Awards and Fellowships
National Fellowships Competitions
Boston College students need to be aware, early in their undergraduate careers, of the fellowships and awards given on a competitive basis by national foundations. Fulbright Grants, Marshall Scholarships, Javits Fellowships, National Science Foundation Fellowships, Rhodes Scholarships, and Truman Scholarships are among the major grants available.
Many of these opportunities are especially for students planning a future in public service, so they are very appropriate for Political Science majors. In recent years, several of the department's majors have been awarded Truman Scholarships, for instance.
Some of these are available to Juniors and Seniors for undergraduate study. However, early planning and preparation are important. To have a realistic chance of competing for one of these awards, students need to plan ahead—and Freshman year is not too early.
Student Award Recipients
Donald S. Carlisle Award
| 2022 | Robert Cerise |
| 2021 | Czar A. Sepe |
| 2020 | Collin Quigley |
| 2019 | Christina N. LaRitz |
| 2018 | Cecilia W. Milano |
| 2017 | Hagop Toghramadjian and Mackenzie Arnold |
| 2016 | Marissa L. Marandola |
| 2015 | Alexander Hayden |
| 2014 | Brooke Loughrin |
| 2013 | Jordan Dorney & Dania R. Al Humaid |
| 2012 | John Blakeslee |
| 2011 | Amanda Rothschild |
| 2010 | Natasha Baker |
| 2009 | Timothy Mooney |
| 2008 | Leah Maloney |
| 2007 | Peter Sima-Eichler & Gail Harmon |
| 2006 | Allison D'Orazio |
| 2005 | Lauren Daniel |
| 2004 | Joe Sasanuma |
| 2003 | John Mulcahy |
| 2002 | Paul Mistovich |
| 2001 | Crystal Cordell |
| 2001 | Bader Al Saif |
Fulbright Grant Awards
Doan Khue Tran (2022): Teaching grant to Laos
Clayton Scott (2020): Teaching grant to Spain
Emily Murphy (2017): Research Grant to Oman
Hagop Toghramadjian (2017): Research Grant to Armenia
McCarthy Prize for the Best Scholar of the College Project
Hagop Toghramadjian, “The Case for Wataniyya: State-Based National Identify and Democracy in the Arab Middle East.”
Benigno and Corazon Aquino Asian-American Scholarship: Miriam George (’18)
John Marshall Program Awards
Yi Peng Liu '17: “Mastery of Leo Strauss: Irony and On Tyranny”
Nicholas Pangakis '17: “The Application of American Freedom: From W. E. B. DuBois to Kendrick Lamar”
Paul Choix '16: “The Myth of Kronos and the Conditions for a Politics According to Intellect”
Nathan McGuire '16: “Rousseau and the Ideal Community”
Phi Beta Kappa
Each year, the Omicron chapter of Phi Beta Kappa invites 80-100 senior students and 5-15 junior students to join Phi Beta Kappa. Students are nominated for membership based on the excellence of their academic performance at Boston College. Although a high grade point average is required for membership, many students have also completed theses in their disciplines or other kinds of challenging academic projects. Students are selected annually during the spring semester of the academic year. To be eligible for consideration for election to PBK, senior students must have taken a minimum of 75 graded credits at Boston College.
2022 Political Science Phi Beta Kappa Inductees
| Samantha Almonacid, ‘22 | |
| Sophia Carter, ‘22 | |
| Robert Cerise, ‘22 | |
| Yitan Chen, ‘22 | |
| Grace Christenson, ‘22 | |
| Caroline Denning, ‘22 | |
| Kyle Falkner, ‘22 | |
| Ryan Flanigan, ‘22 | |
| Olivia Foster, ‘22 | |
| Alec Goos, ‘22 |
| Abigail Hamilton, ‘22 | |
| Joseph Imburgia, ‘22 | |
| Hannah Jones, ‘22 | |
| Garrett Madden, ‘22 | |
| Matthew Malec, ‘23 | |
| Christopher Marrone, ‘22 | |
| Robert Podmore, ‘22 | |
| Mathieu Ronayne, ‘22 | |
| Maya Taha, ‘22 |
Previous Years
Scott Baker, '21
Morgan Biles, '21
Jillian Farabaugh, '21
Madeline Finlayson,'21
Joshua Fording, '22
Molly Funk, '22
Caitlyn Galvin, '21
Emily Haverstick, '21
Adam Isaacs-Falbel, '21
Mary Landers, '21
Jaehun Lee, '21
John Miller, '21
Jacob Ricco, '21
Czar Sepe, '21
Ningxin Zhang, '21
Theodore Allen, '20
Leo Confalone, '20
Max Doherty, '20
Christiana Goff, '20
Anne Green, '20
Trevor Jones, '20
Sydney Koehler, '20
Michelle Kondratiev, '20
Taylor Nardone, '20
Andrew Vaccaro, '20
Stephanie Walsh, '20
Yiyang Zhuge, '20
Mary Curley, ‘19
Emma Jogerst, ‘19
Kathleen Seavy, ‘’19
William Twomey, ‘19
Madison Armstrong, ‘18
Anne Bigler, ‘18
Brian Bourchard, ‘18
Mairead Glowacki, ‘18
Conor Kratz, ‘18
Christina LaRitz, ‘19
Cecilia Milano, ‘18
Rachel Newhall, ‘18
Sydney Sullivan, ‘18
Karina Thornton, ‘18
Anne Bigler, ‘18
Elizabeth Crimi, ‘18
Robert Harding, ‘17
Emily Murphy, ‘17
Galen Khang Pham, ‘17
Jordan Pino, ‘17
Justin Prindle, ‘17
Allison Shely, ‘17
Connor Tobin, ‘17
MacKenzie Arnold, ‘17
Miriam George, ‘18
Konstantinos Karamanakis, ‘
Yi Peng Liu, ‘17
Emily Pelles, ‘17
Jack Massih, ‘16
Hagop Toghramadjian, ‘17
Elizabeth Valentine, ‘16
Islamic Civilization and Societies Award
Claire Caroli, '21
Critical Language Scholarship
Sofia Marino '21 (Arabic)
Isaiah Brown '24 (Russian)
Deans’ Scholars, Class of 2023
Regan Dankovich
Annie Donohue
Tyler Gollin
Mackenzie Harrigan
Eleanor Kominiarek
Matthew Malec
Madeleine McGrath
Aidan O'Neill
Samantha Robinson
Devianna Smith
Lauren Wittenmyer
Lila Zarrella
Sophomore Scholars, Class of 2024
Benjamin Austen
Jack Borrow
Isaiah Brown
Maura Drummey
Luisa Esquivel
Christopher Ficeto
Caitlyn Hancock
Emily Howell
Paul Keenan
Patrick Kelly
Srina Lacet
Gabriela Levitt
Marguerite Matheson
Christopher Roder
Ahura Shadfar
Elizabeth Sullivan
Darya Treanor
Alyssa Eamranond