Julia Ebert, a third-year behav­ioral neu­ro­science major, has been awarded a pres­ti­gious Barry M. Gold­water Schol­ar­ship. The merit-based schol­ar­ship is awarded annu­ally to 300 col­lege sopho­mores and juniors nation­wide who are studying sci­ence, engi­neering, or math­e­matics. Schol­ar­ship nom­i­nees must demon­strate prior expe­ri­ence in a research set­ting and submit a pro­posal to the Foun­da­tion Board of Trustees based on work that has advanced their field of study and fur­thered their career objectives.