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Twelve Harvard affiliates are among 150 scholars worldwide chosen as recipients of this year’s Schwarzman Scholarship. The students will complete a one-year, fully-funded master’s degree program in global affairs at Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University in Beijing, starting in August 2025.
Scholars are selected through a competitive application process designed to identify leadership potential, intellect, and strength of character. The Harvard affiliates were chosen from nearly 5,000 candidates who applied and 400 candidates who were invited to interview.
“Our 10th cohort fills me with optimism for the future,” said Stephen A. Schwarzman, founding trustee of Schwarzman Scholars. “This year’s selected scholars are keenly interested in learning about China and broadening their understanding of global affairs, which are both now more important than ever. Our network, now 10 classes strong, is already starting to make a global impact, and I am proud of our program’s continued success. I look forward to watching this inspiring community continue to grow.”
Harvard’s Schwarzman Scholars:
Leo Gerdén ’25 of Stockholm, Sweden, is a Mather House resident concentrating in Economics (honors track) and Government.
Eduardo Vasconcelos Goyanna Filho ’25 of Brasília, Brazil, is a Kirkland House resident concentrating in Economics and Government.
Alessandro Hammond ’25 of Miami, Florida is an Eliot House resident concentrating in Human Evolutionary Biology.
Isabelle King ’25 from Richmond, Virginia, is a Winthrop House resident concentrating in Government with a language citation in Chinese.
Sage Lattman ’25 from New York, New York, is a Winthrop House resident concentrating in History.
Stephanie Lin ’25 from Long Island, New York, is an Eliot House resident concentrating in Applied Mathematics/Economics.
Imaan Mirza ’25 who is from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Fishers, Indiana, is a Mather House resident concentrating in History & Literature.
Maya Rosen ’25 from Miami, Florida, is a Winthrop House resident concentrating in Social Studies and History of Science.
Jack Anderson is a master’s student in the Learning Design, Innovation, and Technology Program at the Graduate School of Education.
Nesrine Mbarek is a 2023 graduate of the Master in Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
John McQuillan is a 2024 graduate of the Education Policy and Analysis Program at the Graduate School of Education.
Nasir Stovall is a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School.
