Top Scholars and national fellowship participants bring distinction to themselves and the university. Here’s where their stories unfold. Learn more about our students, their accomplishments and their journeys to success.
South Carolina Honors College senior Emilia Keesey is a 2026 recipient of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters scholarship. Funded by the European Union, the EMJM scholarship allows students from across the world to earn two master's degrees in two years while studying in two or more European countries.
Orie Lindler and Genevieve Robinson have earned Boren Scholarships for the 2026 - 2027 academic year.
First-year international studies and languages, literatures and cultures major Maddie Bailey will travel to Kyrgyzstan this summer for intensive language study.
Five University of South Carolina students earned the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship in 2026. This sets a record for the most Goldwater Scholars at USC in a single year and marks the 34th consecutive year the university has had at least one Goldwater Scholar.
Carolina Scholar Josh Evans (BARSC, public policy '27) is one of 18 students nationwide selected for the PPIA Junior Summer Institute at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
USC students competing for national fellowships strengthen the institutional academic stature, resulting in heightened distinction of the entire university community. We celebrate national fellowship finalists and winners and invite you to learn about them.
Our Top Scholars are doing amazing things, capitalizing on their extraordinary academic talent, sense of responsibility and remarkable leadership skills. Stamps, Carolina, 1801, McNair and Horseshoe Scholars’ ideas and abilities are shaping the world of tomorrow.
Scholar Stories is compiled by National Fellowships and Scholar Programs, and chronicles the activities of our Top Scholars and alumni.
Annual reports of the on goings and accomplishments of many of our Top Scholars.