The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans has announced the 30 fellows selected for its 2022 cohort.

Chosen from a pool of more than 1,800 applicants—green card holders, naturalized citizens, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients, individuals born abroad who graduated from both high school and college in the United States, and the U.S.-born children of two immigrants—the fellows will each receive up to $90,000 in funding to support their graduate studies. The new class of fellows have heritage in the following countries: Afghanistan, Cameroon, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, El Salvador, France, Germany, Grenada, India, Israel, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, Uganda, and Vietnam. They are studying a wide range of fields, including law, music, economics, architecture, business, physics, medicine, engineering, and agricultural studies.

“Immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees are an essential part of the United States,” said fellowship director Craig Harwood. “The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows demonstrate the ingenuity and diverse perspectives that immigrants of all backgrounds bring to America’s graduate programs and to the country as a whole.”

For a complete list of the 2022 fellows, see the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans website.

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