'Rising third-year UC Davis student Maddison Cunningham recently received The Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, known as The Voyager Scholarship. Cunningham is the first UC Davis student to earn The Voyager Scholarship since its inception in 2022.

Voyagers, as the recipients are called, design an immersive travel opportunity, between their junior and senior year, that advances their commitment to public service. Cunningham continues to explore potential opportunities and wants to work with communities impacted by climate change or other urgent conflicts.

“I plan to incorporate both volunteer work and personal research. My focus is on public health, mental health and disaster response in these communities,” said Cunningham. “I aim to gain insights that help me contribute effectively to policy development in these areas.”'