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UGA student scholars are capturing competitive international scholarships as they prepare to make a global impact.
Ashni Patel was a junior at the University of Georgia a few weeks into her dream internship when she found herself a few yards from Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. It was a five-hour Congressional hearing on Capitol Hill, and Patel was taking notes for her bosses at the State Department.
Perhaps it sounds boring to the average 20-something, but Patel, an international affairs and economics major graduating this May, was “geeking out.”
“Just being in the room with some very important people and hearing them talk about what’s going on in the world, you learn so much,” she says.
Patel, named a Schwarzman Scholar for 2024-2025, has had to get used to brushing elbows with people at the top of the field. The highly competitive Schwarzman Scholars program sent her and 149 other students from 43 countries to Beijing, China, in the fall to earn a one-year master’s degree at Tsinghua University. It’s a dream come true for Patel, who aspires to a career that takes her across the globe.
Patel isn’t the lone Bulldog earning scholarships and fellowships for international education.
In 2024-2025, three UGA students were named Schwarzman Scholars. The university was also named a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars in 2024-2025 with 17 offers—the seventh time in 12 years that UGA students earned the institution that honor. UGA was also a top producer of Boren Scholars and had a Truman and two Goldwater Scholars.
These accomplishments recognize the hard work of Georgia students, with majors ranging from mathematics and astrophysics to those studying journalism, social sciences, international affairs and various foreign languages. They also showcase the opportunities the University of Georgia provides to scholars—opportunities that enable them to pursue and immerse themselves in their passions.