{"id":8602,"date":"2026-03-31T16:29:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsuccess-wds-dev.utk.edu\/honors\/?p=8602"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:30:08","slug":"two-students-awarded-2026-27-goldwater-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/2026\/03\/31\/two-students-awarded-2026-27-goldwater-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Students Awarded 2026-27 Goldwater Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8603\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8603\" class=\"wp-image-8603 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Asset-2-80.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Asset-2-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/05\/Asset-2-80-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UT scientist preparing a sample in a lab.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>University of Tennessee, Knoxville, juniors Samuel Barbour and Jai Mehta have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year. From an estimated pool of 1,485 nominees representing 482 academic institutions, Barbour and Mehta were chosen for their exceptional promise in STEM research.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.utk.edu\/2026\/03\/31\/two-students-awarded-2026-27-goldwater-scholarships\/\">Continue reading\u00a0<span class=\"meta-nav\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Tennessee, Knoxville, juniors Samuel Barbour and Jai Mehta have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year. 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