19TH ANNUAL DSF SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Congratulations to the 2025 winners!

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 DSF Scholarship Awards. Our Scholarship Committee—comprised of three retired Diplomatic Security employees—carefully reviewed anonymized applications to ensure a fair and impartial evaluation process. Each applicant demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, leadership, and extracurricular involvement, making the selection process challenging. After thoughtful deliberation, the committee selected ten outstanding students to receive scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 to support their post-secondary education. We commend all applicants for their impressive accomplishments and wish each of them continued success in their academic and professional pursuits.

$4,000 Scholarship Winners:

Katy-Scarlett Bolvari

Daughter of Steven Bolvari, Technical Writer IV

Katy-Scarlett will be attending the College of William and Mary with plans to pursue a degree in Education


Anna Franklin

Daughter of Darrin Franklin, FASTC Instructor (Retired SA)

Anna will be attending the Virginia Commonwealth University, with plans to pursue a degree in Health Science/Occupational Therapy


Ryan Solis

Grandson of David G. Jones, Program Specialist

Ryan will be attending Virginia Tech, majoring in Building Construction

 Rex Thomas Colliver

Son of Jennifer W. Colliver, Analyst

Rex will be attending the University of Mary Washington, majoring in Applied Physics/Mechanical Engineering


Victoria Miranda

Daughter of Cristiano Marques Miranda, Special Agent

Vicky will be attending the University of Texas at Austin, with plans to pursue a degree in Architecture

 

$2,000 Scholarship Winners:

Aurora Brown

Daughter of Brent Brown, Special Agent

Aurora will be attending James Madison University, studying International Affairs


Amanda Harmon

Grand- daughter of Robert Daly, Special Agent

Amanda will be attending Cornell University majoring in Computer Science


Liam Michael McCambridge

Son of Kieran McCambridge, Special Agent

Liam will be attending The Catholic University of America with plans of pursuing a PhD in Theology

 

Darya (Dasha) Brown

Daughter of Dwight Brown, Special Agent

Dasha will be attending Northern Arizona University


John Lew

Son of Jason Lew, Special Agent

John will be attending Penn State, majoring in Marketing with a concentration in Sports

 

 

About the DSF Scholarship

The Diplomatic Security Foundation (DSF) awards an annual college scholarship to a high school senior planning on attending any institute of "higher" learning (at the university, community or vocational level). Depending on funds available, at least one award is made per year. DSF scholarships are available to students related to a Diplomatic Security employee who is either an active, retired, former or deceased employee, or a DS contractor, AND the employee/contractor must have/had three or more years of consecutive service with DS. The student may be a child, step-child, grandchild, step-grandchild or a ward of the DS employee/contractor. Eligibility criteria is listed in the application.

  • The application for 2025 will open in late January 2025. The 2024 application may be viewed here: 2024 App

  • A list of previous scholarship winners (2007-2023) can be found here: Scholarship Awards

  • Looking for other scholarships? Be sure to visit our Outside Scholarships page for a list of scholarship opportunities outside of DSF. Check out Reviews.com for up-to-date info on how to find outside scholarships.