Five Princetonians win Schwarzman Scholarships

Princeton Class of 2026 members Margaret Miao and Alex Tseng and recent alumni Gustavo Blanco-Quiroga, Kalena Blake and Alison Lee have been named Schwarzman Scholars and will attend a one-year, fully funded master’s degree program in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. 

This year’s Princeton winners are among 150 incoming Schwarzman Scholars representing 40 countries and 83 universities. Since the graduate fellowship was established in 2013, “Schwarzman Scholars alumni have demonstrated immense leadership capacity, trailblazing in a number of industries and collaborating to tackle pressing issues all around the world,” according to the scholarship announcement. 

The Schwarzman Scholar Class of 2026-27 was selected from a pool of more than 5,800 candidates worldwide. The scholars begin their studies in August. Read the full announcement on the University's homepage.