The APSA Committee on the Status of First Generation Scholars in the Profession works to bring focused attention to the ways in which class, economic inequality, and mobility can affect political scientists’ ability to thrive educationally and professionally throughout their careers. In December 2024, the Committee matched donations to the APSA Annual Fund to support the professional development of 38 first generation scholars in the political science discipline. The following scholars were awarded for the 2024 travel and accessibility reimbursement grant:

Niloofar Adnani, Johns Hopkins SAIS

Murat Akdogan, University of Pittsburgh

Oyekunle Akinbiyi, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Abdulla Al-Kalisy, St Andrews University

Atinuke Ayowole-Muili, Southern Illinois University

Trevor Brown, Cornell University

Shelby Carvalho, Harvard University

Elisa D’Amico, University of St Andrews

Aysenur Deger, Syracuse University

Jack Greenberg, Yale University

Dhana Hamal, Johns Hopkins University

Xiaoxia Huang, Syracuse University

Qin Huang, Northwestern University

Jihyun Jeong, Duke University

Paul Jo, SUNY, University at Albany

Antonia Juelich, Harvard Kennedy School

Laiyang Ke, Arkansas State University

Chan Song Kim, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Sky Kunkel, Cornell University

Elizabeth Lane, North Carolina State University

Hoeun Lee, University of Connecticut

Rigao Liu, University of Kansas

Lucas Lothamer, University of Houston

Ali Masood, Oberlin College

Emily Mee, Indiana University

Nela Mrchkovska, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Naomi Nubin-Sellers, University of Houston

Shristi Rai, University of Missouri- St. Louis

Christopher Saint Jean, Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Melle Scholten, University of Virginia

Karen Sebold, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Shuyuan Shen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Fulya Turkmen, University of California Riverside

Qiang Wu, Texas A&M University

Sule Yaylaci, Georgetown University

Chunying Yue, Harvard University Asia Center

Xunchao Zhang, Stanford University

Bang Zheng, University of Texas at Austin ■