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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