Scholarships & Awards

Through the Gilman Scholarship Program, I was chosen to study abroad, something I would not otherwise participate in due to financial constraints. I selected Prague, Czech Republic, January 2022 session.

The American Moot Court Association (AMCA) is the largest intercollegiate moot court organization in the US. More than 475 teams register each year to compete in fourteen qualifying tournaments to attempt to win a bid to the Championship Tournament. 

Each year, students from different colleges and universities participate in the challenging and rewarding opportunity the intercollegiate moot court provides. I received a coveted oral advocacy placement, of which I was placed Top 10 in the Western Regional.

As a UCLA Central Valley Law Fellow, I received professional-level instruction from the UCLA Law faculty. I was exposed to cases and various other materials taught in law school. 

The Doumanian Ethics Awards recognize outstanding student work that contributes to our understanding of ethical issues in the world today. My winning thesis is published on the Ethics Center website.

I was designated a Karl E. Buckman Scholar at the end of my junior academic year as a Political Science major with the highest cumulative GPA in California State University Fresno's department.

The Latino Caucus Foundation Scholarship awards a select number of scholars from the highly competitive state-wide applicants pool. I was evaluated and chosen using the following criteria: academic performance, personal statements, extracurricular activities, leadership positions, special awards, honors received, and work history.

Mrs. Mary Wilson and her friends bestow this scholarship. I was awarded as an outstanding student leader who has been involved in student activities and demonstrated leadership in  Fresno State student organizations and Fresno State-sponsored extracurricular activities.

I was one of approximately 30 University students from the region‘s public universities (CSU Bakersfield, Fresno State, Stanislaus State, and UC Merced) selected as a Legislative Scholar-Intern. At the Maddy Insitute, I developed public leadership skills by learning the practical knowledge of the day-to-day government operations at Fresno City Hall.

The Provost Graduation Initiative awards Fresno State seniors who will graduate in the summer by taking courses during the May-June Intersession or Summer Session. My grant from the Division of Continuing and Global Education was applied successfully toward the May-June 2020  Intersession.