Seven Indian Americans have been named 2025 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows for New Americans, a prestigious honor awarded annually to outstanding immigrants or children of immigrants pursuing graduate education in the United States.

This year’s recipients, chosen from a pool of over 2,600 applicants, include economists, public health advocates, legal minds, and storytellers who are deeply shaped by their Indian heritage. Each fellow will receive up to $90,000 in funding over two years.

The winners included:

Arjun Ramani

PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Arjun Ramani is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Devika Ranjan

PhD, Northwestern University

Devika Ranjan is an immigrant from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Performance Studies at Northwestern University

Eshika Kaul

JD, Yale University

Eshika Kaul is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a JD in Law at Yale University

Jupneet Singh

MD, Harvard University

Jupneet Singh is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards an MD in Medicine at Harvard University

Sreekar Mantena

PhD, Harvard University, MD, Harvard University

Sreekar Mantena is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Bioinformatics & Integrative Genomics and an MD at Harvard University

Swathi R. Srinivasan

PhD, Harvard University

Swathi R. Srinivasan is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards a PhD in Population Health Sciences at Harvard University

Vaithish Velazhahan

MD, Stanford University

Vaithish Velazhahan is the child of immigrants from India. Fellowship awarded in 2025 to support work towards an MD in Medicine at Stanford University

https://pdsoros.org/meet-the-class-of-2025/

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