Fifth Dimension
Apply for and strive to win a prestigious fellowship or scholarship

Diego Sandoval
Scholar Diego Sandoval (Bioengineering) is the Powell Scholars Program's first ever recipient of a UK Summer Fulbright Fellowship. This is a three-to-four week program for US undergraduate students that gives students the opportunity to explore the United Kingdom while pursuing higher education at a UK university.

Scout Cooper-Wilson
Scholar Scout Cooper-Wilson (Media X) is the Powell Scholars Program's first ever recipient of a Critical Language Fellowship at the Middlebury Intensive Language Institute in Monterey, CA.

Brianna Juhrend
Scholar Brianna Juhrend (Civil Engineering) won a Boren Scholarship to learn Russian in St. Petersburg. She also participated in an exhange program that took her to Russia.

Sarah Wong
Scholar Sarah Wong (Pre-Dentistry) was awarded a highly competitive scholarship from Phi Kappa Phi to attend graduate school. She also won a Goldwater Scholarship for dental research.

Joe Styers at Graduation
Scholar Joe Styers (International Relations, Global Studies) earned a Fulbright Scholarship to South Korea.

Grant Hollis
Scholar Grant Hollis (Civil Engineering, Engineering Management) reached the final round of the Rhodes Scholar competition in fall 2009. While he was not among the 32 students nationwide chosen to study at Oxford, Grant was characteristically upbeat.
It was a great experience to meet people who have achieved the same level as I have, but in different areas. The most important thing I learned from the interview is to be comfortable and be yourself. We still need someone to win from Pacific!
~ Grant Hollis

Benjamin Alldritt in Finland
Scholar Benjamin Alldritt (Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Management) was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2010 for his research involving the design and construction of a new exoskeleton system that allows paraplegics to operate their legs without external supports such as crutches. He used his award for reasearch at HAMK University of Applied Sciences in Hämeenlinna, Finland.