2026 Study Abroad Recipients
Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants are designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad. A total of 75 $1,000 grants were awarded this year.
Applicants do not have to be Society members but must attend an institution with an active Phi Kappa Phi chapter. Applicants also must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Click here for more information about the award.
2026 Study Abroad Grant Recipients
| Name | Phi Kappa Phi Chapter |
| Taylor Artis | University of Memphis |
| Claire Bacon | East Tennessee State University |
| Kaitlyn Bennett | Kansas State University |
| Kathryn Borthwick | The University of Kansas |
| Jackson Bost | University of Georgia |
| Lilian Branch | Western Kentucky University |
| Charlene Braxton | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Sophia Broshes | Oklahoma State University |
| Logan Cake | University of North Florida |
| Macey Call | Brigham Young University |
| Gianna Camacho | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Marissa Caspersen | Lycoming College |
| Yadira Chávez Reyes | University of North Texas |
| Olivia Crawford | Brigham Young University |
| Maggie Creekmore | Georgia College & State University |
| Alexandria Crosby | University of Houston |
| Erica Dawson | Texas A&M University |
| Maeve Doyle | University of Evansville |
| Raya Feraydooni | Florida International University |
| Zoie Gavel | California State University, Fresno |
| Alice Giambalvo | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi |
| Maggie Gnann | Western Kentucky University |
| Ella Goebel2 | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Ryan Gormaly | Purdue University |
| Anastasie Gracien | University of Florida |
| Madalyn Greenlee | Austin Peay State University |
| Jashan Grewal | University of Southern California |
| Jared Gutman | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Hollie Hardin | University of North Alabama |
| Hailey Hartung | Texas A&M University |
| Arabelle Horst | Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| Hayagreev Jayaram | The University of Texas at Dallas |
| Ashley Jennings | University of South Alabama |
| Elizabeth Johnson | Pennsylvania State University |
| Ashtyn Jolly | Iowa State University |
| Briana Joseph | University of Minnesota |
| Raina Karakkattil | The University of Texas at Dallas |
| Raghu Samhith Komaragiri | The University of Texas at Dallas |
| Mabel Langel | Iowa State University |
| Matthew Laub | University of South Alabama |
| Natalie Lawson | The University of Kansas |
| Deja’Nique Liburd1 | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Mary Helene Marmande | University of South Alabama |
| Sulei Mejia | University of Florida |
| Lena Moltzen | University of Michigan |
| Grant Moore | University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses |
| Jennifer Morozova | University of North Texas |
| Paria Mosaffa | University of Houston |
| MayaFaith Moss-Brown | University of North Georgia |
| Trinity Nguyen | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Kiersten O'Connell | University of Massachusetts |
| Tatum Overton | Nazareth University |
| Elizabeth Perkins | Clemson University |
| Madelyn Platt | The University of Mississippi |
| Anushka Poddar | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Nicolette Rhodes | University of Idaho |
| Jane Rowell | University of Georgia |
| Nathalie Russell | Meredith College |
| Ailen Salmeron | Texas A&M International University |
| Audrey Schissler | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Hannah Schmitz | Kansas State University |
| Megan Shepherd | The University of Kansas |
| Emma Simpson | The University of Tennessee at Martin |
| Eva Stephenson | East Carolina University |
| Grayson Storey | University of Idaho |
| Selina Sun | University of Georgia |
| Kyla Talavera | University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| Konstantin Titarenko | Iowa State University |
| Valentina Valecillos Guerrero | University of North Texas |
| Aubriel Vine | Brigham Young University |
| Megan Wastchak | Clemson University |
| Garrett White | Texas A&M University |
| Madison Willard | University of Evansville |
| Fyona Woldu | Texas Woman's University |
| Aulona Xhindi | University of Nevada, Reno |
Named Study Abroad Grants
Two Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants have been endowed by generous donors. Below are descriptions of the Society's named Study Abroad Grants and the contributors who made them possible:
1 - McKenzie Study Abroad Grant - Established in 2011 from the generosity of past Society president Wendell H. McKenzie, Ph.D. and his wife Georgie McKenzie, the grant will be given annually to a successful applicant from North Carolina State University. Should there not be a successful applicant from North Carolina State University, the funds will be granted to a successful candidate from another Phi Kappa Phi member institution.
2 - Larry Sommers Study Abroad Grant - Former Society president, Larry Sommers of Okemos, Michigan, did not have the opportunity to study abroad as a University of Wisconsin undergraduate in the late 1930’s. His endowed gift to the Society will make such opportunities available for future generations of students to enrich their education.