Andrew Lubash is the University of Oregon’s first Truman scholar in 22 years. The prestigious scholarship is awarded to students with a commitment to public service.

The $30,000 will fund Lubash’s graduate schooling, hopefully at Georgetown University.

“I want to go to Georgetown and get a law degree and masters in public policy,” Lubash said. “After that I would love to either work as a congressional staffer or maybe work as a clerk for a judge.”

His ultimate goal is to work in a civil rights advocacy non-profit like Lambda Legal — which is an LGBT rights advocacy organization — or the American Civil Liberties Union.

According to the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation website, the award is highly competitive. It receives over 600 nomination each year and gives between 55 and 65 awards.

Lubash applied for the Truman scholarship last year and won the coveted scholarship Monday. The announcement was kept under wraps until today.