A $2 million gift from the Pollitt family will fund scholarships that support study abroad opportunities.

Public donations will help scholars fleeing from danger, offer them safety .

Eleven UC Riverside students have been selected for two prestigious national scholarships to study or intern outside of the United States. 

Goldwater scholars Shayan Saeed and Ryan Gates; and U.S. Fulbright scholars Jacqueline Aguirre de la O and Zehra Qazi are recipients of two of the nation’s most prestigious awards.  The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship is one of the country’s most competitive honors in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields, or STEM. The application process is rigorous and asks students to think deeply about their research and long-term goals.