Recent grad awarded $15,000 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship

Brand new alumnus Abd Al-Rahman Traboulsi (BME '17) has been selected as a recipient of the Marcus L. Urann Fellowship by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Traboulsi is one of only six recipients nationwide to receive the prestigious $15,000 fellowship, named for the society's founder.

Traboulsi received a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering in May. As a Urann Fellow, he will pursue a Doctor of Medicine at Stanford University. During his time at Ohio State, he innovated and inspired. 

Traboulsi received Ohio State's Undergraduate Student Award for Excellence in Community Service in May. Upon returning from his second medical relief trip to Syria in 2015, he turned his focus to the Columbus refugee community in hopes of maximizing his capacity to create change as a student. With two others, he co-founded what is now known as Refuge, a college-readiness program for high school-aged refugees facilitated by university mentors. In 2015, he was a key member of an engineering student team that won General Motors’ national Innovation Challenge.

The selection process for a Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship is based on the applicant’s evidence of graduate potential, undergraduate academic achievement, service and leadership experience, letters of recommendation, personal statement of educational perspective and career goals, and acceptance in an approved graduate or professional program. Only six $15,000 fellowships are awarded each year.

To learn more about this year’s class of Phi Kappa Phi Fellows, visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org/Fellowship.