Barry Goldwater Scholarship

The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation was established by Congress in 1986 to serve as a living memorial to honor the lifetime work of Senator Barry Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years in the U.S. Senate.

By providing scholarships to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering, the Goldwater Foundation is helping ensure that the U.S. is producing the number of highly-qualified professionals the Nation needs in these critical fields. Over its 30-year history, Goldwater Scholarships have been awarded to thousands of undergraduates, many of whom have gone on to win other prestigious awards like the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Fellowship, Rhodes Scholarship, Churchill Scholarship, and the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship that support our Scholars’ graduate school work. Today, Goldwater alums can be found conducting research that is helping defend the Nation, finding cures for catastrophic diseases and teaching future generations of scientists, mathematicians and engineers.

Year	Name	Major	Winner / Honorable Mention
2024	Nicastro, Ariel	Physics	Winner
2023	Kowalczyk, Elizabeth	Forensic Science	Winner
2022	Ginnab, Yaseen	Biology and Psychology	Winner
2021	Ortega, Denise	Biology	Winner
2020	Frazier, Jared	Chemistry and Computer Science	Winner
2018	Remedios, Samuel	Computer Science	Honorable Mention
2017	Cunningham, Kirsten	Biology and Chemistry	Winner
2016	Dubois, Grayson	Computer Science	Honorable Mention
2015	Harmon, Chelsea	Chemistry	Honorable Mention
2014	Harmon, Chelsea	Chemistry	Honorable Mention
2014	Herlan, Jonathan	Physics	Honorable Mention
2013	Murphy, Robert	Physics and Astronomy	Winner
2013	Herlan, Jonathan	Physics	Honorable mention
2012	Dodson, Jordan	Chemistry / Mathematics	Winner
2011	Craig, Evan	Biology	Winner
2011	Ehemann, Robert	Physics / Mathematics	Winner
2011	Rigsby, Lauren	Physics / Biology	Honorable mention
2008	Murphy, Shannon	Biology	Honorable mention
2007	Barnes, Taylor	Physics / Chemistry	Winner