Harvard College senior wins Churchill Scholarship

Jonathan P. Wang ’11 has won the prestigious Churchill Scholarship for students in science, math, and engineering.

The Churchill Scholarship pays for all fees at the University of Cambridge, a living allowance for a nine-month program, up to $1,000 for round-trip airfare from the United States to the United Kingdom, and the cost of a visa for the United Kingdom.

Wang will pursue a master’s of advanced study degree in pure mathematics. At Harvard, he is simultaneously earning an A.B. and A.M. in math. As a sophomore, he received the John Harvard Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement. He has been a course assistant in upper-level math courses and a peer tutor in math and computer science.