Fellowships & Awards

Yale Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Fellowship, Yale University & FIU University Graduate School.

Civic Leadership Fellowship, Maurice A. Ferré Institute for Civic Leadership, Florida International University (FIU)

 ASPA’s Founders’ Fellowship, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)

APPAM Equity & Inclusion Fellowship, Association of Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM)

Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF), FIU University Graduate School.

University Graduate School Writing Fellowship, FIU University Graduate School.

Doctoral Evidence Acquisition (DEA) Fellowship, FIU University Graduate School.

2025 ASPA Public Administration Student Essay, First Place Winner Award, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA-NCAC), Washington D.C.

2025  FIU Outstanding Graduate Student Leadership Award, Florida International University        

2025 Outstanding Graduate Student Scholar Finalist, Florida International University        

2025 3MT People’s Choice Winner & Award, FIU Three Minutes (3MT) Thesis Dissertation Competition, Florida International University        

2023 & 2024 The Meier PMRC Travel Inclusion Award, Distinguished Professor Kenneth Meier, Public Management Research Association (PMRA).        

2022 - 2024 Graduate & Professional Student Competitive Travel Award, Florida International University.

2023 & 2024 SIPA Competitive Travel Award, Florida International University

2023 & 2024 Department of Public Policy & Administration Travel Award, Florida International University.

2024 Distinguished Professor Allan Rosenbaum Competitive Travel Award, Florida International University.

2021 International Student Best Graduate Research Award, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Communication & Social Research (CoRIS).

2020 LazioDisu Graduating International Students Award, Sapienza University of Rome, LazioDisu Regional Centre.

2019 RUDN Top International Student Mobility Award, People’s Friendship University of Russia (RUDN).

2018 Italian Ministry of Education- MIUR Award, Italian Ministry of Education, Italy.

 SIOI 2018 Zero-Hackathon Award, Italian Ministry of Education, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of United States in Rome.