St Catherine’s College welcomes its first Ellison Scholars

St Catherine’s College is delighted to welcome the first three Ellison Scholars to join its academic community. These students are part of the inaugural cohort of the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Scholars, a prestigious programme designed to support and empower the next generation of global innovators.

After a highly competitive global selection process, 26 scholars have been chosen to begin their studies at the University of Oxford in October 2025, pending the completion of their admission requirements. The programme provides full funding for tuition, living expenses, and research support, enabling scholars to focus entirely on their academic and innovative pursuits. More information on the programme can be found here.

The first three Undergraduate Ellison Scholars at St Catherine’s College are:

Gagik Gevorgyan (Armenia, Mathematics and Computer Science at St Catherine’s College): Silver medallist at the International Olympiad in Informatics and chess tournament winner. Interested in leveraging advanced technologies to support small-scale farmers worldwide.

Nicholas Kruus (United States, Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Catherine’s College): Non-trivial Fellowship and Emergent Ventures grant recipient, co-written a report with an International Monetary Fund economist on improving World Bank emissions forecasts. Interested in political, ethical and quantitative analysis to identify and solve the world’s greatest challenges.

Ionut Gabriel Stan (Romania, Engineering Science at St Catherine’s College): Gold medallist in multiple international physics Olympiads. Undertook international award-winning research into environmental engineering. Interested in exploring energy efficiency and storage with projects ranging from sustainable power solutions to lithium-ion battery improvement.

We look forward to welcoming them to College in Michaelmas 2025.