{"id":2985,"date":"2025-11-03T18:52:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/africa\/?page_id=2985"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:20:08","slug":"recipients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/africa\/resources\/funding\/recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Congratulations to the 2026 Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship Recipients!<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Sarah Dean<\/strong> (MS student, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Minji Jeong<\/strong> (PhD student, Department of Political Science)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Mwinkuma Kuunapor<\/strong> (PhD student, Department of English)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Sikose Mjali<\/strong> (PhD student, Department of English)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Shelley Pryde<\/strong> (PhD student, Department of Gender, Women &amp; Sexuality Studies)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Yasir Zaidan<\/strong> (PhD candidate, International Studies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>\u00a02025 Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship Recipients<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Donalda Brantley<\/strong> (BA student, Education and Public Service and Policy)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mapenzi Kinege<\/strong> (MPH student, Global Health)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Judy Machuka<\/strong> (MPH student, Global Health)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sikose Mjali<\/strong> (PhD student, Department of English)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simone Ngongi-Lukula<\/strong> (PhD candidate, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mariam Salem<\/strong> (BA student, Department of Political Science)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>2024 Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship Recipients<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Shabazz Abdulkadir<\/strong> (MS student, Built Environments)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Meagan Doll<\/strong> (PhD candidate, Department of Communications)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Minji Jeong<\/strong> (PhD student, Department of Political Science)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Maren Luj\u00e1n<\/strong> (PhD student, Department of Anthropology)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Sikose Mjali<\/strong> (PhD student, Department of English)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Yasir Zaidan<\/strong> (PhD candidate, International Studies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>2023 Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship Recipients<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Charles Bugre<\/strong> (PhD student, Information Science)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Meagan Doll<\/strong> (PhD candidate, Department of Communication)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Ramya Kumar<\/strong> (PhD candidate, Epidemiology)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Diana Lalika<\/strong> (MPH student, Global Health)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Irene Mukui<\/strong> (MPH student, Global Health)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Morgan Wack<\/strong> (PhD candidate, Department of Political Science)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Yasir Zaidan<\/strong> (PhD candidate, International Studies)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Danwei Zhu<\/strong> (PhD student, International Studies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>2022 Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship Recipients<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Renee Lynch<\/strong> (PhD candidate, Department of English)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Sumaya Mohamed<\/strong> (PhD student, Department of Anthropology)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Claire Rater<\/strong> (MS student, Epidemiology and Social Work)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Cara Tobey<\/strong> (BA student, Public Health)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Yasir Zaidan<\/strong> (PhD student, International Studies)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Danwei Zhu<\/strong> (PhD student, International Studies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b>2021 Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship Recipients<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Megan Erickson<\/strong> (PhD candidate, Department of Political Science)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Yasir Zaidan<\/strong> (PhD student, International Studies)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Danwei Zh<\/strong>u (PhD student, International Studies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Questions about the fellowship or the application process should be directed to: africa1@u.washington.edu.<\/p>\n<p>To make a contribution to the Ottenberg-Winans fund, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/giving\/make-a-gift\/?source_typ=3&amp;source=AFRDIS,WINANS,MANDEL\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to the 2026 Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship Recipients! 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