Edurne Sosa El Fakih 22 was recently awarded a nearly $40,000 scholarship to attend a prestigious postgraduate research program at the University of Cambridge.
Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering 14 Apr, 2021
Paula Mendoza Moreno
Colorado State University student Paula Mendoza Moreno is a recipient of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, a prestigious honor that offers the opportunity to pursue a postgraduate degree at the University of Cambridge.
Mendoza, a chemical and biological engineering student in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, is one of more than 80 students around the globe to be named members of the 20th class of Gates Scholars. Following graduation in May, she will be heading to England to pursue a Ph.D. in chemical engineering at Cambridge.
Mendoza is the first CSU undergraduate to receive a Gates Scholarship, one of the world’s top awards for collegiate students. It was established in 2000 after the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $210 million to the University of Cambridge for outstanding students who display a strong commitment to improving the lives of others.