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Meet the Griffin Scholars

Get to know our Griffin Scholars – exceptionally talented young people who have overcome incredible hardship to pursue their studies and leave their mark on the world.

  • Stanislav
    Cherempei

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

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    Stanislav
    Cherempei

    Stanislav Cherempei hails from Apostolove, Ukraine, and holds two Bronze Medals from the Ukrainian Chemistry Olympiad. He studies chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

  • Sviatoslav
    Denyskov

    University of Cambridge

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    Sviatoslav
    Denyskov

    Sviatoslav Denyskov hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and has two Silver Medals from the International Mathematical Olympiad. He studies mathematics at Christ’s College, University of Cambridge.

  • Daria
    Goliasova

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute

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    Daria
    Goliasova

    Daria Goliasova hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze Medal from the Ukrainian Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics. She studies computer science at Virginia Tech.

  • Vadym
    Hassieiev

    University of Cambridge

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    Vadym
    Hassieiev

    Vadym Hassieiev hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and studies computer science at Lucy’s College, University of Cambridge.

  • Anton
    Havryliuk

    University of Cambridge

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    Anton
    Havryliuk

    Anton Havryliuk hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and has a Bronze Medal from the International Mathematical Olympiad, having received the third-highest score on the Ukrainian team. He studies mathematics at Christ’s College, University of Cambridge.

  • Polina
    Henyk

    University of Cambridge

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    Polina
    Henyk

    Polina Henyk hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Gold Medal and a Silver Medal from the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad, as well as a Silver Medal from the International Mathematical Olympiad. Polina studies mathematics at Churchill College, Cambridge.

  • Yelyzaveta
    Horokh

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Yelyzaveta
    Horokh

    Yelyzaveta Horokh hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Gold Medal and two Silver Medals from the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad and a Silver Medal from the European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics. She studies mathematics at MIT.

  • Roksolana
    Ivanchuk

    University of Cambridge

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    Roksolana
    Ivanchuk

    Roksolana Ivanchuk hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Silver Medal and a Bronze Medal from the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad. Roksolana studies engineering at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

  • Anton
    Kaminskyi

    Pennsylvania State University

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    Anton
    Kaminskyi

    Anton Kaminskyi hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze Medal from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics, as well as a Gold Medal and a Bronze Medal from the Ukrainian Mathematical Olympiad. He studies mathematics and computer science at Penn State.

  • Taisiia
    Karasova

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Taisiia
    Karasova

    Taisia Karasova hails from Donetsk, Ukraine and holds a Bronze Medal from the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics. She studies astronomy at MIT.

  • Oleksandr
    Lavreniuk

    Georgia Institute of Technology

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    Oleksandr
    Lavreniuk

    Oleksandr Lavreniuk hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and studies computer science at Georgia Tech.

  • Oleksandr
    Lazorenko

    Columbia University

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    Oleksandr
    Lazorenko

    Oleksandr Lazorenko hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze Medal from the International Physics Olympiad. Oleksandr studies mathematics and computer science at Columbia.

  • Mariia
    Mikhnovska

    Hills Road Sixth Form College

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    Mariia
    Mikhnovska

    Mariia Mikhnovska hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and has a Bronze Medal from the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad. She is in her senior year at the Hill Roads Sixth Form College in Cambridge and aspires to study number theory and linguistics.

  • Hryhorii
    Mokin

    University of Oxford

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    Hryhorii
    Mokin

    Hryhorii Mokin hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and studies mathematics at Oxford.

  • Anhelina
    Morhai

    Northwestern University

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    Anhelina
    Morhai

    Anhelina Morhai hails from Donetsk, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze Medal from the International Physics Olympiad. She studies neuroscience and computer science at Northwestern.

  • Vladyslav
    Myskiv

    Pennsylvania State University

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    Vladyslav
    Myskiv

    Vladyslav Myskiv hails from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze Medalist from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics. He studies mathematics and computer science at Penn State.

  • Oleh
    Naver

    National University of Singapore

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    Oleh
    Naver

    Oleh Naver hails from Uzhgorod, Ukraine, and is the most decorated International Olympiad in Informatics’ participant from Ukraine of all time, having won two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal. He studies mathematics and computer science at NUS.

  • Andrii
    Nykyforchyn

    Cornell University

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    Andrii
    Nykyforchyn

    Andrii Nykyforchyn hails from Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, and holds a Silver Medal from the International Physics Olympiad, as well as a Bronze Medal from the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics. He studies mathematics and theoretical physics at Cornell.

  • Yaroslav
    Parashchiy

    Michigan State University

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    Yaroslav
    Parashchiy

    Yaroslav Parashchiy hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Gold Medal from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics. He studies computer science at Michigan State.

  • Ihor
    Pylaiev

    University of Cambridge

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    Ihor
    Pylaiev

    Ihor Pylaiev hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and is a two-time Gold Medalist at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). In 2022, he became the first student in Ukrainian history to achieve a perfect score at the IMO and was the overall IMO winner. Ihor studies mathematics at Christ’s College, University of Cambridge.

  • Anita
    Pynzesh

    École Polytechnique, Paris

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    Anita
    Pynzesh

    Anita Pynzesh hails from Khust, Ukraine, and studies mathematics and computer science at the École Polytechnique in Paris. 

  • Timofyi
    Reizin

    Charles University (Prague)

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    Timofyi
    Reizin

    Timofyi Reizin hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Gold Medal and a Bronze Medal from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics. Timofyi studies computer science at Charles University (Prague).

  • Andrii
    Romanov

    Michigan State University

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    Andrii
    Romanov

    Andrii Romanov hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Silver Medal from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics. He studies computer science at Michigan State.

  • Uliana
    Ronska

    University of Cambridge

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    Uliana
    Ronska

    Uliana Ronska hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and studies mathematics at St. Catherine’s College, Cambridge.

  • Serhii
    Samchenko

    University of Toronto

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    Serhii
    Samchenko

    Serhii Samchenko hails from Zaporizhia, Ukraine, and holds two Bronze Medals from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics. He studies statistics and computer science at the University of Toronto.

  • Pavlo
    Shkuropatskyi

    University of Cambridge

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    Pavlo
    Shkuropatskyi

    Pavlo Shkuropatskyi hails from Mariupol, Ukraine, and studies mathematics at St. John’s College, Cambridge.

  • Kseniia
    Strelbytska

    Stephen Perse Foundation

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    Kseniia
    Strelbytska

    Kseniia Strelbytska hails from Mariupol, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze Medal from the Junior Balkan Olympiad in Informatics. She studies at Stephen Perse Foundation, Cambridge.

  • Danylo
    Tymoshenko

    Washington University (St. Louis)

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    Danylo
    Tymoshenko

    Danylo Tymoshenko hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze Medal from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics. He studies computer science at the Washington University in St. Louis.

  • Roman
    Yanushevskyi

    National University of Singapore

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    Roman
    Yanushevskyi

    Roman Yanushevskyi hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Gold Medal from the International Olympiad in Informatics, having received the best score out of any European participant and the best score out of any Ukrainian participant since 2005. He studies mathematics and computer science at NUS. 

  • Yehor
    Zharikhin

    University of Minnesota

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    Yehor
    Zharikhin

    Yehor Zharikhin hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and holds two Bronze Medals from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics. He studies computer science at the University of Minnesota.

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