Princeton senior Isam Mina awarded Rhodes Scholarship for Jordan

Princeton University senior Isam Mina has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford. He is among two recipients chosen by The Rhodes Scholarships for Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine (SJLP) as 2026 Rhodes Scholars. Other 2026 Rhodes Scholars, including students from the United States, will be announced later.

Mina, of Amman, Jordan, is a molecular biology major and is also pursuing minors in global health and health policy, and quantitative and computational biology. At Oxford, he will pursue an MSc in Applied Cancer Science and an MSc in Health Services Improvement and Evaluation. He will begin his studies there next October.

The Rhodes Scholarships fund two to three years of graduate study at Oxford. Rhodes Scholars are chosen from around the world. Countries announce their recipients on different schedules. Read the full announcement on the University's homepage.