Our Scholarship Recipients
Every year, we award the Jessie Lokrantz Scholarship to an American student studying at an accredited Stockholm university. These are the women who chose Sweden and let us be part of the story.
Current recipient (2026-2027)
Avery Lloyd
Karolinska Institutet - MSc Global Heath
Avery Lloyd is part of the Master’s Programme in Global Health at Karolinska Institutet, and she is excited to study at the intersection of healthcare, sustainable development, and international collaboration. Avery holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she majored in Environmental Health Sciences and minored in Conflict Management and Neuroscience.
Avery has worked as a nonprofit leader where she and her team provided over $200,000 in financial and emotional support for patients and families at UNC Children’s Hospital. She also has research experience in women’s and children’s health, supporting community health program development and implementation.
Outside of her studies, Avery enjoys traveling, reading, dogs, and soccer. She is looking forward to exploring all that Stockholm has to offer!
Past Recipients
2025-2026 - Kitzia Casasola - Stockholm University - MSc Public Health
2024-2025 - Annie Lane - Linköping University - MA Ethnic and Migration Studies
2023-2024 - Alice Batiste - Stockholm University - Masters in International and Comparative Education
2022-2023 - No scholarship awarded -
2021-2022 - No scholarship awarded -
2020-2021 - No scholarship awarded -
2019-2020 - Anna Gomes - Lund University - Masters in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
2018-2019 - Maiya Johnson - Stockholm School of Economics - Masters in Business and Management
2017-2018 - No scholarship awarded -
2016-2017 - Recipient was unable to come to Sweden -
2015-2016 - Krista Briedis - Linköping University - Master’s in Experimental and Medical Biosciences
2014-2015 - Elizabeth Thompson -
2013-2014 - Carolyn Westeröd - Columbia University - Master of Laws
2013-2014 - Lauren Lockwood - Uppsala University - Master's in International Health
2012-2013 - Mimosa Burr - Lund University - Master's in Environmental Management and Policy
2011-2012 - Christine Clancy - Musikhögskolan i Malmö - Flute