The Craig & Galen Brown Foundation (Brown Foundation) awards undergraduate scholarships to high achieving, well-rounded students who achieve National Merit Semi-Finalist or Finalist status, have demonstrated leadership and community service, and attend Texas A&M University (A&M). Students are known as Brown Scholars and are recognized on the A&M campus as exceptional students and leaders. 95% of Brown Scholars major in engineering and the remainder major in other STEM disciplines.

The Brown Foundation awards Engineering Medicine (EnMed) scholarships to a subset of students who are offered Brown Foundation undergraduate scholarships. Each year, the Brown Foundation proffers its high school candidates for admission using the E2EnmedEap pathway resulting in 15 Brown Scholars who matriculate to the prestigious EnMed Program.

Brown Scholar Testimonials

Anish Easwaran

Sarah Voon

Carson Benner

Lindsay De La Zerda

Student Spotlight

Theresa Tran

Ashwin Parameswaran

Kendall "KP" Frazee

Adam Zheng

Athul Mohanram

Gowtham Kadiyala

Scholarships & Opportunities


Undergraduate

HOUSTON METHODIST SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH INTERNSHIP

ENMED

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TYSON VOELKEL

President and CEO, Texas A&M Foundation

The Brown Foundation is an exemplar of all that is good in philanthropy and higher education. A visionary Foundation that values our Nation’s values and encourages the most successful high school students to reach for the stars… And in doing so help ensure a brighter future for all of humanity. I am proud to know Craig and Sue and humbled at the energy, passion, and purpose they bring to Texas A&M University. We are forever grateful and hope that their example encourages others to invest philanthropically in causes that create generational impact.

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Theresa Tran

Brown Scholar Theresa Tran won 1st place at the Houston Methodist MAPTA Summer Symposium Poster Presentation at the conclusion of the 10-week Houston Methodist Summer Undergraduate Research Internship competing against 75 interns. ​​

Theresa’s research in the Horner Lab investigated the use of ventral spinal stimulation (VSS) in rats to improve motor function after spinal cord injury. Her research showed that the immediate gene Nr4a1 was expressed 5x more in the neuronal stimulated group vs. the control group which potentially means increased neuron plasticity and improvement in neuronal spinal cord pathways with increased susceptibility to regrowth after receiving VSS. ​​

This promising and efficient therapy is intended for use in clinical care settings to advance the quality of life and independence of individuals with paralysis. ​​

Ashwin Parameswaran

Ashwin Parameswaren and his team competed in the Elektrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) and American Solar Challenge (ASC) competitions this summer with their car, Duodecim. FSGP was a qualifier for ASC where the competition was narrowed from 42 entrants to 12 qualifiers. The ASC race was 1500 miles from Nashville, TN to Casper, WY.

Kendall Frazee

Kendall Frazee and her undergraduate partner won Best Presentation in the NASA Technology Collaboration Center Wearables Challenge and received a $140,000 grant from NASA to create a pressure-sensing glove liner worn by astronauts inside of a spacewalk glove as a diagnostic for hand injuries. ​

Further work will refine the software and electronics and examine materials and assembly processes for future production.

Athul Mohanram

Sophomore Brown Scholar Athul Mohanram secured a prestigious 2024 Software Engineering Internship at Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control Division this summer. His team developed a missile launcher interface in collaboration with Lockheed’s Next-Gen Short Range Interceptor team. ​​

Athul is the incoming President of Partners in Health Engage (PIH Engage), a public health organization that educates legislators and individuals about issues facing healthcare workers. ​​

Athul is a research assistant in Dr. Feng Zhao’s Stem Cell and Engineering Lab at A&M. His research led to a novel stem cell therapy that promotes cell regrowth in severe wounds resulting in a $5K grant. He has received authorization to begin his undergraduate senior thesis.​

He was admitted E2EnMed EAP

Gowtham Kadiyala

Brown Scholar Gowtham Kadiyala and his team won 1st place, Best Presentation and Best Prototype at Phantom Aggies Invent, a collaboration between TAMU and III Armored Corps. The team’s invention modified new-generation military vehicles carrying transport stretchers for injured soldiers during emergencies and heavy combat. ​​

The team designed a versatile rack that slides onto an existing rail system at the back of a medical transport vehicle. The rack can be oriented in different ways providing secure attachment of up to three stretchers. This design improved upon the current method of medical transport with haphazard transport for only one stretcher.​​