The Office of Merit Awards
202-885-1854
meritawards@american.edu
Lower Level of Letts Suite 6, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016
Office Hours
Mon-Wed: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thu:12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fri: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Note: On Fridays, the Office of Merit Awards operates at the Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Career Center, Butler Pavilion, Floor 5
Success Stories
Three Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Students Named Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholars
Three Â鶹Æƽâ°æ students—Felicity Chapman, Melia Hawthorne Klinger, and Denia Smith—have been awarded the 2024–26 Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship.ÌýThis prestigious scholarship, funded by Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky and the Obama Foundation, supports students committed to public service. OMA has sucessfully supported Â鶹Æƽâ°æ students recieve this prestigious award since its inception three years ago. To read more, click here.Ìý
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Students Receives Gates-Cambridge Award
Umunna and Babkir use Gates-Cambridge to study at Cambridge
I am excited to join the brilliant minds of the Gates community
Ifeanyi Umunna (SPA/BA '23) and Aneisa Babkir (SIS/BA '23) have been name Gates-Cambridge scholars. Umunna and Babkir are the second and third Â鶹Æƽâ°æ students to recieve this prestigious award and two of 80 total scholars in their cohort. Umunna and Babkir will use the scholarship to pursue MPhil degrees. Click here to read more Umunna and Babkir's achievements and how OMA helps support students applying for prestigious awards.
Two Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Students Receive Truman Scholarships
Jackson Boaz '24 and Edwin Santos ’24 are Truman Scholars
I’ve put in a lot of work, but they’ve (OMA) also put a lot of work into me
Boaz and Santos—Â鶹Æƽâ°æ’s 17th and 18th Truman Scholars since 2000—are the first Eagles to receive the honor since 2020. Truman Scholarships are awarded to students who show exceptional commitment to careers in public service. Read here to learn more about Â鶹Æƽâ°æ's Truman Scholars and how they intend to use their prestigious scholarships to support their future goals.Ìý
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Named a Top Fulbright Producing University 2025
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Named Top Producer of Fulbrighters for Ninth Time
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ has been named a top producer of Fulbright US students and Fulbright US scholars for 2024–25 by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
This marks the ninth time in the last 13 years that Â鶹Æƽâ°æ has been named a top producer of student Fulbrighters, but the first time that the university has been named a top Fulbright scholar-producing institution since at least 2009-10.Ìý
Read more about this exciting accomplishment and how OMA supports Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Fulbrighters here.Ìý