<p>Gates</a> Cambridge Scholarships - New Scholars</p>
<p>News</a> - 39 new US Scholars selected</p>
<p>Two Duke graduates were among the 39 winners of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. </p>
<p>Only Harvard (5 scholars) and Princeton (3 scholars) produced more winners in 2013.
Stanford and Yale both had 2 winners as well. </p>
<p>Here are the names and profiles of Duke's winners:</p>
<p>1). Alessandra Colaianni
Gates</a> Cambridge Scholarships - New Scholar - Miss Alessandra Colaianni</p>
<p>2) Jordan Goldstein
Gates</a> Cambridge Scholarships - New Scholar - Miss Jordan Goldstein</p>
<p>Here is some information on the award itself:</p>
<p>The Gates Cambridge Scholarships were established by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 with a $210 million endowment to enable outstanding graduate students from outside the United Kingdom to study at the University of Cambridge. The awardees are given funding for postgraduate study at the University for the duration of the degree. The award includes all tuition costs and a maintenance allowance and a return economy airfare. The first scholars arrived at Cambridge in October 2001, and the Scholarship celebrated its 10th anniversary in July 2010.</p>
<p>The Gates Scholarships are similar in structure to Oxford University's Rhodes Scholarships, although the Gates Scholarships are much younger and are awarded through a more centralized though similarly competitive selection process. Their duration is also more flexible, as the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships generally only last for two years (sometimes three).</p>