As an elementary school student, Anthony Tam loved to play with Legos and put small things together, which naturally led him to his love for the molecular world. In high school, he participated in the U.S. Chemistry Olympiad and the Science Olympiad. He entered Northwestern as a QuestBridge scholar and, as a first-generation student, joined the Integrated Science Program. He works in the lab of Karl Scheidt, professor of chemistry in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, where he investigates telomerase in cancer.
“I’m humbled to be awarded the Goldwater Scholarship,” he said. “With this funding, I’ll be able to finish my undergraduate career with no financial burden. And this opens the doors to future graduate programs, for which I’m immensely grateful.”
The scholarship program honors the late Senator Barry Goldwater and is considered the preeminent undergraduate award of its type in these fields.
Learn more about the Goldwater Scholarship by contacting Northwestern’s Office of Fellowships.