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2025 Davidson Fellow Joe Smith Featured in San Diego Union-Tribune

2025 Davidson Fellow Joe Smith was featured in the San Diego Union-Tribune for receiving a $25,000 scholarship for his project “Astrometric Binary Classification via Artificial Neural Networks.” The work applies machine-learning techniques to distinguish…

2025 Davidson Fellow Elizabeth Hanechak Featured in MassLive

2025 Davidson Fellow Laureate Elizabeth “Eli” Hanechak was recently featured in MassLive for being awarded a $100,000 scholarship in recognition of her project, “Solving the Plastic Problem: Developing a Microbial System for the Bioremediation…

2025 Davidson Fellow Brad Wu Featured on KTVB

2025 Davidson Fellow Brad Wu was recently featured on KTVB for his innovative creation of a robotic arm device aimed at helping stroke patients regain arm movement. This coverage spotlights Brad’s remarkable achievement in…

Brad Wu

Gifted and Distractible Course

Our friend and colleague, Julie Skolnick, is launching her Gifted & Distractible Course for parents of twice exceptional children as they read through her award-winning book, Gifted and Distractible. The Gifted & Distractible Parent…

2025 Davidson Fellow Philip Meng Recognized in Andover Media

2025 Davidson Fellow Philip Meng was recently recognized in both the Andover News and the Eagle-Tribune after being awarded a $25,000 scholarship through the Davidson Fellows Scholarship Program. The features highlight Philip’s accomplishments and…

2025 Davidson Fellow Finnegan McGill Featured on KVOA

2025 Davidson Fellow Finnegan McGill was featured on KVOA in Tucson for receiving a $25,000 scholarship through the Davidson Fellows Scholarship Program. The segment highlights Finnegan’s recognition at the national level and celebrates the…

Finnegan

2025 Davidson Fellow Jamie Cheng Highlighted by WRAL

2025 Davidson Fellow Jamie Cheng was recently featured on WRAL for receiving a $25,000 scholarship through the Davidson Fellows Scholarship Program. The feature shares Jamie’s recognition as part of this prestigious program, which celebrates…

2025 Davidson Fellow Justin Bernstein Featured in Local Press

2025 Davidson Fellow Justin Bernstein was recently featured in the Greenwich Free Press and the Greenwich Time for being named a Davidson Fellow and receiving a $50,000 scholarship. The article highlights Justin’s recognition as part…

2025 Davidson Fellows Announced

The Davidson Fellows scholarship awards $100,000, $50,000 and $25,000 scholarships to gifted and high-achieving students, 18 years old or under, who have completed a significant piece of work. We’re thrilled to announce the 2025…