The scholarships and financial aid Ruchika received from UMass Lowell helped tremendously in keeping her education affordable.

In her career of nearly 50 years, Diane Mahoney has cared for patients in hospitals and in homes, developed training programs for hospital personnel and families, taught college students and received millions of dollars in grant funding to conduct research.

An Honors College student fellowship gave Marbella Leal a chance to work with at-risk students and do research with a professor.

Even though Erneston Maurissaint '16 passed the state’s nursing board exam on his first try, his road to success was not an easy one.