Michigan State University has nominated five undergraduate students for the nationally competitive Goldwater Scholarship.

The Goldwater Foundation seeks sophomores and juniors committed to a research career in STEM fields with the potential for significant future contributions in their chosen field. The award provides $7,500 per year in funding for approximately 51 students nationally for undergraduate tuition and living expenses.

All five MSU nominees are members of the Honors College and have had multiple research experiences across campus. They are:

• Kevin Eisenberg, a third-year student majoring in physics in the College of Natural Science.
• Lauren Jin, a third-year student majoring in physics in the College of Natural Science.
• Aswath Karai, a third-year student majoring in chemistry in the College of Natural Science.
• Erin Visser, a third-year student majoring in advanced mathematics, computational and applied mathematics, and physics in Lyman Briggs College.
• Arnalda Zhao, a second-year student majoring in physiology and neuroscience in the College of Natural Science, and psychology in the College of Social Science.

This originally appeared on the Honors College website.