Nov 20, 2025
Nine Grinnell College senior women were recognized at the Ladies Education Society (LES) Annual Fall Tea held at the President’s house on Oct. 15, 2025. Founded in 1862, the society annually awards scholarships.
Student Awards and Accomplishments News
Oct 13, 2025
Neva Zamil ‘27 was recently awarded the prestigious Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service. The scholarship, created by President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, and Airbnb's Brian Chesky, aims to shape empathetic and cooperative leaders by exposing them to new places and experiences that will allow them to create meaningful change.
Sep 16, 2025
Grinnell College celebrates $99,000 grant renewal for the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program.
Aug 6, 2025
Grinnell alumni receive Fulbright grants for English teaching assistantships
Jul 24, 2025
Three Grinnell students explored different aspects of air quality through Mentored Advanced Projects (MAPs) with Associate Professor of Chemistry Evan Couzo in summer 2025.
Jun 2, 2025
Isabella ‘Bella’ Nesbeth has received the Frederick Baumann Essay Prize. The award recognizes excellence in education by encouraging Grinnell College students to explore ideas and society in an interdisciplinary and historical context.
May 7, 2025
The Division of Student Affairs recently held its annual awards ceremony with an event that Vice President of Student Affairs JC Lopez calls “uplifting.”
May 6, 2025
A total of 34 newly and previously elected members of Grinnell’s classes of 2025 and 2026 are being recognized this year by Phi Beta Kappa for their outstanding academic achievements.
Apr 22, 2025
Sarah Toay ’23 has been awarded a C$10,000 McCall MacBain Regional Award for graduate study at any public university in Canada. The scholarship recognizes students who have demonstrated exceptional character, community engagement, leadership potential, entrepreneurial spirit, academic strength, and intellectual curiosity.
Apr 22, 2025
The 2025 Bachelor of Arts Exhibition (BAX) at Grinnell College is open at the Grinnell College Museum of Art through May 22.
Student Awards And Accomplishments Stories
It's a story about ... seeking a greater understanding of existence. I hope this musical inspires audiences to reflect on their own journey and the shared human search for meaning.
The Goldwater Scholarship will provide me with newfound opportunities to not just seek answers, but crucially and critically propose pressing, thought-provoking questions for an ever-evolving world in need of each other’s gifts.
Surfing has always been a part of my life throughout college, but the fellowship gave me the opportunity to pursue it beyond recreation.
I went to Grinnell because a wanted to be a well-rounded engineer. … I got confidence, really, in my own skills, in my own ability to learn and to lead.
Joe Beggs ’19, CEO at GENAssist and HIVE Medical
Because of Grinnell, I had the confidence to explore new places. ... Grinnell made me more enthusiastic about getting out of my comfort zone and meeting new people.
This trip helped ground our academic work in the social world — [the trip] made [the class] more interesting, and ultimately more effective.
While you never get used to how a latrine smells or sounds, a rustic lifestyle has its perks.
Helping recover that story felt urgent. The work was physically intense but meaningful.
This experience was really emotionally intense (but) it was really fulfilling and powerful. It definitely confirmed that that's something that l need to have in my life.
Student Awards And Accomplishments In The Media
Hear from President Anne F. Harris and Parikshit Roychowdhury ’26 as they discuss the transformative experiences made possible by the generosity of Grinnell College alumni and friends.