By: David Campbell
Five Princeton University seniors have been awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships, which give outstanding students from outside the United Kingdom an opportunity for postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge, the university has announced.
They are Sara Asrat, Suneel Bhat, Christopher Bohn, Kara Gaston and Daniel Greco.
The Princeton seniors are among 40 Americans awarded scholarships. About 100 students from around the world receive the awards annually.
Ms. Asrat, who is from Buffalo, N.Y., is a history major and a candidate for a certificate in European cultural studies. At Cambridge, she plans to study modern European history.
Mr. Bhat is an ecology and evolutionary biology major from Clarksville, Md. He will study epidemiology at Cambridge. He previously studied in England in spring 2005 as part of Princeton’s exchange program with Oxford University.
Mr. Bohn, who is from Monument, Colo., is a chemical engineering major and a candidate for certificates in finance and bioengineering. He will pursue further studies in chemical engineering at Cambridge.
Ms. Gaston is an English major from Mariaville, Maine, who also is pursuing a certificate in medieval studies. She plans to study medieval and Renaissance literature while at Cambridge.
Mr. Greco, a native of New York City, is a philosophy major who will continue those studies at Cambridge.
Including this year’s winners, 16 Princeton students have been named Gates Cambridge Scholars since the awards were established in 2001 through a $210 million donation to the University of Cambridge from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Scholars are selected on the basis of intellectual ability, leadership potential and desire to improve the lives of others.

