The Kovner Opportunity Scholarship enables talented and ambitious public high school students in Palm Beach and Martin Counties to attend the nation’s most challenging and selective 4-year colleges and universities.
Students from partner high schools apply to this program in the spring of their junior year so that The Kovner Foundation, working in partnership with school guidance counselors, may provide one-on-one counseling and guidance through R&R Education Consultants during the college admissions process. R&R also provides support for Kovner Scholars and monitors their progress through their college years.
The Scholarship provides up to $10,000 per year for four years towards the cost of full-time attendance at an accredited U.S. college or university for any area of study.
We celebrate all scholars and present a selection of their stories and videos below.
2025 Recipients: Class of 2030
Anne Busse
Yinong Chen
Akiva De Chalambert
Elias Endrud
Vladimir Kolev
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Cecily Mendelson
Jason Pitchford
Jasmine Plummer
Chance Song
Anthony Stan
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Nicholas Stan
Margaret Ulman
Sonya Ulman
Brooke Yang
Fernando Vila
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
South Fork High School
South Fork High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Suncoast Community High School
2024 Recipients: Class of 2029
Max Arthay
Karen Contreras Cubas
Priya Gowda
Mia Hakkarainen
Sejal Jain
Suncoast Community High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Suncoast Community High School
University of Florida
Stanford University
Northwestern University
Harvard College
Johns Hopkins University
Abdul-Aziz Khanfar
Olivia Le
Rachel Pennenga
Ricardo Rivera
Jacob Ryabinky
Suncoast Community High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
South Fork High School
Martin County High School
Suncoast Community High School
Columbia College
Dartmouth University
University of Florida, Honors College
University of Florida
Columbia College
Charlie Sober
Elliot Stevenson
Logan Swanner
Josetta Wang
Luca Weisman
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
South Fork High School
Martin County High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dartmouth University
University of Florida
Duke University
Harvard College
Yale University
2023 Recipients: Class of 2028
Lukas Abraham
Albertina Abrate
Alessandra Barefoot
Kaitlyn Chen
Nira Goyal
Suncoast Community High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Martin County High School
University of Notre Dame
University of Florida
Columbia, SEAS
Columbia, SEAS
University of Pennsylvania
Ava Grave de Peralta
Daisy Li
Jacob Liu
Anric Ngan
Dylan Nguyen
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Brown University
Stanford University
Columbia College
Duke University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Theodore Ouyang
Vyapti Shahani Subramaniam
Aiden Shaheen
Braden Southwick
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Martin County High School
Princeton University
Washington University in St. Louis
University of Florida, Honors College
Carnegie Mellon University
2022 Recipients: Class of 2027
Duaa Ali
Sahil Bhandary
Sophia Burnston
Rohit Dasgupta
Alana Ferguson
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Georgetown University
Dartmouth University
Princeton University
University of Florida
Princeton University
Aarnav Gautam
Lyla Ibrahim
Jayantha Kantamneni
Peter Lin
Ava Martucci
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
South Fork High School
South Fork High School
University of Florida
Stanford University
Columbia College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Florida
John Parel
Andy Pineda
Justin Ricketts
Michael Sarullo
Siya Viroja
Suncoast Community High School
South Fork High School
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
George Washington University
Princeton University
Harvard University
Yale University
University of Florida
Claire Zhao
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Columbia College
2021 Recipients: Class of 2026
Ashesh Amatya
Eduardo Arteaga
Rithika Kacham
Russell Perez
Noyana Pierre-Louis
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
South Fork High School
Columbia College, SEAS
Columbia College
Stanford University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Florida, Honors College
Kyle Thomas Ramos
Deven Seedial
Joseph Semrai
Viraj Singh
South Fork High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Martin County High School
South Fork High School
Yale University
Duke University
Stanford University
University of Florida, Honors College
Scholarship Recipients: Stories
Nira Goyal
Olivia Le
Theo Ouyang
Kyle Ramos
Michael Sarullo
Vyapti Shahani Subramaniam
Logan Swanner
Alumni
2020 Recipients: Class of 2025
Rayan Dharia
Benjamin Gao
Jazmyn James
Annabelle Faurot
David Liu
Suncoast Community High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
South Fork High School
Suncoast Community High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
University of Florida, Honors College
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
University of Florida, Honors College
University of Florida, Honors College
Katherine Oung
Isabella Ramirez
Megan Shah
Daniel Wang
George Wu
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Vanderbilt University
Columbia College
University of Florida, Honors College
Rice University
University of Florida, Honors College
2019 Recipients: Class of 2024
Angela Yan
Rohan Jakhete
Subhash Kantamneni
Joshua Kuffour
Brandon Lee
Anthony Li
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
South Fork High School
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Suncoast Community High School
Vanderbilt University
Harvard College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Georgetown University
Carnegie Mellon University
Ryan Mitchell
Nicolas Ouporov
Sarah Paprotna
Santino Ramos
Carlos Trivino
Brandon Wisnicki
Martin County High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Martin County High School
Suncoast Community High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
Suncoast Community High School
Duke University
Columbia College
University of Florida
Stanford University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Pennsylvania
2018 Recipients: Class of 2023
Njari Anderson
Emma Barska
Zander Bush
Karen Copeland
Nicole Daly
Nick Edwards
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
South Fork High School
Martin County High School
Dreyfoos School of the Arts
South Fork High School
Martin County High School
Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design
Dartmouth College
Duke University: Class of ’22
Columbia College, School of Engineering and Applied Science
The Foundation rewards academic achievement and ambition by providing scholarships to students who have demonstrated leadership, strength of character, and determination.
The Foundation advocates for an opportunity society that promotes a strong economy, provides effective and meaningful education for all, and helps the disadvantaged achieve a better life for themselves and their children.
Benjamin Sosland, Vice President for Music Programs
Benjamin Sosland leads the Foundation’s global philanthropic efforts to uphold and sustain classical music as one of humanity’s greatest achievements. He has most recently served as Provost and Dean of the Faculty at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he oversaw the faculty, curriculum, artistic planning, and the day-to-day running of the school. He was the founding administrative director of the Historical Performance program at The Juilliard School, which the New York Times cited as “the driving force” behind the renaissance of early music. He was also a member of the Graduate Studies faculty at Juilliard and was the founding assistant dean for the Kovner Fellowship, establishing and overseeing this elite scholarship program.
Sosland is a frequent pre-concert lecturer, a guest panelist, and conference moderator. Trained as a tenor, he holds an undergraduate degree from the Eastman School of Music and master’s and doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School.
Benjamin Sosland leads the Foundation’s global philanthropic efforts to uphold and sustain classical music as one of humanity’s greatest achievements. He has most recently served as Provost and Dean of the Faculty at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he oversaw the faculty, curriculum, artistic planning, and the day-to-day running of the school. He was the founding administrative director of the Historical Performance program at The Juilliard School, which the New York Times cited as “the driving force” behind the renaissance of early music. He was also a member of the Graduate Studies faculty at Juilliard and was the founding assistant dean for the Kovner Fellowship, establishing and overseeing this elite scholarship program.