University of Georgia senior Phaidra Buchanan joined recipients from 64 countries around the world as she was named a 2021 Rhodes Scholar, bringing the total number of UGA Rhodes Scholars to 25. A Foundation Fellow from Tyrone, Phaidra is majoring in social studies education in the Mary Frances Early College of Education and minoring in German. Read more about her here.
The Foundation Fellowship, UGA's premier academic undergraduate scholarship, was founded in 1972 by UGA Foundation trustees. It is complemented by the Ramsey Honors Scholarship, one of UGA's highest merit-based awards.