DURHAM, N.C. - July 14, 2025 - The International Society of Automation (ISA)—the leading professional society for automation—has announced the recipients of its 2025 scholarships. Thirty-three students from seven countries have been awarded 66,000 USD to support tuition and research activities. ISA scholarships are awarded to college or university students who demonstrate outstanding potential for long-range contribution to the fields of automation, instrumentation, systems and control.
The scholarship awards support tuition and related expenses and research activities and initiatives. “On behalf of ISA, I am honored to congratulate this year’s exceptional scholarship recipients,” said Claire Fallon, ISA CEO and executive director. “Supporting the next generation of automation professionals is key to ISA’s mission of building a better world through automation. We are proud to be able to award so many talented students this year, and we look forward to seeing how they will shape and strengthen our field in the future.” Recipients of ISA scholarships in 2025 in the named endowment category include:
Shruti Kokil
MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women – Pune, Maharashtra, IN Bob & Mary Ives Endowment
Jeff Sauntry
SANS Technology Institute – North Bethesda, Maryland, US Daris & Gerald Wilbanks Endowment
Mohamadali Tofigh
University of Alberta – Edmonton, Alberta, CA Huston Endowment
Praise Odewale
Federal University of Technology Akure – Akure, Ondo, NG Huston Endowment Recipients of ISA scholarships in the 2025 General Education Fund include:
Aditi Mandar Kulkarni
MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women – Pune, Maharashtra, IN
Aditya Santosh Joshi
North Carolina State University – Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Aditya Anil Sasane
Vivekanand Education Society's Polytechnic – Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN
Amitoj Kaur Panesar
MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women – Pune, Maharashtra, IN
Bipin Amarbahadur Yadav
Vivekanand Education Society’s Institute of Technology – Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN
Drushti J. Nagarkar
Vivekanand Education Society's Polytechnic – Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN
Gabriel Ogungbure
Sheffield Hallam University – Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Gabriella Griffiths
The University of Queensland – Brisbane, Queensland, AU
Grace Amell
Miami University – Oxford, Ohio, US
Hameed Abdul-Rashid
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Champaign–Urbana, Illinois, US
Igor Kwas
Munster Technological University & University College Cork – Cork, Munster, IE
Jay Pragnesh Mehta
Institute of Technology, Nirma University – Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN
Kunal Kothari
Institute of Technology, Nirma University – Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN
Manikandan Pandiyan
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor – Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
Matthew Lockett
The University of Queensland – Brisbane, Queensland, AU
Mayank Soni
Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Academy of Engineering – Pune, Maharashtra, IN
Meegan Heerlyn
Western Michigan University – Kalamazoo, Michigan, US
Muhammad Esmat
The University of British Columbia – Kelowna, British Columbia, CA
Om Deepak Mandhane
Vivekanand Education Society's Institute of Technology – Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN
Prachiti Mujumdar
MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women – Pune, Maharashtra, IN
Prajyot Prashant Patil
Ganpat University, Institute of Technology – Mehsana, Gujarat, IN
Prapti Bordoloi
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities – Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Rohit Kiran Gavali
Parsons School of Design – New York, New York, US
Sakshi Sachin Kulkarni
MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women – Pune, Maharashtra, IN
Sara Sachin Patil
MKSSS's Cummins College of Engineering for Women – Pune, Maharashtra, IN
Somya Gupta
Silver Oak University – Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN
Syed Arfan Sahil
Reva University – Bangalore, Karnataka, IN
Tanishka Manoj Dixit
Savitribai Phule Pune University – Pune, Maharashtra, IN
Yusuf Umut Ciftci
University of Southern California – Los Angeles, California, US
About ISA
The International Society of Automation (ISA) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1945 to create a better world through automation. ISA’s mission is to empower the global automation community through standards and knowledge sharing. ISA develops widely used global standards and conformity assessment programs; certifies professionals; provides education and training; publishes books and technical articles; hosts conferences and exhibits; and provides networking and career development programs for its members and customers around the world.
