Sciences Division

Sushant Prasad Banjara, Nepal
Harris School of Public Policy

Atreyi Bhaumik, India
Harris School of Public Policy

Fatima Bouftas, Morocco
Pritzker School of Medicine

Lautaro Cella, Argentina
Political Science, Social Sciences Division

Pratyasha Chakraborty, India
Chemistry, Physical Sciences Division

Kevin Chang, USA
Interdisciplinary Scientist Training Program, Pritzker School of Medicine

Suin Choi, South Korea
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

Connor Thomas Christensen, Military-Affiliated, USA
Harris School of Public Policy & Social Sciences Division (Center for Middle Eastern Studies)

Elise I. Clark, USA
Booth School of Business

Davi Costa, Brazil
Physics, Physical Sciences Division

Xiaofeng Dong, Gioh Fang and T. S. Ma Fellow, China
Physics, Physical Sciences Division

Zaria Sawdijah El-Fil, USA
History, Social Sciences Division

Eserhan Eser, Turkey
Law School

Andrew Sean Fraser, Canada
Booth School of Business

Elina Ghimire, Nepal
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering

Kirsten (Kit) Emilie Ginzky, USA
Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

Dilge Iris Girgin, Turkey
Political Science, Social Sciences Division

Michael Goh, Singapore
Computer Science, Physical Sciences Division

Lina Maria Gonzalez Paez, Colombia
Harris School of Public Policy

Pedro Huet, Mexico
Harris School of Public Policy

Kevin Orly Irakóze, Burundi
Philosophy, Humanities Division

Ram Chandra Itani, Ralph W. Nicholas Fellow, Nepal
Chemistry, Physical Sciences Division

Michele Tatiana Kensoung Nguemo, Cameroon
Booth School of Business

Jiyoon Kim, South Korea
Cinema and Media Studies, Humanities Division

Kayoung Kim, South Korea
Humanities Division

Katarzyna Kuryłowicz, Poland
Committee on Cancer Biology, Biological Sciences Division

Malorie Kay Lewis, Military-Affiliated, USA
Social Sciences Division (Center for Middle Eastern Studies)

Zikai Li, China
Social Sciences Division (Political Science) & Physical Sciences Division (Statistics)

Joo Ning Lim, Malaysia
Harris School of Public Policy

Hugo Ljungbaeck, Sweden
Cinema and Media Studies, Humanities Division

Daniel Lopez Hincapie, Colombia
Harris School of Public Policy

Tyler Harrison Lutz, USA/Switzerland
English, Humanities Division 

Marino Haydee, George and Catherine Watkins Fellow, Mexico
Booth School of Business

Layla McDermott, USA
Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Humanities Division

Nikita Mehta, Ralph W. Nicholas Fellow, Singapore
Neurobiology, Biological Sciences Division

Amruta Priyadarshini Nayak, Ralph W. Nicholas Fellow, India
Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, Biological Sciences Division

Raphael Onwunali, Ireland
Harris School of Public Policy

Amanda Adaobi Opara, Nigeria
Law School

Nicholas Calbraith Owsley, South Africa
Booth School of Business

Shaahin Pishbin, Iran/United Kingdom
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Humanities Division

Tanaya Raj, India
Harris School of Public Policy

Arturo Sánchez Navarro, Mexico
Harris School of Public Policy

Geneva Schlafly, USA
Radiology, Biological Sciences Division

Yashwini Selvaraj, India
Harris School of Public Policy

Annika Sharma, India
Neurobiology, Biological Sciences Division

Moksha Sharma, India
Political Science, Social Sciences Division

Danya Jasmine Sherbini, USA 
Harris School of Public Policy

Myong Kun Shin, Military-Affiliated, South Korea 
Harris School of Public Policy

Avani Solanki, India
Divinity School

Natalie Kate Spaulding, USA
Harris School of Public Policy & Booth School of Business

Gabriella (Gabi) Szabó, Hungary/USA
Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

Pramantha Mohon Tagore, Ralph W. Nicholas Fellow, India
Music, Humanities Division

Burak Tan, Turkey
Political Science, Social Sciences Division

Frazer Adnew Tessema, USA
Pritzker School of Medicine

M Ariquzzaman Tiash, Bangladesh
Harris School of Public Policy

Gulin Tuzcuoglu, Kamyar Jabbari Fellow, Turkey
Booth School of Business

Ana Vasilj, Croatia
Law School/Economics, Social Sciences Division

Tzu-Chieh Michael Wen, South Africa/Taiwan
Development, Regeneration, and Stem Cell Biology, Biological Sciences Division

Takeshi Yamamoto, Japan
Booth School of Business

Ugur Mert Yasar, Turkey
Booth School of Business

Haibei Zhang, China
Biophysical Sciences, Physical Sciences Division

Hongli (Bob) Zhao, China
Computational and Applied Mathematics, Physical Sciences Division

Xia Zheng, Chen Graduate Fellow, China
Sociology, Social Sciences Division

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