Among nine University of Pennsylvania affiliates named for 2026, two Wharton undergraduates have each received a Thouron Award to pursue graduate study in the United Kingdom. Andrew Schmidt, C’26, W’26, and Sriya Teerdhala, C’26, W’26 — both Wharton undergraduates in the Roy and Diana Vagelos Program in Life Sciences and Management (LSM) — will receive graduate tuition for as long as two years, as well as travel and living stipends.
Established in 1960 and supported with gifts by the late John Thouron and his wife Esther du Pont Thouron, the Thouron Award is a graduate exchange program between Penn and U.K. universities that aims to promote closer ties between the United States and the U.K.
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By Penn Today
Posted: May 1, 2026