Park Scholarships

08/27/2026

Abby Mulry '26, recent Park graduate, was asked to moderate a session with astronaut and NC State alum Christina Koch. The program was called “Astronaut Strategies for College Students." Ms. Koch gave some advice and talked about her experiences navigating challenges, risk and doubt throughout her college years and career. She even talked about the broken toilet on the Artemis II mission!

"I was honored to have the opportunity to speak with such an inspiration to the Wolfpack community and the entire world," said Abby.

07/31/2026

Incoming freshman Srajan Rastogi ’30 is on the move this summer! 🌟

🏛️ Washington, D.C.: Srajan served as a Youth Panelist for the National 4-H Council at their Board of Trustees Dinner, meeting with Fortune 500 leaders, philanthropists and National 4-H CEO Jill Bramble.

🗺️ San Diego, CA: He presented his research on housing inequity and public transportation access at the Esri User Conference, using geospatial analysis to spotlight urban inequality and infrastructure access.

07/21/2026

Shout out to Park Faculty Scholars Sarah Khan and Nathan Goldman! They both received Faculty awards from the Poole College of Management earlier this summer.

📊 Dr. Nathan Goldman earned the Poole College Research Impact Award.
🎓 Dr. Sarah Khan received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and Advising.

Congratulations to you both on this well-deserved recognition!

07/17/2026

From global service and cutting-edge research to career-building internships, 99 Park Enrichment Grants were awarded to Park Scholars this past year! 🌍🔬 Check out how our Scholars used their PEGs to learn, lead and serve across the globe in the link in the comments.

Alumni, tell us about your PEGs!

07/16/2026

Congratulations to Park Scholars Syd Fryer '26 and Rosa McDonald '09, two of the winners of the NC State Graduate Student Research Symposium! 🏆

🥇 Syd Fryer (Humanities) – Took 1st place for their analysis of politics and literature from two Latin American authors.

🥇 Rosa McDonald (Design) – Won 1st place for her research on making buildings more energy-efficient and comfortable using smart solar design.

See their posters (and the many other amazing awardees) in the link in the comments below.

06/30/2026

Madison Mueller '23 is using her civil engineering degree to bring clean water and sustainable infrastructure to communities across Africa with Engineering Ministries International. We love seeing our alumni combine their passion and expertise to make an impact! 🐺

Link to the full story in the comments.

06/25/2026

Where in the world are the Park Scholars? Earlier this summer, Kyla Griffin '27 spent five weeks studying Arabic in Morocco. She is now stateside, working at Deloitte. 🐪

06/19/2026

We are thrilled to share that Eva Feucht ’02, Park Scholarships director, has been honored with the Jamie Williams Award by the Undergraduate Scholars Program Administrators Association (USPAA)! ❤️

This award recognizes scholarship professionals who define leadership, collaboration and a dedication to student advocacy.

Since joining the staff in 2004, Eva has:
🟥Mentored and worked closely with over 1,100 Park Scholars 🎓
🟥Driven major NC State milestones like helping secure a $50 million endowment for the program
🟥Advocated for system-wide changes, including paid parental leave for UNC System employees

Eva truly embodies the NC State "Think and Do" spirit every single day. We couldn't be more proud to see her incredible impact and lifelong dedication recognized!

👉 Read the story here:

Congratulations to Eva Feucht '02 for receiving the Jamie Williams Award! It is awarded to scholarship professionals who exemplify leadership and a dedication to student advocacy.

06/16/2026

From Spiffy to Scripps Pier! 🌊

Vendela Gustafsson '28 met up with Shannon Dolan '22 in San Diego last week. They first connected through Spiffy during Vendela's freshman year at NC State. Now they have both ended up doing research at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for the summer.

The coolest part? They are both studying ocean acoustics in totally different ways:
🔬 Shannon: A UCSD Ph.D. student in the Scripps Acoustic Ecolog Lab studying how ocean noise impacts marine ecosystems.
💻 Vendela: A marine physical lab intern researching computational ocean acoustics and signal processing.

06/11/2026

Congratulations to Kalen Biggers '17 for being named Assistant Principal of the Year for Carteret County Public Schools. Read the details here!

Congratulations to Kalen Biggers, Park Scholar from the Class of 2017, who has been named Vice Principal of the Year by Carteret County Public Schools....