The Polish Studies Initiative (PSI) at The Ohio State University is excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Grant and Scholarship Competitions. PSI was established in 2012 under the umbrella of the Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies with sponsorship from partners across The Ohio State University, including the College of Social Work, CONSIRT, the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, the Department of Political Science, and the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and the Office of International Affairs. The mission of PSI is to advance the interdisciplinary study of Poland, support student and faculty research and study abroad, and to organize events focused on Poland.

Below are this year's recipients:

2025 Polish Studies Initiative Scholarship

• Lucas Guzy, Department of History
  • Lucas will be participating in the "U.S., Europe, and The Second World War- Interactions In 20th Century History" study abroad program led by Dr. Peter Mansoor and Dr. Peter L. Hahn.
• Lauren Hayden, Department of Anthropology
  • Lauren will be participating in the Slavia Foundation's Mortuary Archaeological Field School in Giecz, Poland which is led by CSEEES affiliate faculty member, Dr. Amanda Agnew.
• Sarah Hohman, Center for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies
  • Sarah will be participating in a summer study abroad program at the Prolog School of Polish Language through the University of Pittsburgh's Summer Language Institute.
• Ryan Scharff, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Minor in Slavic Studies
  • Ryan will be participating in a summer language study abroad program in Warsaw through SRAS.
• Amelia Webster, Department of Anthropology
  • Amelia will be participating in the Slavia Foundation's Mortuary Archaeological Field School in Giecz, Poland which is led by CSEEES affiliate faculty member, Dr. Amanda Agnew.

Congratulations to this year's winners; we look forward to hearing about your adventures abroad in the Fall 2025 semester.

For more information about PSI please visit the PSI webpage or contact the PSI coordinator, Alicia Baca at baca.31@osu.edu.

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