{"id":19547,"date":"2024-06-12T13:05:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=19547"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:27:09","slug":"new-cohort-of-11-nadella-scholars-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/new-cohort-of-11-nadella-scholars-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"New cohort of 11 Nadella Scholars announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UWM has named a third cohort of full-ride scholarship winners who are funded through a gift from UWM alumnus and Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella (\u201990 MS computer science) and his wife, Anu Nadella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eleven students were chosen for 2024 from eight Milwaukee high schools, all majoring in computer science or computer engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the new group, the College now has 23 recipients of the scholarship at the freshman, sophomore and junior levels for this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recipient Sheldon Clarke expressed a common sentiment among the members of the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith this scholarship, I\u2019ll be able to focus on my career goals without worrying about money, which is truly a blessing and an honor that I couldn\u2019t be more thankful for,\u201d said Clarke, who graduated from Carmen High School, northwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergrad-admission\/scholarships-aid\/diversity-tech-education\/\">Anu and Satya Nadella Scholarship<\/a>&nbsp;is specifically for students who graduate from Milwaukee high schools and intend to study computer science, computer engineering, data science, or information studies. 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