Schodl Wins Goldwater Scholarship
A junior biochemistry and molecular biology major from St. Louis, Schodl is the first Truman student in 10 years to be selected for this scholarship.
“I am honored and grateful to have been selected as a Goldwater Scholar. This award will help fund my education next year and allow me to focus on graduate school applications,” Schodl said. “It still has not sunk in how big of a deal this is, but I am happy that I had the support of Truman and Washington University faculty while writing this application. I could not have done it without their support.”
The Goldwater Scholarship is the most prestigious undergraduate scholarship in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering in America. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation awards one- and two-year scholarships that cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year. Since its first award in 1989, the foundation crossed the 10,000 threshold this year, naming its 10,283rd scholar.
Out of the 1,267 recipients nominated by 427 institutions for the 2023 competition, the foundation awarded 413 scholarships. When added to the 70 sophomores from the 2022 competition, the foundation will support a total of 483 scholars this year. The foundation is able to support this number of scholarships because of a collaboration with the Department of Defense National Defense Education Program and additional support from Congress.
Schodl received a one-year scholarship, the maximum award for a junior. After their time at Truman, they plan to attend graduate school for a Ph.D. in biochemistry.
