Maeve Reilly
April 25, 2025
University of Illinois students David Balut, Alyssa Shih, Dmitriy Shvydkoy and Annie Zeng

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — University of Illinois juniors David Balut, Alyssa Shih, Dmitriy Shvydkoy and Annie Zeng were awarded Barry M. Goldwater scholarships for their potential to contribute to the advancement of research in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering.

As the result of an ongoing partnership with UWorld, a testing tools provider, and the Department of Defense National Defense Education Programs, 441 Barry M. Goldwater scholarships were awarded for the 2025-26 academic year. The four Illinois students were chosen from 1,350 science, engineering and mathematics students that were nominated by 445 academic institutions for the scholarships.

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