Our Mission
As the charitable giving arm of the ISPE Boston Area Chapter, the Scholarship Foundation provides financial support to talented students and career professionals from the ISPE Boston Area Chapter who are pursuing formal education in STEM fields in the New England and Albany/Schenectady areas. With an emphasis on careers in the development and operation of pharma and biopharma enterprises, our Joel Goldenberg Memorial Scholarships nurture future engineers and skilled professionals who will ensure these enterprises continue to grow, innovate and prosper.
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11 Nov 08:57 amIt was a blustery but sunny day at the golf course as 21 enthusiastic foursomes arrived to...
Join us in celebrating Izaan Ali
16 Oct 11:07 am“I am deeply grateful to receive the Joel Goldenberg Memorial Scholarship, which has been an important source...
Meet your next industry leader: Era Kalaja is driven by passion, purpose, and progress.
9 Oct 11:49 am“I am deeply honored to be a recipient of the 2025 Joel Goldenberg Memorial Scholarship. This continued...
I am incredibly grateful and thankful as this scholarship will help me enormously. I will make you all proud and do my very best to contribute to the field.
Soraya J. Kanakis, PharmD
Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences,This scholarship was vital to the success of my graduate research on pharmaceuticals derived from medicinal plants. Not only did it provide crucial funding as I finished my Ph.D., but it also served as invaluable encouragement from an organization that I highly respect.
John de la Parra, Ph.D.
Associate, Harvard UniversityThe Joel Goldenberg Memorial Scholarship was a valuable resource for me when I encountered unplanned tuition expenses. I greatly appreciated the support which helped me finish my graduate work and enter the biopharmaceutical industry.
Sydney Shaw
Process Engineer, SanofiI applied for the Joel Goldenberg Memorial Scholarship after a year of volunteering with ISPE’s Educational Planning Committee. The scholarship financially helped me start a graduate program in engineering management which exposed me to new ideas, and helped launch a new chapter in my career.
Jimmy Hughes
Boston Technology Research2025 Scholarship Recipients
Izaan Ali, Harvard University
Megan Guros, Northeastern University
Era, Kalaja Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Addis Kebebw, Quincy college
Aiden Morgado, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Afrah Mujeeb, Northeastern University
Abu Sadat Muhammod Saiyem, Northeastern University
Stephanie Skouras, Northeastern University
Lisa Tohline, Northeastern University CPS
2024 Scholarship Recipients
Emily Cohen, Northeastern University
Padhmalakshmi Srinivasan Devarapalli, Northeastern University
Peter Di Natale, Northeastern University
Adelyn Fisher, Worcester Polytechnic Instititute
Megan Guros, Northeastern University
Adam Hakansson, Northeastern University
Era Kalaja, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Andrew Medeiros, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ankitha Nagaraj Nayak, Northeastern University
Ritu Pandey, Framingham State University
Violet Smiarowski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Cameron Carlin, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Attrayee Chakraborty, Northeastern University
Adelyn Fisher, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Megan Guros, Northeastern University
Marissa Lemus Reynoso, Northeastern University
Zackary Walton, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Jillian Wilson, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
2022 Scholarship Recipients
Megan-May Fussell, Northeastern University
Brooke DeSimone, UMass Dartmouth
Dylan Miller, Northeastern University
Dylan Rapoport, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Zackary Walton, UMass Dartmouth
2021 Scholarship Recipients
Sarah Benson, Northeastern University
Ryan Brady, Northeastern University
Brooke DeSimone, University of Massachusetts
Marina Petrillo, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Emma Sinkus, Tuff University, Gordon Institute
2020 Scholarship Recipients
Margaret Cai, Northeastern University
Mark Desimone, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Emma Sinkus, Tufts University
About ISPE Boston
The ISPE Boston Area Chapter is the largest Chapter of ISPE, an international organization whose mission is to deliver technical and operational solutions to support pharma and bio-pharma professionals across the globe. The Boston Area Chapter provides educational, career development and networking opportunities to over 1,600 technical professionals across New England. Learn more.