Awards and Honors

With major wins like the Marshall, Goldwater, and Fulbright, dozens of Obies are setting off to pursue cutting-edge research, graduate study, and public service around the world.

Politics and environmental studies major Chhavi Singh ’27 wins a global Projects for Peace grant to establish a women’s health initiative in Udaipur, India.

Junior neuroscience and biology major honored for her extensive research into Parkinson’s disease treatments and the dopamine system.

Oberlin alumna Leah Yonemoto-Weston ’24 earns a spot in the selective NYC Urban Fellows Program, bridging the gap between direct service and local policy.

Lucas Daley ’26 is an Oberlin College triple major in politics, economics, and Russian who has successfully bridged the gap between academic research, international policy, and personal passions.

The double major in gender, sexuality, and feminist studies and creative writing will explore “the intersection of agriculture and art, and how clay, soil, and ceramics preserve cultural traditions.”

Annual awards celebrate distinguished and sustained leadership across the college and conservatory.

Highly competitive program awards $5,000 grants recognizing outstanding artistic achievement.

The Oberlin double major is one of 26 people awarded the highly competitive Gates Cambridge Scholarship—an honor reserved for the most academically brilliant social leaders in the U.S.

Oberlin College and Conservatory was named a Top Producer of Fulbright students for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Leo Hidy ’23, a comparative American studies major who also studied business and economics while at Oberlin, has received a 2026 Marshall Scholarship that will fund two years of graduate study in the UK.

The record-setting Oberlin athlete and musical studies major has earned a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Germany for the 2025-2026 academic year.