Catherine Reynolds

Through the generosity of the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation, NYU Washington, DC is able to provide a minimum of two students each semester with a $2,000 stipend. This merit-based award considers student achievement as well as financial hardship. Students will be evaluated based on short answer responses, academic standing, and their internship and volunteer experiences. 

The mission of the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation is to help educate young people, to inspire them to believe in their power to make a difference as individuals, and to motivate them to reach their greatest potential as citizens and productive members of society. The foundation strives to make a difference in its creative approach to philanthropy. In addition to offering grants and awards, it believes in direct action and creating powerful incentives that will stir young people to strive for excellence.

Application Deadline

Friday, February 23

The Application for the Catherine B. Reynolds Fellowship Foundation is accessible through your Global Programs Study Away Portal.

*PLEASE NOTE: Final approval of this Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Fellowship award is contingent upon your ability to be engaged in the internship in accordance with applicable law. However, NYU's award under this program should not be considered legal or tax advice to you or an opinion on behalf of NYU.

Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Fellowship Alumni

Shahama Samsudeen '25, Fall 2023

Shahama Samsudeen '25, Fall 2023

Kefan Guo '25, Fall 2023

Kefan Guo '25, Fall 2023

Nina Ruffolo '23, Spring 2022

Addison Taylor '26, Spring 2023

Vazgen Gasparyan '24, Spring 2022

Muhammad Saffi Ullah '25, Spring 2023

Nina Ruffolo '23, Spring 2022

Avery Farino '24, Fall 2022

Vazgen Gasparyan '24, Spring 2022

Fabian T. Ardila '24, Fall 2022

Nina Ruffolo '23, Spring 2022

Nina Ruffolo '23, Spring 2022

Vazgen Gasparyan '24, Spring 2022

Vazgen Gasparyan '24, Spring 2022

Steve Kim '23, Fall 2021

Steve Kim '23, Fall 2021

Yexi Wang '22, Fall 2021

Yexi Wang '22, Fall 2021


Jeff Gu '22, Spring 2021

Jeff Gu '22, Spring 2021

Nicole Davis '23, Spring 2021

Nicole Davis '23, Spring 2021

Abigail Mata-Hernandez

Abigail Mata-Hernandez '22, Fall 2020

Eni Owoeye

Eni Owoeye '22, Fall 2020


Yujie (Tracey) Lan '22, Spring 2020

Yujie (Tracey) Lan '22, Spring 2020

Jolie Radunich '22, Spring 2020

Jolie Radunich '22, Spring 2020

Michael Parola

Michael Parola '22, Fall 2019

Madison Malin

Madison Malin '21, Fall 2019


Lucas Davidenco

Lucas Davidenco '21, Spring 2019

Jiaqiao (Frank) Xiang

Jiaqiao (Frank) Xiang '20, Spring 2019

Valia Mitsakis

Valia Mitsakis '19, Fall 2018

Tuba Shah

Tuba Shah '20, Fall 2018


Taylor Price

Taylor Price '19, Spring 2018

Claire-Yixin Ren

Claire-Yixin Ren '19, Spring 2018

Jared Rosamilia

Jared Rosamilia '20, Fall 2017

Saurya Risal

Saurya Risal '18, Fall 2017


James Bromley

James Bromley '18, Spring 2017

Helen

Helen You '19, Spring 2017

Nofar Hamrany

Nofar Hamrany '18, Fall 2016

Kayla Smalls

Kayla Smalls '18, Fall 2016


Victoria Blinova

Victoria Blinova '17, Spring 2016

Alexander Smith

Alexander Smith '18, Spring 2016

Loren J. Williams

Loren J. Williams '18, Fall 2015

Abigail Van Buren

Abigail Van Buren '17, Fall 2015


Ryan Thomas

Ryan Thomas '17, Spring 2015

Mackenzie Russell

Mackenzie Russell '16, Spring 2015

Sarah Cox

Sarah Cox '17, Spring 2015

Ankita Banerjea

Ankita Banerjea '17, Spring 2015

The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Program in Social Entrepreneurship is designed to attract, encourage and train a new generation of leaders in public service. Each year, the program exposes a highly selective group of graduate and undergraduate students from throughout New York University to the cross-disciplinary skills, experiences and networking opportunities needed to advance and support their efforts to realize sustainable and scalable pattern-breaking solutions to society's most intractable problems.

The program also brings the field of social entrepreneurship to the greater NYU community. All interested NYU students can take advantage of many of the program's resources, including access to influential leaders in the field, exposure to cutting-edge research and scholarship on social entrepreneurship, access to new classes, and the opportunity to participate in skill building activities and training. NYU is truly a private university in the public service, and the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Program is an important university-wide element of that concept. 

About Catherine B. Reynolds

Catherine and Wayne Reynolds

Catherine B. Reynolds brings to the world of philanthropy the same energy and entrepreneurial spirit that ensured her success in the realm of commerce. After graduating from Vanderbilt University, she started her business career as a CPA at the accounting firm of Arthur Young, and then became the Assistant to the Board Chairman of The Charter Company, in her hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. As the leader of two businesses, Mrs. Reynolds went on to create a new and affordable way for Americans to finance a college education. A bold, innovative thinker, she developed a privately-funded supplement to government student loan programs. Through her vision and perseverance, hundreds of thousands of Americans have been able to attend the college of their choice.

In only one decade, this creative approach to private educational financing revolutionized student lending and spawned a multibillion-dollar industry.

Mrs. Reynolds now devotes her time and abilities primarily to philanthropic pursuits. The mission of the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation is profound in its implications, yet simply stated: to help educate young people, to inspire them to believe in their power to make a difference as individuals, and to motivate them to reach their greatest potential as citizens and productive members of society.