Penn fourth-year Vikram Balasubramanian named George J. Mitchell Scholar
Balasubramanian is a double-major in statistics and philosophy in the Wharton School and College of Arts and Sciences.
Fourth-year Vikram Balasubramanian has been selected as one of 12 in the nation to receive a George J. Mitchell Scholarship, which covers one academic year of graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Sponsored by the U.S.-Ireland Alliance, the scholarship covers tuition and accommodations, as well as stipends for living expenses and travel, for one academic year of postgraduate study in any discipline offered by institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland. This year 306 applied for the scholarship.
With the Mitchell Scholarship, Balasubramanian plans to pursue a master’s degree in philosophy at Trinity College Dublin.
The Mitchell Scholarship, named in honor of former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, is designed to introduce and connect future American leaders to Ireland while recognizing and fostering intellectual achievement, leadership, and a commitment to community and public service.
Balasubramanian applied for the scholarship with the support of Penn’s Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowship. He is the sixth Penn student to receive the scholarship since the inaugural class of Mitchell Scholars in 2001.
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