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International Student Scholarship
About the Scholarship:
The K-State Alumni Association International Student Scholarships are for current Kansas State University international students. These scholarships are for degree-seeking graduate or undergraduate international students enrolled at the Manhattan, Salina or Olathe campuses, whose leadership experience at K-State has helped promote international involvement on campus.
Scholarship Details:
- Award Amount: $1,000 for the academic school year
- Disbursement: $1,000 disbursed at the start of the fall semester
- Enrollment Requirement: Must be a current graduate or undergraduate student properly enrolled, and current I-20 or DS-2019 must be issued by K-State
- Renewal: Non-renewable
Eligibility Criteria:
To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Note: This scholarship has been awarded for the 2026-2027 academic year
- Be enrolled as a degree-seeking international student at Kansas State University
- Demonstrate leadership experience that promotes international engagement on campus
- Submit the required scholarship application through International Student and Scholars Services here by Friday, March 17, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
- Review the Scholarship Eligibility and Application Guidelines (pdf)
2026 Recipients
Amr Abouelkhair, Egypt
Sara Ayubian, Iran
Bharaneeshwar Balasubramaniyam, United States
Jacobelle Bassuah, Ghana
Ruchi Chauhan, United States
Sumit Chowdhury, Bangladesh
Letizia Costa, Italy
Nooshin Darvishinia, Iran
Vishmi Dissanayake, Sri Lanka
Nikita Gautam, Nepal
Sandhya Gopisetty, India
Anuththara Karunarathna, Sri Lanka
Endy Lopes Kailer, Brazil
Asmita Mahara, United States
Jonathan Maka, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Emmanuel Ofori-Bah, United States
Judith Ohene, Ghana
Bipin Rajpurohit, United States
Gustavo Roa, Paraguay
Harshavardhan Reddy Settipalli, India
Vajiheh Shahsavari, United States
Wagner Squizani de Arruda, United States
Kinley Tenzin, United States
Past Recipients
Oluyomibo Asunlegan, Nigeria
Gabriela Quintana Castro, Brazil
Reza Nematirad, Iran
Thitikan Jirakittisonthon, Thailand
Faezeh Rostami, Iran
Julia Robbe, Brazil
Jeimy Bobadilla Suero, Dominican Republic
Vajiheh Shahsavari, Iran
Ruchi Chauhan, India
Emmanuel Ofori-Bah, Ghana
Aashvi Dua, India
Bindusri Naraharasetti, India
Nishadi Dodampe Mudiyanselage, Sri Lanka
Antoinette Dadzie, Ghana
Asmita Mahara, Nepal
Jared Lou Rivera, Philippines
Vishmi Ridmika Dissanayake Pathiranage, Sri Lanka
Aditya Jha, Nepal
Chandan Bhattarai, Nepal
Saurav Pantha, Nepal
Tanvi Gadgil, India
Paul Onu, Nigeria
Givanna Teixeira Sandoval Moreira, Brazil
Amin Ahmadisharaf, Iran
Larissa Alves Koulicoff, Brazil
Roselle Barretto, Philippines
Hemanth Sai Kiran Bommina, India
Ruchi Chauhan, India
Sheetal Choudhary, India
Nooshin Darvishinia, Iran
Zhenjiao Du, China
Aashvi Dua, India
Pedro Henrique Goncalves Pereira de Souza, Brazil
Azuki Kusaka, Japan
Asmita Mahara, Nepal
Xatyiswa Maqashalala, South Africa
Vidya Nadar, India
Shreya Ojha, India
Daniel Polanco Castro, Colombia
Madhulika Reddy, India
Vajiheh Shahsavari, Iran
Nishadini Widanagamage, Sri Lanka
Md Shajidul Huq Zion, Bangladesh
Mayowa Adesina, Ibadan, Nigeria
Admin Ahmadisharaf, Tehran, Iran
Fei Xyza Asuncion, Sanches Mira, Philippines
Roselle Barretto, Camarines Norte, Philippines
Rania Marie Buenavista, San Pedro, Philippines
Zenobia Charania, Mumbai, India
Diriba Chere, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Eduardo Gutierrez, Cuenca, Ecuador
Woosuk Jang, Busan, Republic of Korea
Nelofar Khamisani, Hyderabad, Pakistan,
Maria Lopez, Asuncion, Paraguay
Catherine Obiribea Ofori-Bah, Apirede, Ghana
Shreya Ojha, Lucknow, India
Victor Oladoja, Okeho, Nigeria
Juan Felix Sanabria Cantero, Asuncion, Paraguay
Basanta Sharma, Kathmandu, Nepal
Manoj Sharma, Bardaghat, Nepal
Rahul Singh, Ludhiana, India
Temitope Sufianu, Ibadan, Nigeria
Md Tofayel Ahmed, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Wejdan Al Thowaimer, Al Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Rudra Baral, Morang, Nepal
Viraj De Silva, Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
Sachin Dhanda, Hisar, India
Madhav Dhital, Dang, Nepal
Jean Robert Francois, Jean-Rabel, Haiti
Durga Khadka, Kathmandu, Nepal
Hee Seong Kim, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Francisca Lawson Tettevie, Tema, Ghana
Alessandro Lombardo, Asuncion, Paraguay
Manoj Kumar Pulivarthi, Nellore, India
Elaheh Rabiee, Tehran, Iran
Meenakshi Rawat, Ajmer, India
Manivannan Selladurai, Chennai, India
Rintu Sen, Manikganj, Bangladesh
Omid Shafiee, Shiraz, Iran
Bibek Subedi, Kathmandu, Nepal
Chandima Wekumbura Gedara, Gampola, Sri Lanka
Nader Zad, Tehran, Iran
Wejdan Al Thowaimer, Al Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Rudra Baral, Morang, Nepal
Viraj De Silva, Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
Sachin Dhanda, Hisar, India
Madhav Dhital, Dang, Nepal
Jean Robert Francois, Jean-Rabel, Haiti
Durga Khadka, Kathmandu, Nepal
Hee Seong Kim, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Francisca Lawson Tettevie, Tema, Ghana
Alessandro Lombardo, Asuncion, Paraguay
Manoj Kumar Pulivarthi, Nellore, India
Elaheh Rabiee, Tehran, Iran
Meenakshi Rawat, Ajmer, India
Manivannan Selladurai, Chennai, India
Rintu Sen, Manikganj, Bangladesh
Omid Shafiee, Shiraz, Iran
Bibek Subedi, Kathmandu, Nepal
Chandima Wekumbura Gedara, Gampola, Sri Lanka
Nader Zad, Tehran, Iran
Ricardo Aranha, Brasilia, Brazil
Rania Marie Buenavista, San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines
Jihyuk Gweon, Seoul, South Korea
Nikesh Gyawali, Bharatpur, Nepal
Nirupama Kotian, Mumbai, India
Xuyun Liu, Guangzhou, China
Narmadha Mohankumar, Hatton, Sri Lanka
Nasik Muhammad Nafi, Rangpur, Bangladesh
Niloufer Nittala, Rajahmundry, India
Catherine Obiribea Ofori-Bah, Apirede, Akuapem, Ghana
Shawn Koki Oshikawa, Meguro Ku Tokyo, Japan
Elaheh Rabiee, Tehran, Iran
Andrea Ramirez Tello, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Manjot Kaur Rekhi, Kharar, Punjab, India
Jared Lou Rivera, Caloocan City, Philippines
Arash Saeidi Rashk Olia, Kerman, Iran
Md Abu Sayeed Maroof, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Pratikshya Sharma, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ketan Shende, Mumbai, India
Kelly Shunje, Harare, Zimbabwe
Rania Marie Buenavista, San Pedro, Laguna, Philippines
Jihyuk Gweon, Seoul, South Korea
Nikesh Gyawali, Bharatpur, Nepal
Nirupama Kotian, Mumbai, India
Xuyun Liu, Guangzhou, China
Narmadha Mohankumar, Hatton, Sri Lanka
Nasik Muhammad Nafi, Rangpur, Bangladesh
Niloufer Nittala, Rajahmundry, India
Catherine Obiribea Ofori-Bah, Apirede, Akuapem, Ghana
Shawn Koki Oshikawa, Meguro Ku Tokyo, Japan
Elaheh Rabiee, Tehran, Iran
Andrea Ramirez Tello, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Manjot Kaur Rekhi, Kharar, Punjab, India
Jared Lou Rivera, Caloocan City, Philippines
Arash Saeidi Rashk Olia, Kerman, Iran
Md Abu Sayeed Maroof, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Pratikshya Sharma, Kathmandu, Nepal
Ketan Shende, Mumbai, India
Kelly Shunje, Harare, Zimbabwe
Enoch Akowuah, Kumasi, Ghana
Khang Do, Hai Phong, Vietnam
Dominica Genda, Arusha, Tanzania
Vedant Deepak Kulkarni, Nashik, India
Pavithra Natarajan, Mumbai, India
Tshegofatso Ngwaga, Botswana, Africa
Nar Ranabhat, Pokhara, Nepal
Sara Savatovic, Crvenka, Serbia
Indhujah Thevarajan, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Yu Shin Wang, Taichung City, Taiwan
Xinyu Zong, Zibo, China
Khang Do, Hai Phong, Vietnam
Dominica Genda, Arusha, Tanzania
Vedant Deepak Kulkarni, Nashik, India
Pavithra Natarajan, Mumbai, India
Tshegofatso Ngwaga, Botswana, Africa
Nar Ranabhat, Pokhara, Nepal
Sara Savatovic, Crvenka, Serbia
Indhujah Thevarajan, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Yu Shin Wang, Taichung City, Taiwan
Xinyu Zong, Zibo, China
Rudra Baral, Napal
Cecilia Pick Gomez, Paraguay
Linda Hamuli, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Disleve Kanku, Democratic Republic of Congo
Takayuki Kijima, Tokyo
Vedant Deepak Kulkarni, India
Yinuo Lin, China
Yibo Liu, China
Paril Mehta, India
Diego Guerron Orejuela, Ecuador
Chansol Park, South Korea
Sarif Patwary, Bangladesh
Ziyu Zhao, China
Cecilia Pick Gomez, Paraguay
Linda Hamuli, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Disleve Kanku, Democratic Republic of Congo
Takayuki Kijima, Tokyo
Vedant Deepak Kulkarni, India
Yinuo Lin, China
Yibo Liu, China
Paril Mehta, India
Diego Guerron Orejuela, Ecuador
Chansol Park, South Korea
Sarif Patwary, Bangladesh
Ziyu Zhao, China
Maria Gabriela Acosta Centurion, Paraguay
Fernanda Cantu Corona, Mexico
Sydney Marie Collins, Canada
Ayyappan Elangovan, India
Chamara Abeywickramasinghe Gunawardana, Sri Lanka
Pacem Arelys Kadjogbe Chantal Kotchofa, Benin
Wing Sing Leng, Malaysia
Yibo Liu, China
Jehu Armand Mette, Cote d'Ivoire
Hoang Phi Long Nguyen, Vietnam
Julian Natukunda Nuwamanya, Uganda
Anil Pant, Nepal
Chahat Sehgal, India
Hewa Walpitage Kushan Madushanka Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka
Jiahui Yan, China
Fernanda Cantu Corona, Mexico
Sydney Marie Collins, Canada
Ayyappan Elangovan, India
Chamara Abeywickramasinghe Gunawardana, Sri Lanka
Pacem Arelys Kadjogbe Chantal Kotchofa, Benin
Wing Sing Leng, Malaysia
Yibo Liu, China
Jehu Armand Mette, Cote d'Ivoire
Hoang Phi Long Nguyen, Vietnam
Julian Natukunda Nuwamanya, Uganda
Anil Pant, Nepal
Chahat Sehgal, India
Hewa Walpitage Kushan Madushanka Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka
Jiahui Yan, China
Mario Abdo Diaz Benza, Paraguay
Rayan Cheikh, Lebanon
Eric Cheng, Taiwan
Damaris Hansel, Brazil
Che-Jen Hsiao, Taiwan
Takayuki Kijima, Japan
Nandana Weliweriya Liyanage, Sri Lanka
Gabriel Sambo Lubongo, Angola
Devisha Pandey, India
Alexandre Lelandy Alves Scanavez, Brazil
Ravithree Senanayake, Sri Lanka
Adriana Lezama Solano, Costa Rica
Lucas Ezequiel Trigo, Argentina
Deepa Upreti, Nepal
Kurulugama Lekamalage Weerawardene, Sri Lanka
Rayan Cheikh, Lebanon
Eric Cheng, Taiwan
Damaris Hansel, Brazil
Che-Jen Hsiao, Taiwan
Takayuki Kijima, Japan
Nandana Weliweriya Liyanage, Sri Lanka
Gabriel Sambo Lubongo, Angola
Devisha Pandey, India
Alexandre Lelandy Alves Scanavez, Brazil
Ravithree Senanayake, Sri Lanka
Adriana Lezama Solano, Costa Rica
Lucas Ezequiel Trigo, Argentina
Deepa Upreti, Nepal
Kurulugama Lekamalage Weerawardene, Sri Lanka
Arashi Nakashima, Japan
Ji Hyuk Hong, South Korea
Thiba Nagaraja, Malaysia
Manirethnam Ganesan, Malaysia
Ganiyat Oluwaseun Shodunke, Nigeria
Paula Cecilia Mendez Sanchez, Paraguay
Justo Jose Santacruz Blanco, Paraguay
Medha Jaimini Gunaratna Anhettigama Gamaralalage, Sri Lanka
Chen-Wei Tao, Taiwan
Anju Giri, Nepal
Nilusha Lakmali Kariyawasam Manachchige, Sri Lanka
Chetan Sharma, India
Gagan Gandhi, India
Prem Raj Prasain, Nepal
Jingyan Zhao, China
Narinder Singh, India
Funmilola Christiana Cole, Nigeria
Olabisi Aderonke Ekong, Nigeria
Basem Azmy Saad Boutros, Egypt
Phuong Viet Nguyen, Vietnam
Ji Hyuk Hong, South Korea
Thiba Nagaraja, Malaysia
Manirethnam Ganesan, Malaysia
Ganiyat Oluwaseun Shodunke, Nigeria
Paula Cecilia Mendez Sanchez, Paraguay
Justo Jose Santacruz Blanco, Paraguay
Medha Jaimini Gunaratna Anhettigama Gamaralalage, Sri Lanka
Chen-Wei Tao, Taiwan
Anju Giri, Nepal
Nilusha Lakmali Kariyawasam Manachchige, Sri Lanka
Chetan Sharma, India
Gagan Gandhi, India
Prem Raj Prasain, Nepal
Jingyan Zhao, China
Narinder Singh, India
Funmilola Christiana Cole, Nigeria
Olabisi Aderonke Ekong, Nigeria
Basem Azmy Saad Boutros, Egypt
Phuong Viet Nguyen, Vietnam
Edwin Afful, Ghana
Babatunde Alabi, Nigeria
Binny Bhandary, Nepal
Mariana Guerra-Maupome, Mexico
Tugce Gungormezler, Turkey
Amendra Fernando Hewa Dewage, Sri Lanka
Yu Xian Lim, Malaysia
Maithili Nitin Mane, India
Sheryll Pugong Namingit, Philippines
Hyung Hwa Oh, Korea
Virashree Hrushikesh Patel, India
Cindy Elizabeth Ponce, Belize
Krissana Ruang-Rit, Thailand
Ganiyat Oluwaseun Shodunke, Nigeria
Soma Sekhar Sriadibhatla, India
Jiayi Wang, China
Xinxin Wang, China
Yukun Wen, China
Tharanga Kumudini Wijethunga Widanalage Dona, Sri Lanka
Robee Ybanez, Philippines
Babatunde Alabi, Nigeria
Binny Bhandary, Nepal
Mariana Guerra-Maupome, Mexico
Tugce Gungormezler, Turkey
Amendra Fernando Hewa Dewage, Sri Lanka
Yu Xian Lim, Malaysia
Maithili Nitin Mane, India
Sheryll Pugong Namingit, Philippines
Hyung Hwa Oh, Korea
Virashree Hrushikesh Patel, India
Cindy Elizabeth Ponce, Belize
Krissana Ruang-Rit, Thailand
Ganiyat Oluwaseun Shodunke, Nigeria
Soma Sekhar Sriadibhatla, India
Jiayi Wang, China
Xinxin Wang, China
Yukun Wen, China
Tharanga Kumudini Wijethunga Widanalage Dona, Sri Lanka
Robee Ybanez, Philippines