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The Global Undergraduate Awards

Brown University is affiliated with The Global Undergraduate Awards (UA); the largest academic awards program in the world. 

UA Eligibility

Juniors, Seniors and recent graduates of Brown University are eligible to submit their best coursework (including independent study papers or research papers) to UA in order to be considered for recognition as the top student in their field or concentration. Selected awardees will also be invited to the UA Global Summit in Dublin, Ireland in November.

The Global Undergraduate Awards is the only pan-discipline academic awards program in the world, identifying leading creative thinkers through their undergraduate coursework. 

This process is highly competitive, and Brown's students have been selected as global and regional winners.

Learn more on the UA website

Past Winners

Regional Winners (The Americas):

Maggie Lynn Jiang | Business & Economics
Shivam Master Desai | Mathematics & Physics
Andrew Xu | Medical Sciences

Highly Commended:

Maggie Lynn Jiang | Business & Economics
Sierra Bornheim | Classical Studies & Archaeology
Tanya Qu | Classical Studies & Archaeology
Conenicus Weeden | Life Sciences
Shivam Master Desai | Mathematics & Physics
Andrew Xu | Medical Sciences
Kaila Sung | Politics & International Relations

Regional Winner (USA & Canada):

Neha Narayan | Economics


Highly Commended:

Sophie Brown | Earth & Environmental Sciences
Neha Narayan | Economics
Tanisha Pande | History
Ivy Koh | Life Sciences
Chloe Wray | Life Sciences
Anna Brodsky | Literature
Jaehyun Hong | Philosophy
Ariela Rosenzweig | Philosophy
Alexander Avila | Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies

Global Winner:

Alexander Avila | Social Sciences: Anthropology and Cultural Studies

Regional Winners (USA & Canada):

Benjamin Pollard | History
Leela Canuelas | Philosophy
Mariana Villar | Social Sciences: Anthropology and Cultural Studies

Highly Commended:

Nikki Wong | Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Maansi Gupta | Classical Studies & Archaeology
Jonathan Benoit | Earth & Environmental Sciences
Alexander Fasseas | Politics & International Relations
Simran Singh | Social Sciences: Sociology and Social Policy

Highly Commended:

Naomi Shammash | Literature

Highly Commended:

Janna Jiang | Economics
Isaac Leong | Medical Sciences

Highly Commended:

Tabitha Payne | Social Sciences: Sociology & Social Policy
Tara Srinivas | Medical Sciences
Jonah Shrock | History
Alexander Harrison | Music, Film and Theatre
Grant MacFaddin | Politics and International Relations

Global Winners:

Noah Fields | Literature 
Tushar Bhargava | Politics & International Relations

Highly Commended:

Timothy Blaine-Kuklo | Psychology
Cleveish Bogle | Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies
Vaughn Campbell | Politics & International Relations
Abel Girma | Philosophy
Mingjian He | Psychology
Isaac Kim | Education
Brais Lamela Gomez | Literature
James Napoli | Earth & Environmental Sciences
Deborah Pomeranz | Law
Deborah Pomeranz | Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies
Arundhati Ponnapa | Politics & International Relations
Emily Schwartz | Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies
May Shum | Language & Linguistics
Ariel Shusterman | Social Sciences: Sociology & Social Policy
Luiza Silva | History
Elaine Tran | Psychology
Nathan Vanelli | History
Xiaoshu Zheng | Economics 

Highly Commended:

Eojin Choi | Social Sciences: Sociology & Social Policy
John Dall'Aglio | Psychology
Elodie Freymann | Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies
Olivia Kelly | Classical Studies & Archaeology 
Flannery McIntyre | Classical Studies & Archaeology 
Dylan Morissey | Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies
Jacob Mukand | Literature
Katarina Zivec | Politics & International Relations

Regional Winner:

Alexander Blum | Earth & Environmental Sciences

Highly Commended:

Alexander Blum | Earth & Environmental Sciences
Roy Chen | History
Brittany Comunale | Psychology
Denise Croote | Life Sciences
Gabrielle Hick | Art History, Music, Film & Theatre
Katherine Kardomateas | Politics & International Relations
Madeline Rotman | Social Science: Anthropology & Cultural Studies