Meet the Class of 2025 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows
The 2025 Class of Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows is made up of 30 outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants from all over the country and world who are pursuing graduate school here in the United States. Selected from more than 2,600 applicants, each of the recipients was chosen for their potential to make significant contributions to the United States and will receive up to $90,000 in funding over two years.
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The 2025 Paul & Daisy Soros includes several firsts for the community:
- The first ever female in the US armed forces.
- The first Fellows who did their undergraduate degrees at Earlham College, Wake Forest University, and Winona State University and our second Fellows from Kansas State University and Towson University.
- Our first Fellow to pursue aeronautics in their graduate studies.
2,617
number of applications received
for the 2025 fellowship
77
number of finalists selected
through a merit-based process
30
outstanding immigrants and children
of immigrants joined Paul & Daisy
Soros Fellowships in 2025
Announcing the 2025 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows
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Alex Rocha-Álvarez
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Alex Rocha-Álvarez is the child of immigrants from Mexico. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Ethnic Studies at University of California, Berkeley
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Andre Ye
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Andre Ye is the child of immigrants from China. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Arjun Ramani
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Arjun Ramani is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Brian Reyes
JD, Yale University
Brian Reyes is the child of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a JD in Law at Yale University
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Briseyda Barrientos Ariza
PhD, Yale University
Briseyda Barrientos Ariza is the child of immigrants from Guatemala. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University
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Carina Shiau
MD, Harvard University
Carina Shiau is an immigrant from Taiwan. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards an MD in Medicine at Harvard University
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Clara Chae Young Seo
PhD, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Clara Chae Young Seo is an immigrant from South Korea. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Chemistry at California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
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Daniel Tang
PhD, California Institute of Technology (Caltech), MD, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Daniel Tang is an immigrant from Canada. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Bioengineering at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and an MD at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
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Devika Ranjan
PhD, Northwestern University
Devika Ranjan is an immigrant from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Performance Studies at Northwestern University
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Dora Zhao
PhD, Stanford University
Dora Zhao is the child of immigrants from China. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Computer Science at Stanford University
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Eshika Kaul
JD, Yale University
Eshika Kaul is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a JD in Law at Yale University
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Hoang C. Le
PhD, Columbia University
Hoang C. Le is an immigrant from Viet Nam. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Molecular and Computational Biology at Columbia University
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Ibrahim Dagher
JD, Yale University, PhD, Yale University
Ibrahim Dagher is the child of immigrants from Lebanon. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a JD in Law and a PhD in Philosophy at Yale University
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JK Anowe
MFA, Northwestern University
JK Anowe is an immigrant from Nigeria. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards an MFA in English and Creative Writing at Northwestern University
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Juan Manuel Rojas Cabrera
MD, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, PhD, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Juan Manuel Rojas Cabrera is an immigrant from Mexico. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards an MD in Medicine and a PhD in Clinical and Translational Science at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
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Jupneet Singh
MD, Harvard University
Jupneet Singh is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards an MD in Medicine at Harvard University
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Mahdi Al-Husseini
PhD, Stanford University
Child of Palestinian and Egyptian immigrants Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Aeronautics & Astronautics at Stanford University
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Marwah (Mari) Ismail
JD, Columbia University
Marwah (Mari) Ismail is the child of immigrants from Somalia. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a JD in Law at Columbia University
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Max Gotts
PhD, Cornell University
Max Gotts is an immigrant from the United Kingdom. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University
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Nathán Goldberg Crenier
JD, TBD
Nathán Goldberg Crenier is an immigrant from Mexico. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a JD in Law at TBD
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Patryk Tomasz Kozlowski
PhD, Harvard University
Patryk Tomasz Kozlowski is the child of immigrants from Poland. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Chemistry and Chemistry Biology at Harvard University
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Rupert Li
PhD, Stanford University
Rupert Li is the child of immigrants from China. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Mathematics at Stanford University
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Safia Gelle
MIP, Stanford University
Safia Gelle is an immigrant from Ethiopia. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards an MIP in International Policy at Stanford University
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Sreekar Mantena
PhD, Harvard University, MD, Harvard University
Sreekar Mantena is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Bioinformatics & Integrative Genomics and an MD at Harvard University
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Summia Tora
JD, Yale University
Summia Tora is an immigrant from Afghanistan. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a JD in Law at Yale University
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Swathi R. Srinivasan
PhD, Harvard University
Swathi R. Srinivasan is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Population Health Sciences at Harvard University
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Syed Tahmid Mahbub
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Syed Tahmid Mahbub is an immigrant from Bangladesh. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at University of California, Berkeley
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Tal Feldman
JD, Yale University
Tal Feldman is the child of Jewish Soviet immigrants. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a JD in Law at Yale University
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Vaithish Velazhahan
MD, Stanford University
Vaithish Velazhahan is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards an MD in Medicine at Stanford University
Announcements
The Application for 2026 is now open
The 2026 application opens April 9th. Are you a New American who will be 30 or younger as of October 30, 2025, and who will be in graduate school full-time for the 2026-2027 academic year? Check out our eligibility requirements, learn about the Fellowships, and apply by October 30, 2025.
Apply By
October 30, 2025
Interviews with Finalists
February 2026
Winners Notified
March 2026
2026 Fellows Announced
Mid-April, 2026
2026 Fellowship Begins