Four UW–Madison students awarded prestigious 2022 Goldwater Scholarships

Four UW–Madison students awarded prestigious 2022 Goldwater Scholarships

From left to right, UW–Madison undergraduates Sarah Fahlberg, Samuel Neuman, Elias Kemna, and Lucy Steffes are each recipients of the 2022 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduate excellence in the sciences. The group is pictured at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. PHOTO: ALTHEA DOTZOUR

From left to right, UW–Madison undergraduates Sarah Fahlberg, Samuel Neuman, Elias Kemna, and Lucy Steffes are each recipients of the 2022 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for undergraduate excellence in the sciences. The group is pictured at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery. PHOTO: ALTHEA DOTZOUR

Four University of Wisconsin–Madison students have been named winners of 2022 Barry Goldwater Scholarships, one of the most prestigious awards in the U.S. for undergraduates studying the sciences.

The UW–Madison winners are sophomore Lucy Steffes and juniors Sarah Fahlberg, Elias Kemna and Samuel Neuman.

Each university in the country may nominate up to four undergraduates for the annual award. To have all four candidates win is remarkable, says Julie Stubbs, director of UW’s Office of Undergraduate Academic Awards.

“I’m so proud of Lucy, Sarah, Elias and Samuel and all they’ve accomplished in their young academic careers,” Stubbs says. “These awards also reflect the strong emphasis this campus places on providing rich research opportunities for our undergraduates.”

The four UW–Madison students are among 417 Goldwater Scholars named this year out of 1,242 college sophomores and juniors nominated by 433 academic institutions. The scholarship program honors the late Sen. Barry Goldwater and is designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the fields of the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.

Goldwater Scholarships support undergraduates in the last two years of their bachelor’s degree programs. Sophomores receive up to $7,500 in each of the next two academic years. Juniors receive up to $7,500 for the senior year of study.

Read more about this year’s winners