{"id":117,"date":"2026-04-08T13:25:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.dev.www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/recruitment\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:25:45","slug":"graduate-bridge-student-scholars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/ogrs\/graduate-bridge-program\/graduate-bridge-student-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Bridge Student Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div  class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero has-none-background\">\n        <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__content\">\n                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-hero__subheader tagged-header tagged-header--gold purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subheader\">2025<\/p>\n                \n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-diagonal-hero__header\">Bridge cohort<\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subtext\">\n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduate Bridge program scholars are students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in all disciplines and who want to further hone their skills during a summer research program. Our Graduate Bridge scholars travel to Purdue from undergraduate institutions across the United States, including the 48 contiguous states, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2025 Bridge cohort\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/IMG_9950.jpeg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"section has-padding-top-large \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p 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style=\"font-size:25px\">College of Science | Computer Science<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Benjamin-Grubbs-1-765x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-743 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 16%\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benjamin Grubbs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">College of Liberal Arts | Anthropology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Christopher-Peter-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-744 size-full\" style=\"object-position:36% 54%\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Christopher Peter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">College of Engineering | Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Dem-Santiago-Santiago-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dem Santiago\" class=\"wp-image-754 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dem Santiago Santiago<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">PULSe<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure 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src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Marcus-Condarcure-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Marcus Condarcure\" class=\"wp-image-763 size-full\" style=\"object-position:48% 48%\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marcus Condarcure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">College of Engineering | Chemical Engineering<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Martina-Medina-Amezcua.jpeg\" alt=\"Martina Medina\" class=\"wp-image-762 size-full\" style=\"object-position:96% 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style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Vikram-Kumar-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-772 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vikram Kumar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:25px\">College of Engineering | Agricultural &amp; Biological Engineering<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-small has-padding-bottom-small \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns 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