Washington, DC – Seventeen students were awarded the Dr. Elemér and Éva Kiss Scholarship Awards for the 2023-2024 academic year. The winners are:
Winners of the Dr. Elemér and Éva Kiss Scholarship Awards for the 2023-2024 academic year
Ábel Bagdy, enrolled at Columbia School of International and Public Affairs’ (New York, NY) Master of International Relations Program; Lea Bagi, an undergraduate student pursuing the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program at Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA); Bálint Bordács, admitted to Georgetown University (Washington, DC) pursuing a Master of Laws (LL.M.) Program; Bence Dort, attending Life University’s (Marietta, GA) Bachelor of Business Marketing; Máté Dort, pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Information Systems and Technology at Life University (Marietta, GA); Anna Júlia Gyenge, attending Cornell University’s (Ithaca, NY) Master’s Program in Apparel Design, Social and Environmental Sustainability and Innovation; Csenge Gyömbér, pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Marketing at Wingate University’s Porter B. Byrum School of Business (Wingate, NC); Dávid Kéringer, admitted to Orchestra Now’s Master’s Degree Program in Curatorial, Critical and Performance Studies at Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY); Joel Benjamin Krasznai, enrolled at The University of Akron (Akron, OH) studying Healthcare Administration and Pre-Med; Rahel Krasznai, pursuing an Accelerated Bachelor of Science – Master of Science in Accounting (B.S./M.S.) Program at The University of Akron (Akron, OH); Vanda Mayer, a graduate student in Journalism at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism (New York, NY); Barnabás Novák, admitted to California State University (Los Angeles, CA) studying Computer Science; Patrik Pördi, attending University of Maryland’s (College Park, MD) Professional Master of Engineering in Robotics Program; Dóra Reizinger, pursuing a Master’s Program of Sport Health Science at Life University (Marietta, GA); Anna Szantay, an undergraduate student studying Health Science at Long Island University (Brooklyn, NY); Lili Rebeka Tóth, enrolled at the Center for Curatorial Studies Bard (Annandale-On-Hudson, NY) pursuing Curatorial Studies; and Anais Voski, a PhD student in Environment and Resources (E-IPER) minoring in Psychology at Stanford University (Stanford, CA).
The Dr. Elemér and Éva Kiss Scholarship Program was established as a special memorial scholarship by the family and friends of Dr. Elemér and Éva Kiss, of Chevy Chase, MD. Dr. and Mrs. Kiss, members of the Coalition since its founding in 1991, left Hungary after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, and settled with their family in Maryland. They demonstrated a life-long commitment to education both in Hungary and in the United States.
The Hungarian American Coalition first established the Scholarship Fund in 1997, in response to requests from a large number of Hungarian students who had gained acceptance to American colleges and universities, but needed additional financial assistance to complete their studies. Since then, the Coalition has provided partial scholarships each year to outstanding Hungarian students who pursue full-time studies in the United States. The scholarship is given to those who have already won admission to a U.S. university. For more information, visit our website here.