The Fellowship Program

The Dragon Kim Fellowship Program awards grants of up to $5,000 to project teams who want to change their corner of the world. DKF-9 consists of 119 Dragon Fellows leading 58 projects across California, Nevada, and Arizona that have addressed the needs of their communities throughout the summer of 2025. Our Dragon Fellows have led with a passionate heart and eagerness to change their corner of the world. Watch their summary videos to see the impact they had on many communities.

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It’s time to meet our Fellows! Just click on the team’s photo to watch their video, when you’re ready, scroll to the bottom of the page & click VOTE now!

MEET THE FELLOWS

CALIFORNIA

A Thousand Words (CA)

Fellows: Amber Chih, Johan Simon

Northwood High School

AI Explorer (CA)

Fellows: Benji Abraham, Mattia Magnatta

Chadwick School

Allergic To The Max (CA)

Fellows: Aayush Iyer , Max Ngo

Foothill Highschool

Artistic Ascent (CA)

Fellows: Barathi Balamurugan, Jeevana Doddi

University High School Charter

Bake a Wish Organization (CA)

Fellows: Alexandra Marsh

JSerra Catholic High School

Beyond The Stage (CA)

Fellows: Aya Hanai, Sophie Hsu

Legacy Magnet Academy

Camp Buddy & Beyond (CA)

Fellows: Abigail Wang, Leanna Lo, Lydia Lo

Sage Hill School, Northwood High School

Curiosity Crates (CA)

Fellows: Beatrix Englar-Carlson, Milana Thankachen

Ocean View High School

Cycle Safety Champions (CA)

Fellows: Kayla Hofman, Noah Hofman

Mater Dei High School

Decade Prep Robotics (CA)

Fellows: Jerry Yu, Jason Yang, Petro Papahadjopoulos

Piedmont High School, Head Royce School

Design DOJO (CA)

Fellows: Arden Yang, Joseph Margolis, Matthew Margolis

Monrovia high school, Maranatha High School, Loyola High School

Drone Soccer Academy (CA)

Fellows: Davis Outten, Sophia Nygaard, Zachary Copeland

Millikan High School

Echoes of Wisdom (CA)

Fellows: Saachi Heer, Sophia Belasco

Sage Hill School

Educational Engineering Kits for Kids (CA)

Fellows: Avery Park, Roy Kim

The Buckley School, Campbell Hall

EmpowerED (CA)

Fellows: Madeleine Yen, Nareg Khashaki

La Canada High School

Feelings on Stage (CA)

Fellows: Charlotte Sele, Fiona Bonilla Duncan

St. Margaret’s Episcopal School

Finance Forward (CA)

Fellows: Emilio Salgado, Leo Salgado

Jserra Cathilic Highschool

Flow Factory (CA)

Fellows: Hayden Jackson, Kris Thekkinedath

Whitney High School, Gretchen Whitney High School

Futureneering (CA)

Fellows: Devin Mitchell, Krish Parshotam

Cerritos High School

Glean on Me (CA)

Fellows: Apollo Wong

Polytechnic School

Helping Hands (CA)

Fellows: Karaline Baldiviezo, Yaana Patel

Whitney High School

Kits4Kids (CA)

Fellows: Nathan Kim

Crean Lutheran High School

Language Lab (CA)

Fellows: Ali Elgalad

Portola High School

Law Law Land (CA)

Fellows: Kate Nguyen, Makayla Jacobs, Nina Geyfman

Tesoro High School

Meant 2 Be Scene (CA)

Fellows: Ethan Trinh, Jakob Alefosio, Mason Ignacio

Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA)

Medical Mystery Camp (CA)

Fellows: Mahila Cheralathan, Naaya Talwar

Whitney High School, Cerritos High School

Morality Matters (CA)

Fellows: Asmi Aggarwal

Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA)

Movie Magic (CA)

Fellows: Matthew Nguyen

Orange County School of the Arts

Melody in Motion (CA)

Fellows: Nicholas Dang, Sophia Dang

Huntington Beach High School

Melody Meals (CA)

Fellows: Isaac Chun, J.T. Kim, Victoria Chun

Orange County School of the Arts, Campbell Hall

Mozart In Me (CA)

Fellows: Adriana Anesi, Athena Yang, Katie Tran

Arnold O. Beckman High School

Note By Note (CA)

Fellows: Aleena Khan, Lubaina Habib

Orange County School Of The Arts (OCSA)

Pages for the Sol (CA)

Fellows: Bella Silva, Sofia May

Orange County School of the Arts

Paint the Path (CA)

Fellows: Camila Huerta, Samantha Aquino

Valencia High School

Passport Pals (CA)

Fellows: Alex Fluman, Kasra Haghighat, Zaiden Gurusamy

Saint Margaret’s Episcopal School

Pawcycled (CA)

Fellows: Nicolas KIm

Legacy Magnet Academy

Project Plan-It (CA)

Fellows: Arya Saidi, Gabrielle Blanche

Santa Margarita Catholic High School

Ride Smart (CA)

Fellows: Jonathan Yan

Sage Hill School

Rooted Green Dreams (CA)

Fellows: Francisco Salmeron, Lazaro Chamu

Hector G. Godinez Fundamental
High School

She’s Got This (CA)

Fellows: Janice Pae, Lucy Kim

La Canada High School

Solidarity in Skin (CA)

Fellows: Kaitlyn Shiang, Komal Devkota

Northwood High School

SpeakUp Leadership (CA)

Fellows: Baran Cerrahoglu, Giovana Jurdi, Talia Jurdi

Legacy Magnet Acadmey

TechTie (CA)

Fellows: Arah Lee, Nathan Lee, Raina Kim

Orange County School of the Arts, Troy High School, Brea Olinda High School

The Bigger Picture (CA)

Fellows: Kareena Bhakta, Maanya Ghanta

University High school

The Lit League (CA)

Fellows: Robin Kim, Sailee Charlu

Orange County School of the Arts

Turning Pages Together (CA)

Fellows: Kara Mak, Kelsey Mak

Gabrielino High School

Visionaries of The Future (CA)

Fellows: Amelia Kim, Claire Bae

Orange County School of the Arts

ViviSTEM (CA)

Fellows: Leah Chen, Sebastian Moaleji, Theertha Hariharan Arulmozhi

University High School

Volley Bug Camp (CA)

Fellows: Melissa Benitez, Mercy Benitez

Santa Ana High School

Wise and Wonderful (CA)

Fellows: Isabella Strickland-Martinez, Kayla Stephanos

Mater Dei High School

Write Your Fight (CA)

Fellows: Grant Herman, Kaylee Tran

Orange County School of the Arts

NEVADA / ARIZONA

Bright Minds Las Vegas (NV)

Fellows: Lucy Zeleznock, Penelope Tasca

Bishop Gorman High School

Camp Sunny Sprouts (NV)

Fellows: Zion Brinson

Coral Academy of Science

Cyber Arrows (NV)

Fellows: Alexis Thammavong, Borin Un

College of southern nevada high school, Advanced Technology Academy

Down 2B fit (AZ)

Fellows: Molly Barlett, Rachel Loiselle

Xavier College Prepatory

Life Savers Phoenix (AZ)

Fellows: Sahil Bagai, Sanath Seetharam, Suhaan Sharma

Brophy College Preparatory

Wall Street Warriors (NV)

Fellows: Krish Sharma, Pragalad Nithyanandan

Ed W Clark High School

YOUth Can Do This! (NV)

Fellows: Ethan Cohen

The Meadows School

Do you have a great out-of-the-box idea?

Want to join our Dragon Family next summer?  We would love to hear about your passions and commitment to helping your community. Fellowship applications will open again November 1st. If you have any questions along the way, we are here for you! Send us a message, and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.We would love to hear about your passions and commitment to helping your community. 

Are you an administrator or teacher?  We would love to come to your campus and share our program with your students. Our staff and interns will share more about our program and what we’re looking for in our Dragon Fellows. Students will also receive support to help students build their project idea and application. Please contact our Program Director, Amber Serafin, at [email protected] to host one of our Inspiration Sessions.

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