The 2017 BEST participants are:

• Alyssa Anderson, doctoral student in American Studies
• Sam Caldis, doctoral student in History (Ancient History)
• R. Terik Daly, doctoral student in Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
• Dalma Diaz, master's student in Urban Education Policy
• Aderonke Ilegbusi, master's student in Public Health
• Rachel Knecht, doctoral student in History
• Anni Pullagura, doctoral student in American Studies
• Michiel van Veldhuizen, doctoral student in Classics
• Inge Zwart, master's student in Public Humanities