Join us in welcoming ScholarMatch’s largest cohort of scholars yet!

ScholarMatch
5 min readJul 12, 2024

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We are thrilled to introduce our largest cohort yet of 112 scholars hailing from all across the nation!

These scholars participated in our Destined for College program and were selected to receive a four-year scholarship. As they advance into our Scholars Program, they will be paired with a college advisor and career mentor who will provide them with robust guidance throughout their college journey.

Our scholars will also have access to multiple resources designed to reduce barriers to graduation, including holistic academic advising, college navigation support, internship preparation, a diverse career community, and flexible scholarships to help cover tuition and other college-related expenses.

We recently had the pleasure of welcoming these inspiring young people at our Welcome to the Family virtual ceremony, where they met their college advisors and had the chance to start building community with ScholarMatch staff and their peers.

Virtual Welcome to the Family Ceremony

This fourfold increase in scholarship seats was a result of joint efforts with like-minded partners like The Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation, Local 2/Hospitality Child & Elder Care Plan, and the Leung Siu-Chun Memorial Scholarship Fund, who understand the unique barriers first-generation college students face on their road to graduation and beyond.

The generosity and visionary approach of these incredible partners are making a difference for underserved students and driving change in the higher education landscape. At ScholarMatch, we’re excited to witness these amazing students lead the way to reach their full potential and make a lasting impact on our society.

See the full list of all 2024 ScholarMatch scholars below and join us in welcoming them!

See the full list of all 2024 ScholarMatch scholars below and join us in welcoming them!

Alberto Agustin Flores — Chico State University

Alexa Leiva — University at Buffalo

Alexa Lopez-Garcia — San Diego State University

Alondra Vega Zamora — University of Illinois — Urbana-Champaign

Ana Tobar — UC Berkeley

Andrew Gomez — San Francisco State University

Anisha Fertil — Kettering University

Annajulia Quintero — University of Florida

Anqi Lin — De Anza College

Arabella Adams — Pitzer College

Ashly Bautista Martinez — Brigham Young University

Avren Delozier — Texas Tech University

Ayman Essaid — Stony Brook University

Ben Phung — Harvey Mudd College

Ben Zhai — City College of San Francisco

Benson Zhuang — Swarthmore College

Brandon Luna Sanchez — Columbia University

Briana Blanc — Palm Beach State College

Brooke Doherty — CSU — Long Beach

Chanya Nguyen — UC Berkeley

Chelsea Bediako — Elon University

Chelsea Quainoo — Bryn Mawr College

Chloe Ouyang — University of Chicago

Cindy Lin — UC Berkeley

Daisy Nguyen — University of Texas — Austin

Daniel Romero — Columbia University

Dayanna Flores — Miami Dade College

Edremene Julien — Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Elizabeth Buitrago — University of Miami

Emily Flores — Pepperdine University

Eric Chen — UC Davis

Estefani Merida Lopez — Wake Forest University

Estrella Martin — American University

Everlynn Le — Duke University

Gianna Ortiz — University of Illinois — Urbana-Champaign

Gianna Phu — Wake Forest University

Goldie Huang — UC Davis

Guadalupe Rodriguez — UC Berkeley

Hannah Oliva — Rutgers University: New Brunswick

Henry Zhang — Drexel University

Iris Xu — UC Davis

Isabella Colaiacova — Florida State University

James Ngov — San Jose State University

Jasmine Ortega — UC San Diego

Jason Leiva — University of San Francisco

Jaylen Carter — University of Louisiana — Lafayette

Jenn Keita — Morgan State University

Jenni Cruz — Florida State University

Jessica Stanek — Cal Poly — Pomona

Jessica Yang — UC San Diego

Jose Delgado Guillen — Harvard University

Josue Hernandez — UC Berkeley

Juan Delgado Guillen — University of Nevada — Reno

Kaiden Sun — San Jose State University

Karina He — Carleton College

Katherine Carlos — UC Berkeley

Kenia Machuca — Mount Holyoke College

Khoi Lam — Stanford University

Kristy Wong — University of San Francisco

Kylie Martin — UC Los Angeles

Laura Huang — UC Santa Cruz

Lily Mendez — UC Riverside

Lisa Zhen — Northeastern University

Lizette Agustin Flores — University of the Pacific

Marely Cano — UC Merced

Mariam Kaba — Northeastern University

Mariana Castellanos — Diablo Valley College

Maribel Mina — UC Irvine

Maricella Bonilla — CSU — Fullerton

Maritza Trejo Torres — University of New Haven

Marla Conde Roman-Munoz — Brigham Young University — Idaho

Mary Otusanya — University of Notre Dame

Melany Flores Ortiz — Mount Saint Mary’s University

Nana Bhambi — Yale University

Natalia Dyszkiewicz — University of Michigan — Ann Arbor

Natalie Luera — Harvard University

Nathan Zekarias — Williams College

Neda Abdelhalim — University of Central Florida

Nicole Mei — University of Massachusetts — Lowell

Nicole Zhao — New York University

Nohemy Palomar — University of Southern California

Panna Akter — University of Michigan — Ann Arbor

Pascal Gashe — Washington University in St. Louis

Pedro Tapia Zamora — Boston University

Rena Shrestha — UC Berkeley

Rich Wu — University of Southern California

Rubi Pena — Polk State College

Ryan Zhang — San Francisco State University

Sameera Gill — UC Berkeley

Sammi Huang — UC Merced

Sandra Gamez — UC Berkeley

Sandra Montejo — UC Merced

Savoir Sumpter — University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill

Sharon Cheng — Harvard University

Silvana Vazquez — Harvard University

Six Ortiz — UC Berkeley

Sonya Rauda — George Mason University

Sunny Huynh — UC Davis

Tasnim Khanom — Boston University

Tiffany Chen — Cornell University

Tiffany Ng — UC San Diego

Tobias Montgomery — Palm Beach State College

Valentina Zapata — Washington University in St. Louis

Veronica Molina — CSU — Long Beach

Vincent Lin — Harvard University

Wilianee Perez Sanchez — Connecticut State Community College

Xochitl Cordero — UC Los Angeles

Yoko Reyes Tamashiro — UC Merced

Yesenia Uchoa — UC Berkeley

Yuliia Kohut — University of Illinois — Urbana-Champaign

Zara Perez — University of Texas — Austin

Zorina Osipovich — Portland State University

Welcome, Class of 2028! We know you have a bright future ahead of you.

Learn more about our program and how to join us in making college possible at scholarmatch.org.

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