PALCUS National Scholarship Recipients
In 2012, PALCUS launched a national scholarship program to assist Portuguese-American college students reach their educational goals. Each year the fund has grown allowing PALCUS to award an increasing number of awards to students across the nation preparing for careers in a wide range of professional fields.
2020 Scholarship Award Winners
Graduate Division:
Sergio Valente, Stanford Law School
Stephanie Almeida Nevin, PhD in Political Science, Yale University
Undergraduate Division:
Hugh Bradley, Political Science and International Affairs with a minor in Portuguese, University of Georgia. Recipient of the Alexandre António DaCosta Simões Memorial Scholarship
Michael Reckers, Economics and Pre-Med, Santa Clara University
Andrea Cerdeira, English and History, University of Saint Joseph
2019 Scholarship Award Winners
Graduate Division:
Celina Caetano, Health School of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Jessica Pereira, Master of Education: Learning Design and Technology, University of Southern California
Undergraduate Division:
Richard Tibbetts, Jr., Policy Studies and Public Relations dual major, communications and rhetorical studies minor, Syracuse University. Recipient of the Alexandre António DaCosta Simões Memorial Scholarship
Isabel Rosa, Mathematics/Bachelor's, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kailen Azevedo, Liberal Studies/Music, California State University Monterey Bay
2018 Scholarship Award Winners
Graduate Division:
Tiffany Alves, New York School of Law, JD Program
Kataryna Verissimo, University of San Francisco, MA Program in International Studies
Undergraduate Division:
Juliet Antonio, Rhode Island College, Theatre / Political Science
Halle Sousa, University of California - San Diego, International Studies / Economics
Michael Rodrigues, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Sponsored by the Luso-American Fraternal Association of New Jersey
2017 Scholarship Award Winners
Graduate Division
Catarina Marques, Vanderbilt University, Master in Education Program: Higher Education Administration
Robin Curry, Seattle University, Master of Arts in Teaching
Undergraduate Division
Gabriel Thelonious Marques Borg, University of Texas at Austin, Biology
Celina Caetano, University of Connecticut, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Gina Raquel Silva, Colorado State University, Biomedical Sciences / Pre-Veterinary
2016 Scholarship Award Winners
Graduate Division:
Gary John Resendes, University of California-Berkeley, MSW Program in Community Mental Health
Jacqueline Andrea Ochoa Rodrigues, California State University, Long Beach, MA Program in Education
Undergraduate Division:
Celina Caetano, University of Connecticut, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Alyssa Pinho, University of St. Joseph, Nutrition and Dietetics
Patrick Norris, South Oregon University, Theatre Arts
2015 Scholarship Award Winners
Graduate Division:
Gary John Resendes, University of California-Berkeley, Direct Practice in Community Mental Health Services
Veronica Maria Sousa, The New School for Social Research, Anthropology/Certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies
Undergraduate Division:
Zachary Brazão, Harvard College, Social Studies/Romance Languages and Literature
Tyler Lucas, Seton Hall University, Physics/Engineering (Accelerated) Sponsored by Luso-American Fraternal Association of New Jersey
Alyssa Pinho, University of Saint Joseph, Nutrition and Dietetics/ Biology
Daniel Weldon, University of Florida, Sponsored by PAHR Foundation
2014 Scholarship Award Winners
Graduate Division
Horacio Martins Oliveira, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University International Affairs
Undergraduate Division
Kayla Silva Setters, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Communication
Matthew D. Setters, Quinnipiac University, Marketing and Finance
2013 Scholarship Award Winners
Graduate Division
Julianna Sumida, University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa
Sidney Fultz, California Polytechnic State University- San Luis Obispo, Animal Science
Undergraduate Division
2012 Inaugural Scholarship Award Winner
Dennis De Almeida, Seton Hall University School of Law, Seton Hall University