Prize Winners Discovery Scholars
Each year, an exemplary group of ten Discovery Scholar designees is selected to receive $10,000 prizes towards graduate study or creative projects. To be considered for the Prize Competition, applicants must submit all project materials by the primary submission deadline (the Monday following Spring Break in the student’s final year at USC). Students who apply by the secondary submission deadline (the last day of classes in the Spring semester before the student’s official Commencement) are not eligible for the Prize Competition but will still be considered by their School for the Discovery Scholar honor. Click below to see the list of Prize Winners for current and previous years:2009 Discovery Scholar Prize Winners
At the 2009 commencement, the university has recognized 57 seniors as USC Discovery Scholars. Each student has completed a culminating project in their field of study with a grade point average of 3.5 or better. Of the 27 graduating scholars who were selected as prize finalists by their school, ten have been nominated to receive a Discovery Scholar prize. The ten prize recipients form an exemplary group. Their names and programs are provided below. Click on each prize winner’s name for a brief description of their Discovery Scholar project.
| Name | Program(s) |
| Natasha Azad | International Relations and Economics (minor) |
| Hans Bernhard | Jazz Studies and Music Recording (minor) |
| Matthew Brennan | History and Cinema-Television (Critical Studies) |
| Samuel Gendel | Music |
| Naira Kuzmich | English and Gender Studies |
| Michael Leung | Architecture |
| Jordan Olliges | Aerospace Engineering |
| Katharine Reiner | Theatre |
| Daniela Sherer | Animation & Digital Arts |
| Noelle Stiles | Biophysics and Neuroscience (minor) |
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