{"id":1448,"date":"2026-01-09T16:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/bge-1789-sandbox\/?page_id=1448"},"modified":"2026-09-09T21:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T01:23:34","slug":"dems-spring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.georgetown.edu\/bge-1789-sandbox\/dems\/dems-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean\u2019s Excellence Merit Scholarship &#8211; Spring Starts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\">The BGE Dean\u2019s Excellence Merit Scholarship is awarded to eligible master\u2019s program applicants who demonstrate outstanding academic promise based on their verified undergraduate GPA. Scholars receive a scholarship of up to $21,000 to apply toward their first-semester <a href=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/students\/tuition\/\">tuition costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\">Applicants to most BGE <a href=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/programs\/masters\/\">master\u2019s programs<\/a> are eligible for this award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>There is no application for this scholarship; all eligible program applicants will be considered.<\/strong> BGE staff review program applicants&#8217; qualifications and award scholarships on a rolling basis to those who have been admitted to the program. Dean&#8217;s Excellence Scholars may also apply for our other <a href=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/prospective\/scholarships\/\">BGE scholarships<\/a>, but will not be eligible for any program-awarded scholarships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\">If you have any questions regarding the Dean\u2019s Excellence Merit Scholarship, please contact <a href=\"mailto:bgestudentservices@georgetown.edu\">bgestudentservices@georgetown.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-container  gu-block-highlight        has-image has-image-right \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-container-inner gu-block-highlight-inner \"><h2 class=\"gu-block body-text-heading gu-heading  gu-block-highlight-heading  \">Browse Our Programs<\/h2>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/med-dent-columns-1x1-1.jpg\" class=\"gu-image   gu-block-highlight-image\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><div class=\"gu-block-highlight-paragraphs\"><p class=\"gu-block gu-paragraph body-text  gu-block-highlight-paragraph \">Find a program that aligns with your interests and career goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gu-block-highlight-links\"><a class=\"gu-link gu-block gu-block-link-cta  gu-block-highlight-link \" href=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/programs\/masters\/\" aria-label=\"BGE Scholarships\" >Master&#8217;s Programs<\/a><a class=\"gu-link gu-block gu-block-link-cta  gu-block-highlight-link \" href=\"https:\/\/gradapply.georgetown.edu\/apply\/\">Start or Continue a Program Application<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading body-text-heading\">Master&#8217;s Students Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\">The Dean\u2019s Excellence Merit Scholarship is awarded to <strong>newly admitted<\/strong> students in Georgetown University Biomedical Graduate Education <a href=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/programs\/masters\/\">master\u2019s degree programs<\/a> who:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list wp-block-list list list-unordered\">\n<li>Submit an application for admission to an eligible master\u2019s program (not including the Special Master\u2019s Program) by the final deadline of November 1 for Spring admission.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have a verified undergraduate GPA  (US 4.0 grading scale) as listed below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International applicants must submit a credential evaluation (the verified GPA from the credential evaluation must be within the ranges of the verified undergraduate GPAs listed below). <a href=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/prospective\/faq\/#transcripts\">View our instructions for submitting a transcript from a university outside the United States.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remain registered as a full-time student.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is no separate application for the Dean&#8217;s Excellence Merit Scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\">Vertified UG GPA &#8212; Dean&#8217;s Merit SCholarship (Spring 2026) &#8211; Dean&#8217;s scholarsih (Fall 2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\">>4.0                              10,500                                               unknown but will be equal or greater than Spring will be following the next fiscal year amount (TBD)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\">*Please note that this will be disbursed in two equal amounts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"table-responsive undefined\"><table class=\"gu-table\"><caption>Students starting in the Spring semester receive all funds in their first semester.<\/caption><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Verified Undergraduate GPA<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Dean&#8217;s Excellence Merit Scholarship, 2025-26<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u22654.00<\/td><td>$21,000*<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.95-3.99<\/td><td>$16,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.90-3.94<\/td><td>$11,000<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-cards gu-block-grid-info gu-block-full       \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-container-inner gu-cards-inner gu-block-grid-info-inner gu-block-wide \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-block-inner gu-cards-content gu-block-grid-info-content\"><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-info-card \"><h3 class=\"gu-block body-text-heading gu-heading  gu-block-grid-info-heading \">Apply to a Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\">Start or continue your application to a BGE program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-block-link-cta-block \"><a class=\"gu-link gu-block gu-block-link-cta gu-block-grid-info-item-link  \" href=\"https:\/\/gradapply.georgetown.edu\/apply\/\">Apply Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-info-card \"><h3 class=\"gu-block body-text-heading gu-heading  gu-block-grid-info-heading \">More Scholarships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\">View and apply for more scholarship opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-block-link-cta-block \"><a class=\"gu-link gu-block gu-block-link-cta gu-block-grid-info-item-link  \" href=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/prospective\/scholarships\/\">Browse BGE Scholarships<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading body-text-heading\">Scholarship Recipients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading  is-style-with-no-margin-bottom body-text-heading\">Featured Recipients<br>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-cards gu-block-news rss gu-block-full      horizontal\"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-container-inner gu-cards-inner gu-block-news-inner gu-block-wide \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-block-wide gu-cards-content gu-block-news-content\"><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-news-card has-text-align-center \"><div class=\"gu-block-news-image\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/TEMPLATE-Scholarship-Recipients-14-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"gu-image  \" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>  <\/div><p class=\"gu-block gu-paragraph body-text gu-cards-card-text gu-block-news-title is-style-text-large has-lochmara-color\"><a class=\"gu-link gu-cards-card-link gu-block-news-link title-link \" href=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/student-profiles\/gina-verrengia\/\">Gina Verrengia<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gu-block gu-paragraph body-text gu-block-news-date is-style-text-small \">February 11th, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-news-card has-text-align-center \"><div class=\"gu-block-news-image\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sophia-selenou-yemgang-thumbnail-16x9-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"gu-image  \" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>  <\/div><p class=\"gu-block gu-paragraph body-text gu-cards-card-text gu-block-news-title is-style-text-large has-lochmara-color\"><a class=\"gu-link gu-cards-card-link gu-block-news-link title-link \" href=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/student-profiles\/sophia-selenou-yemgang\/\">Sophia Selenou-Yemgang<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gu-block gu-paragraph body-text gu-block-news-date is-style-text-small \">February 11th, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-block-link-cta-block \"><a class=\"gu-link gu-block gu-block-link-cta   \" href=\"https:\/\/biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu\/tag\/deans-excellence-merit-scholarship\/\">All Featured Recipients<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><em>We invite Dean&#8217;s Excellence Merit Scholarship recipients to share their stories through our <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/W7g1mZBvN6GpaotK6\">virtual interview form<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading body-text-heading\">Spring 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-cards gu-block-grid-info gu-block-full       \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-container-inner gu-cards-inner gu-block-grid-info-inner gu-block-wide \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-block-inner gu-cards-content gu-block-grid-info-content\"><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-info-card \">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Drew Brink<\/strong><br>Hillsborough, New Jersey<br>M.S. in Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-info-card \">\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading body-text-heading\">Fall 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-cards gu-block-grid-info gu-block-full       \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-container-inner gu-cards-inner gu-block-grid-info-inner gu-block-wide \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-block-inner gu-cards-content gu-block-grid-info-content\"><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-info-card \">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Subhiksha Balaji<\/strong><br>McLean, Virginia<br>M.S. in Biohazardous Threat Agents &amp; Emerging Infectious Diseases<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Priyanka Bhakri<\/strong><br>Shrewsbury, Massachusetts<br>M.S. in Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Michael Bratslavsky<\/strong><br>Syracuse, New York<br>M.S. in Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Kanksha Buch<\/strong><br>Cincinnati, Ohio<br>Special Master\u2019s Program in Physiology &amp; Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Anne Marie Cawley<\/strong><br>Raleigh, North Carolina<br>M.S. in Bioinformatics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Collin Duff<\/strong><br>Allentown, Pennsylvania<br>Special Master\u2019s Program in Physiology &amp; Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Natalie Ellis<\/strong><br>Houston, Texas<br>M.S. in Health Informatics &amp; Data Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Delaney Ensor<\/strong><br>Columbia, Maryland<br>M.S. in Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Sarada Giridharan<\/strong><br>Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India<br>M.S. in Bioinformatics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Kinaya Hardie<\/strong><br>Fort Washington, Maryland<br>Special Master\u2019s Program in Physiology &amp; Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Lea Kosanovic<\/strong><br>Bethesda, Maryland<br>M.S. in Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-info-card \">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Sophia Levit<\/strong><br>Brooklyn, New York<br>M.S. in Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Katie Li<\/strong><br>Maryland<br>M.S. in Physiology &amp; Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Callum Newton<\/strong><br>Syracuse, New York<br>M.S. in Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Nathan Phillips<\/strong><br>Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br>M.S. in Pharmacology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Rachel Rubin<\/strong><br>Gainesville, Florida<br>M.S. in Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Mira Stone<\/strong><br>Bethesda, Maryland<br>Special Master\u2019s Program in Physiology &amp; Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Parisa Tabiatnejad<\/strong><br>Salem, New Hampshire<br>M.S. in Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Grace Vaillancourt<\/strong><br>New Hampshire<br>M.S. in Pharmacology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Emma Wang<\/strong><br>Baltimore, Maryland<br>Special Master\u2019s Program in Physiology &amp; Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Elisa Yanni<\/strong><br>Scranton, Pennsylvania<br>M.S. in Integrative Neuroscience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Samantha Zocher<\/strong><br>Monticello, Illinois<br>M.S. in Health Informatics &amp; Data Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading body-text-heading\">Spring 2024<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-cards gu-block-grid-info gu-block-full       \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-container-inner gu-cards-inner gu-block-grid-info-inner gu-block-wide \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-block-inner gu-cards-content gu-block-grid-info-content\"><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-info-card \">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Caitlin Chanoi<\/strong><br>El Paso, Texas<br>M.S. in Clinical &amp; Translational Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Thao Phuong Nguyen<\/strong><br>Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam<br>M.S. in Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-info-card \">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Sarah Jean Siemers<\/strong><br>Katonah, New York<br>M.S. in Bioinformatics<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading body-text-heading\">Fall 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-cards gu-block-grid-info gu-block-full       \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-container-inner gu-cards-inner gu-block-grid-info-inner gu-block-wide \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-block-inner gu-cards-content gu-block-grid-info-content\"><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-info-card \">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Yousuf Alwash<\/strong><br>Amman, Jordan<br>M.S. in Pharmacology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Olivia Atkins<\/strong><br>Norfolk, Massachusetts<br>M.S. in Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Mark Bisanzo<\/strong><br>Charlotte, Vermont<br>Executive Master&#8217;s in Clinical Quality, Safety &amp; Leadership<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Amrita Bonthu<\/strong><br>Miramar, Florida<br>M.S. in Integrative Medicine &amp; Health Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Min-Ju Chien<\/strong><br>Kaohsiung, Taiwan<br>M.S. in Tumor Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Eleni Daughters<\/strong><br>Pasadena, California<br>M.S. in Integrative Neuroscience<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Amanda DeGraaf<\/strong><br>Columbia, Maryland<br>Special Master&#8217;s Program in Physiology &amp; Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Wei-Chi Huang<\/strong><br>Taiwan<br>M.S. in Tumor Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Anastase Karamanolis<\/strong><br>Atlanta, Georgia<br>B.S. in Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Alissa Keegan<\/strong><br>Falls Church, Virginia<br>M.S. in Tumor Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Jesse Martin<\/strong><br>San Mateo, California<br>M.S. in Integrative Medicine &amp; Health Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Joan Mattle<\/strong><br>Rochester, New York<br>M.S. in Health Informatics &amp; Data Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Alaa Mokbel<\/strong><br>Sana&#8217;a, Yemen<br>M.S. in Integrative Neuroscience<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-info-card \">\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Srinidhi Nemani<\/strong><br>Aldie, Virginia<br>M.S. in Tumor Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Noah Orlian<\/strong><br>White Plains, New York<br>M.S. in Biotechnology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Yukthasree Penumala<\/strong><br>Glen Allen, Virginia<br>M.S. in Health Informatics &amp; Data Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Jesse Nathaniel Prakken<\/strong><br>Chapel Hill, North Carolina<br>Special Master&#8217;s Program in Physiology &amp; Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Yanmin Qu<\/strong><br>China<br>Special Master&#8217;s Program in Physiology &amp; Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Jordan Schuck<\/strong><br>Springfield, Virginia<br>Special Master&#8217;s Program in Physiology &amp; Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Giorgi Shautidze<\/strong><br>Brooklyn, New York<br>M.S. in Pharmacology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Reva Siva<\/strong><br>Virginia<br>Special Master&#8217;s Program in Physiology &amp; Biophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Kelsey Swenson<\/strong><br>Bend, Oregon<br>M.S. in Biomedical Science Policy &amp; Advocacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Amelia Grace Thompson<\/strong><br>Marietta, Georgia<br>M.S. in Microbiology &amp; Immunology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Chizobam Ugboaja<\/strong><br>Port Harcourt, Nigeria<br>M.S. in Systems Medicine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\"><strong>Hasset Solomon Yishak<\/strong><br>Goleta, Georgia<br>M.S. in Biochemistry &amp; Molecular Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-cards gu-block-grid-info gu-block-full       \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-container gu-container-inner gu-cards-inner gu-block-grid-info-inner gu-block-wide \"><div class=\"gu-block gu-block-inner gu-cards-content gu-block-grid-info-content\"><div class=\"gu-block gu-cards-card gu-block-grid-info-card \"><h3 class=\"gu-block body-text-heading gu-heading  gu-block-grid-info-heading \">Apply to a Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph wp-block-paragraph body-text\">Start or continue your application to a BGE program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gu-block gu-block-link-cta-block \"><a class=\"gu-link gu-block gu-block-link-cta gu-block-grid-info-item-link  \" 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