William R Smith Foundation
Sponsoring Future Scientists, Engineers, and Mathematicians
Welcome Aboard
The William R Smith Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports extraordinary high school students as they prepare for post-secondary education in the STEM field. By assisting these pupils with the financial burdens of their education or technical training, students are enabled to focus exclusively on their passions to become an engineer, technician, scientist, operator, or mathematician. It is imperative we support these young minds as they prepare to face the challenges of tomorrow, namely: climate change, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and space exploration.
Our Extraordinary Scholarship Recipients
Future Biomedical Engineer Wenlun Liao, 2025, University of California, Berkeley
Future Veterinarian Olivia Gawronski, 2025, Pennsylvania State University
Future Machine Learning Engineer Sargun Bhatia, 2025, Arizona State University
Future Data Analyst Taryn Petruncola, 2025, University of San Diego
Future Oncologist Sneha Doddapaneni, 2025, University of California, San Diego
Future Engineer Dillan Allyn-Nobles, 2025, Alfred University
Future Software Engineer Sharan Subramanian, 2024, University of California, Los Angeles
Future Mechanical Engineer Pia Club, 2024, California Institute of Technology
Future Doctor Tyler Adams, 2024, University of Houston
Future Biotechnologist Christina Nguyen, 2024, University of California, Berkeley
Future Neurologist Tania Nayyar, 2024, University of California, Davis
Future Chemist Marisa Rush, 2023, University of California, Berkeley
Future Clinical Nutritionist Giovanna Chukwuma, 2023, San Joaquin Delta College
Future Electrical Engineer Luis Matute, 2023, University of California, Berkeley
Future Mechanical Engineer Fernando Zepeda, 2023, University of California, San Diego
Future Pediatrician Rayana Ladd, 2023, University of Southern California
Future Cybersecurity Technician Cailee Jackson, 2022, Georgia Institute of Technology
Future Economist Raef Makrai, 2022, University of California, Berkeley
Future Pediatric Cardiac Surgeon Jennifer Chang, 2022, Washington University in St. Louis
Future Dermatologist Wendy Contreras, 2022, Washington university in St. Louis
Future Biomedical Engineer Asim Wahab, University of California Berkeley Graduate, 2021 Recipient
Project Engineer Kayson Neduvakkattu, University of California, San Diego Graduate, 2021 Recipient
Future Molecular Biologist Gurleen Kaur, University of California, Berkeley Graduate, 2021 Recipient
Aerospace Engineer Gabriel Calub, University of Southern California Graduate, 2021 Recipient
William R Smith Foundation Scholarships
Learn more about our annual scholarship. For the 2025-26 school year, applications are due by April 19, 2026.