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Awards and Honors

Throughout the year, Oberlin faculty, students, and alumni compete for scholarships and fellowships that reward high achievement in disciplines across the board. From STEM fields to musical performance to social activism, Obies see their hard work, dedication, and talent recognized and supported by the most prestigious foundations and organizations in higher education.

A passion for languages and education is why Oberlin is consistently ranked as one of the top producers of Fulbright scholars among undergraduate institutions. The Fulbright fellowship and many others can take projects and research to the next level, allow for travel opportunities and exposure to cultures around the world, and enable Obies to put their education to use by helping those in need.

Haoyuan Gao Wins Oberlin's 2024 Nexial Prize

Haoyuan Gao ’24, a biology and neuroscience double major with minors in book studies, chemistry, and East Asian studies, has been named the winner of Oberlin’s 2024 Nexial Prize. The award is presented to an outstanding science student with aspirations for interdisciplinary research.

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Critical Language Scholarship Recipient Boosts His Sense of Identity

July 28, 2021

Raavi Asdar’s Critical Language Scholarship not only helped him explore his own sense of self but exposed him to other cultures, all of which play a key factor as he ponders a career abroad after graduation.

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Jazz Professor Billy Hart Named NEA Jazz Master for 2022

July 21, 2021

Drummer has performed with a long list of jazz greats across a career spanning seven decades.

Zoe Guiney ’21 Looks Forward to Exploring the Importance of Creative Expression in Communication

July 20, 2021

Zoe Guiney, a Hispanic studies and cinema studies major, graduated from Oberlin College with high honors in May. Her educational journey will continue in Mexico as a Fulbright recipient.

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TAPIF Fellow Plans to Challenge the Educational Norms

July 19, 2021

While on a Teaching Assistant Program in France Fellowship, Jules Taylor ’21 hopes to learn who she is as an educator, while absorbing everything she can about the culture, language, and food of Paris.

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Fulbright ETA in Mexico Recipient to Provide Support to Asylum Seekers and Refugees

July 13, 2021

While serving as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Mexico this fall, Johan Cavert ’20 also plans to provide support to asylum seekers and refugees.

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TAPIF Recipient Ella Franklin ’21 Looks Forward to a French Teaching Career

July 12, 2021

Ella Franklin ’21 plans to pursue a career as a teacher of English abroad or as a teacher of French in an English-speaking country, which makes receiving a fellowship in the Teaching Assistant Program in France a perfect fit.

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Truman Scholar Plans to Challenge Systemic Injustice in her Community

July 8, 2021

Iesha-LaShay Phillips ’22 applied for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship because of its emphasis on public service and vast network of scholars motivated by a desire to create change. As a Truman recipient, she hopes to pursue a law degree that will allow her to have a deep impact in her community.