Our Scholars

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.

  • Mykhailo
    Barkulov

    University of Cambridge

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    Mykhailo
    Barkulov

    Mykhailo Barkulov hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and holds a Gold Medal and a Silver Medal from the Ukrainian Mathematical Olympiad. He studies mathematics at Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

  • Constantine
    Bulavenko

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Constantine
    Bulavenko

    Constantine Bulavenko hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Silver Medal from the Ukrainian Chemistry Olympiad. He studies materials science and engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  • 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.

  • Vasyl
    Denysiuk

    University of Cambridge

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    Vasyl
    Denysiuk

    Vasyl Denysiuk hails from Dubno, Ukraine, and holds a Silver Medal from the Ukrainian Math Olympiad. He studies computer science at Magdalene College, Cambridge.

  • 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.

  • Melisa
    Galiba

    Washington University in St. Louis

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    Melisa
    Galiba

    Melisa Galiba hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze Medal from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics and two medals from the Ukrainian Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics. She studies business and computer science at Washington University in St. Louis.

  • 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.

  • Uliana
    Hauk

    University of Chicago

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    Uliana
    Hauk

    Uliana Hauk hails from Kyiv, Ukraine. She holds a Bronze Medal from the Ukrainian Physics Olympiad, two Silver Medals from the Ukrainian Astronomy Olympiad, and Honorable Mention from the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Uliana studies Physics/Astrophysics at the University of Chicago.

  • 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.

  • Pavlo
    Hrynevych

    University of Chicago

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    Pavlo
    Hrynevych

    Pavlo Hrynevych hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds two Bronze Medals from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics and a Bronze Medal from the Ukrainian Mathematical Olympiad, as well as a Silver Medal from the Junior Balkan Olympiad in Informatics. He studies computer science and mathematics at the University of Chicago.

  • 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.

  • Yaroslav
    Kondrachuk

    National University of Singapore

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    Yaroslav
    Kondrachuk

    Yaroslav Kondrachuk hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze Medal from the International Physics Olympiad. Yaroslav studies physics at the National University of Singapore.

  • Nazar
    Korniichuk

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Nazar
    Korniichuk

    Nazar Korniichuk hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze medal in Ukrainian Math Olympiad. He studies mathematics at MIT.

  • Danylo
    Kvit

    University of Cambridge

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    Danylo
    Kvit

    Danylo Kvit hails from Lviv, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze Medal from IJSO and Silvers from Ukrainian Math and Astronomy Olympiads. He studies computer science at Robinson College, Cambridge.

  • 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.

  • Mykhailo
    Lysakov

    University of Cambridge

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    Mykhailo
    Lysakov

    Mykhailo hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and has two Gold Medals from the Ukrainian Mathematic Olympiad. He studies engineering at Emmanuel’s College, University of Cambridge.

  • Uliana
    Malanyak

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Uliana
    Malanyak

    Uliana Malanyak hails from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, and holds a Gold Medal from the European Girls Olympiad in Informatics. She studies computer science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

  • Mariia
    Mikhnovska

    Cambridge

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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 at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, studying Mathematics.

  • 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

    University of Chicago

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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 at University of Chicago.

  • Oleh
    Naver

    University of Cambridge

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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 at Trinity, Cambridge.

  • 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

    Washington University in St. Louis

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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 and mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis.

  • Anna
    Petrusenko

    University of Edinburgh

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    Anna
    Petrusenko

    Anna Petrusenko is from Kyiv, Ukraine. She is a finalist of the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics. She studies Computer Science and Physics at the University of Edinburgh.

  • Dmytro
    Prosiannikov

    Columbia University

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    Dmytro
    Prosiannikov

    Dmytro Prosiannikov hails from Vinnytsia, Ukraine, and holds a Silver Medal from the Baltic Olympiad in Informatics. He studies physics at Columbia.

  • 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. 

  • Tymofii
    Reizin

    University of Cambridge

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    Tymofii
    Reizin

    Tymofii Reizin hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Gold Medal and a Bronze Medal from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics. Tymofii studies Mathematics at Trinity, Cambridge.

  • Andrii
    Romanov

    University of Chicago

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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 University of Chicago.

  • 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.

  • Anatolii
    Shandybin

    Imperial College London

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    Anatolii
    Shandybin

    Anatolii Shandybin hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and studies mathematics and computer science at Imperial College London.

  • Artem
    Shelestov

    Georgia Institute of Technology

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    Artem
    Shelestov

    Artem Shelestov hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds a Silver Medal from the Ukrainian Olympiad in Informatics. He studies computer science at Georgia Institute of Technology.

  • 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.

  • Andrii
    Smutchak

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Andrii
    Smutchak

    Andrii Smutchak hails from Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds two Silver Medals from International Olympiad in Informatics, and two silver Medals from Central European Olympiad in Informatics. He studies computer science at MIT.

  • Maryna
    Spektrova

    University of Cambridge

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    Maryna
    Spektrova

    Maryna Spektrova hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and holds a Silver Medal from the International Mathematical Olympiad, as well as a Gold Medal from the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad. She studies mathematics at Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge.

  • Kseniia
    Strelbytska

    Stephen Perse Foundation

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    Kseniia
    Strelbytska

    Kseniia Strelbytska hails from Mariupol, Ukraine, and holds an honorable mention from the International Olympiad in Informatics, two silver medals from the European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics, and a silver medal from the European Junior Olympiad in Informatics. She is a student at the Stephen Perse Foundation in Cambridge.

  • Oleksiy
    Tolkachov

    University of Oxford

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    Oleksiy
    Tolkachov

    Oleksiy Tolkachov hails from Lviv, Ukraine, and holds a Silver Medal and a Bronze Medal from the Ukrainian Mathematics Olympiad. He studies Mathematics and Computer Science at Wadham College, Oxford.

  • Danylo
    Tymoshenko

    Washington University in 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.

  • Olha
    Volianyk

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Olha
    Volianyk

    Olha hails from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. She holds two Bronze Medals from European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics and studies Computer Science at MIT.

  • 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.

  • Ihnat
    Zharikhin

    University of Cambridge

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    Ihnat
    Zharikhin

    Ihnat Zharikhin hails from Kharkiv, Ukraine, and holds a Bronze Medal from the International Olympiad in Informatics. He studies computer science at Jesus College, Cambridge.

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