MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A teenager in Memphis, Tennessee, exceeded the goals he set for himself - and then some.

Tupac Mosley, 17, a Raleigh Egypt High School graduate was not only named valedictorian, but he told WHBQ he received about 50 scholarships for more than $3 million. He said he was accepted into more than 40 colleges. Mosley reportedly chose Tennessee State University where he will major in electrical engineering.

Mosley said his goal was to receive $1 million in college scholarships.

WHBQ reports Mosley became homeless his senior year. "After my father passed, we fell behind on bills and we ended up getting evicted from our home February 21 of this year," the teen said.

Mosley told the TV station he and his family have been staying at a place called For the Kingdom - a camping site and nonprofit organization that helps urban children and teens.

During his speech at graduation, he thanked his teachers for always believing in him.

The teen had a very important message: "Never let your current situation, whatever circumstances you're going through, be a mountain that you can't climb."

The Gratiot County Community Foundation joined donors, volunteers, students and their families to award $134,190 in scholarships at its annual Scholarship Awards Reception.

"Our donors continue to amaze me in their support of local students," stated Tina Travis, Foundation Executive Director. Students from each high school in Gratiot County were represented as were neighboring Ovid-Elsie, Shepherd and Carson City-Crystal High Schools - which have students residing in Gratiot County.

"The scholarship landscape is changing as more of our donors understand the need to support adult students in addition to graduating high school seniors. As a result, 25% of our scholarship recipients are in year 2 or above in their post-secondary education, some even in pursuit of post-graduate degrees," Travis added.

While criteria for each scholarship varies, recipients were selected based on such factors as academic success, leadership, community service, athletic achievement, financial need, and compelling applications and essays.

A total of 66 students received awards averaging over $1400 each. The 2019 Scholarship Award Recipients include:

Pictured front row, left to right:

* Brendan Sagi, Alma High School-Linn P. Kanitz Memorial Scholarship;

* Aleksander Jachimiak, Donald L. Pavlik Middle School-Sue Dilts Memorial and Linn P. Kanitz Memorial Scholarships;

* Mac Meier, Ithaca High School-Carson Fraker Memorial and Youth Advisory Council Scholarships;

* Ransom Allen, Ithaca High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial and Ithaca Junior Rotarian Scholarships;

* Thomas Steward, Ithaca High School-William R. Kirby Memorial Scholarship;

* Elijah Stoneman, Breckenridge High School-Farming Family, Bud and Janet Goodyear Memorial, and Loren Humm Memorial Scholarships;

* Carter Staley, Breckenridge High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial and Richard Thomas Van Haften Family Scholarship;

* Camden Sutherland, Alma High School, Alma Schools Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship;

* Ryan Downs, St. Louis High School-Paul P. Cameron, Jr., Memorial and Jerry Hollenbeck Scholarships;

* Diamond Neph, St. Louis High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship;

* John Sherwood, Wayne State Medical School, University of Detroit Mercy Graduate, St. Louis High School Graduate-Gratiot Physicians Group Medical Student and Katherine Mullinax Memorial Scholarships;

* Jaden Gavenda, Ashley High School-Gratiot VFW Scholarship; and

* Andrew Schultz, Alma High School-Ryan Owens Memorial Scholarship.

Pictured in second row, left to right:

* Thomas Taeter, Carson City-Crystal High School-Ceo Bauer and Ardis Bauer Williams Scholarship;

* Savannah Fuller, Alma College, Fulton High School Graduate-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship;

* Sophie Patrick, Alma High School-Alma Schools Athletic Hall of Fame, Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial, and the Richard D. Prestage Memorial Scholarships;

* Holly Gregory, Central Michigan University, Breckenridge High School Graduate-Howard and Gladys Poindexter and Katherine Mullinax Memorial Scholarships;

* Olivia Anderson, St. Louis High School-Joyce and Gary Schaub Scholarship;

* Alyssa Manuela Vera-Carrillo, Ithaca High School-Carson Fraker Memorial and Gratiot Physicians Group Allied Health Scholarships;

* Karen Nguyen, Alma High School-Katherine Mullinax Memorial Scholarship;

* Marisa Thum, Michigan State University, St. Louis High School Graduate-Katherine Mullinax Memorial Scholarship;

* Kaitlyn Fish, Davenport University, Ithaca High School Graduate-Katherine Mullinax Memorial Scholarship;

* Makaila Pray, Ithaca High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship;

* Kalee Nicholson, Central Michigan University, Fulton High School Graduate-Katherin Mullinax Memorial Scholarship;

* Andrea Gallagher, Ferris State University, Carson City-Crystal High School Graduate-Ceo Bauer and Ardis Bauer Williams Scholarship;

* Emily Maslovich, Midwestern College of Dental Medicine, University of Detroit Mercy Graduate, Alma High School Graduate-Anna Frutiger Memorial Scholarship;

* Meghan Bartlett, Breckenridge High School-Howard and Gladys Poindexter Scholarship;

* Emily Sorsen, Ithaca High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial, Dale and Camille Weburg, and William R. Kirby Memorial Scholarships;

* Garrett St. John, Breckenridge High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship; and

* Archer Mills, Fulton High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship.

Pictured in third row, left to right:

* Cavun Beck, University of Michigan, Ithaca High School Graduate-Eagle Scout Scholarship;

* Alexander VanDeWeghe, Ithaca High School-Carson Fraker Memorial and Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarships;

* Ashley Hammond, Breckenridge High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial and Don and Irene Pavlik Memorial Scholarships;

* Katy Arnold, Alma High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship;

* Katie Dennison, Alma High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship;

* Allyssa Roberson, St. Louis High School-Willard Brainard Memorial and Mildred Chaffin Portner Memorial Scholarships;

* Kacie Allen, St. Louis High School-Farming Family and Loren and Becky Roslund Scholarships;

* Sarah Humphrey, St. Louis High School-Robert W. MacDonald Memorial Scholarship;

* Emily Parrish, Ithaca High School-Richard D. Prestage Memorial Scholarship;

* Savana Hayes, Great Lakes Adventist Academy-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship;

* Logan Blemaster, Fulton High School-Athol Gamble Memorial and Richard and Janet Cooper Abbott Scholarships;

* Bethany Slater, Ithaca High School-Carson Fraker Memorial Scholarship;

* Alexis Beeson, St. Louis High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship;

* Christy Sopocy, Ovid-Elsie High School-Gratiot County Fair for Youth Memorial Scholarship;

* Carly Jenkins, Central Michigan University, Breckenridge High School Graduate-Mercantile Bank Scholarship;

* Daniel Oswald, St. Louis High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship;

* Keegan Humm, Breckenridge High School-Breckenridge FFA Alumni Memorial Scholarship.

Pictured in back row, left to right:

* Madisen Sigafoose, Breckenridge High School-Farming Family, Bud and Janet Goodyear, Dale and Camille Weburg, Clyde and Maude Mizer, and Richard Thomas Van Haften Scholarships;

* Olivia Ostrander, Breckenridge High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship;

* Katie Guthrie, Shepherd High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship;

* Elise Guerrero, Grand Valley State University, St. Louis High School Graduate-Gratiot Physicians Group Allied Health and Richard D. Prestage Memorial Scholarships;

* Kayla Howey, Alma High School-Katherine Mullinax Memorial Scholarship;

* Jaelynn Block, Rochester College, St. Louis High School Graduate-Gratiot Physicians Group Allied Health Scholarship;

* Jasmine Everitt, Alma High School-Joyce and Gary Schaub Scholarship;

* Chelsea Bailey, St. Louis High School-Paul P. Cameron, Jr., Memorial Scholarship;

* Aynslee Koutz, St. Louis High School-Melba Hagen Hollenbeck Memorial Scholarship;

* Lyndsi Wolfe, Fulton High School-Gratiot County Fair for Youth Memorial Scholarship;

* Hailey DeRosia, St. Louis High School-Dale and Camille Weburg Scholarship;

* Erika Wendling, Central Michigan University, Breckenridge High School Graduate-Katherine Mullinax Memorial and Howard and Gladys Poindexter Scholarships.

Not pictured are:

* Kristen Andrews, University of Michigan, Carson City-Crystal High School Graduate-Ceo Bauer and Ardis Bauer Williams Scholarship;

* Amber Brown, Saginaw Valley State University, Breckenridge High School Graduate-Gratiot Physicians Group Allied Health and Katherine Mullinax Memorial Scholarships;

* Jacob Brown, Ithaca High School-Harold B. Goodwin Memorial Scholarship;

* Baylee Chaffin, Ithaca High School-Ithaca Junior Rotarian Scholarship;

* Evan Goodell, College of William & Mary, St. Louis High School Graduate-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial Scholarship;

* Tyler Story, Breckenridge High School-Vivian and Lee Henderson Memorial and Breckenridge FFA Alumni Memorial Scholarships; and

* Tristan Villalobos, MidMichigan College, Alma High School Graduate-Gratiot Physicians Group Allied Health Scholarship.

For a complete list of recipients and more information on how you can support these scholarship funds, visit www.gratiotfoundation.org. The Board of the Gratiot County Community Foundation joins the families of these outstanding students in wishing them the best of luck as they continue their education.

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In May of this year, five graduating seniors from Yellville Summit High School each received $1,000 scholarships from the Mid-Marion County Rotary Club. Recipients included:

* Jacob Burleson: Served as captain of the Yellville-Summit trap shooting team, trumpet section leader of the school band and bugler for the local American Legion post. He plans to attend Arkansas State University at Mountain Home and major in Accounting.

* Rose Davenport: Was elected senior class president and homecoming queen for 2018. She has won awards in academics, art and music and been active in Future Business Leaders of America and her local church. Rose plans to attend the University of Arkansas and study Graphic Design.

* Cierra Lamkin: Has won awards in academics and athletics. She is active in basketball, track and in many clubs, including Future Business Leaders of America and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Cierra plans to attend Arkansas State University at Mountain Home and study Business Administration.

* Holly Pizzo: Has won awards from the Yellville-Summit band and has been active in Future Business Leaders of America and the chess club. Holly plans to attend the University of Central Arkansas and study Criminology/Criminal Justice.

* Ben Riddle: Has won various awards in academics and basketball. He was class President or Vice-President through four years of High School. Ben plans to attend Arkansas State Univ. at Mountain Home followed by Arkansas Tech, and major in Business. His long term goal is to become a financial advisor.

These recipients were selected by scholarship committee members of the Mid-Marion County Rotary Club based on scholastic achievement, community involvement, demonstrated work ethic, ability to follow instructions and perceived impact the scholarships will have towards achieving the goals these young people have set for themselves.

Providing scholarships to Marion County students is one of the main missions of the Mid-Marion County Rotary Club. Beginning this year, the Club is expanding its scholarship program to give this years winners the opportunity to apply for continuing scholarships during their future college years. This program expansion is based on anticipated future growth in fund raising revenues, which will govern the number and size of continuing scholarship awards.

Rotary club members volunteer their time, expertise and funds to support scholarships and many additional local programs. All funding comes from member donations, grants and our two annual community fundraisers, including:

* A two-night radio auction, held on June 18 and 20, broadcast on station KCTT 101.7 FM

* Sponsorship of the Turkey Trot festival, held the second weekend in October.

If you are interested in learning more about the Mid-Marion County Rotary Club, please join them for a lunch time meeting at the United Methodist Church in Yellville (held every Monday at noon), or contact Bob King at bking@kingstel.com.

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Each year Kansas Farm Bureau (KFB) Foundation for Agriculture awards scholarships to college students studying in fields that benefit agriculture and rural Kansas. Forty-two recipients received $25,000 in scholarships for the 2019-20 school year.

Over the past decade, the foundation has awarded more than $300,000 in scholarships.

"We're investing in students today to ensure they become tomorrow's leaders," says KFB President and Foundation Chair Rich Felts.

Dixie Miller, Reno County, is the winner of the $500 Godfrey and Emma Bahr Miller Agriculture Scholarship, a permanent, privately endowed scholarship fund for students attending a college in Kansas and majoring in a subject related to agronomy and conservation.

Cade Hibdon, Franklin County, was awarded $1,000 for the Frank & Helen Bernasek Memorial Scholarship.

Sara Schlickau, Reno County, received $1,000 for the K-State Agricultural Communications and Journalism Scholarship.

Jacqueline Clawson, Meade County, was awarded $500 for the DeWitt Ahlerich Memorial Scholarship.

Seven students received scholarships to Kansas technical colleges. They are Gage Harding, Neosho County; Dylan Helwig, Cherokee County; Wyatt Hilt, Cheyenne County; Talen Quenzer, Thomas County; Wyatt Schuster, Jewell County; Brody Stamm, Washington County; and Lane Wells, Wichita County.
Four $1,000 KFB scholarships were awarded to juniors and seniors enrolled in Kansas State University's college of agriculture and majoring in a subject related to agriculture. They are Sara Gammon, Bates County, Missouri; Ciara Hodgkinson, Pratt County; Leah Metzger, Butler County; and Katelyn Pinkston, Clay County.

Two $1,000 KFB scholarships were awarded to juniors and seniors enrolled at Fort Hays State University. Recipients are Dani Mangus, Sherman County; and Brianna Stefan, Clark County.

Twenty-five recipients received $500 scholarships. These students are attending a Kansas college with a Kansas Farm Bureau Collegiate chapter. Students must be a Farm Bureau Collegiate member.

Recipients include the following.

• Ryan Beeson, Labette County
• Carleigh Fox, Valencia County, New Mexico

• Kerri Bruntz, Ness County
• Dawn Ledeboer, Wabaunsee County
• Bryce Maneth, Barton County
• Kenton Wondra, Barton County

Chad Hibdon, Franklin County

• Hannah Eslinger, Sherman County
• Karlee Logan, Scott County
• Dylan Pruter, Osborne County
• Cassandra Wolff, Barton County

• KelsiJo Crouch, Scott County
• Sathena Scarborough, Howard County, Nebraska
• Morgan Tucker, Lane County
• Haley Winkel, Mitchell County

• Peyton Bragg, Barrow County, Georgia
• Tatum Brunkow, Pottawatomie County

• Chisum Grund, Wallace County
• Katelynn Wilt, Reno County

• Ashley Craig, Adams County, Nebraska
• Suzanne Huntley, Phillips County
• Andy Mink, DeKalb County, Missouri
• Haley O'Neal, Bourbon County
• Colton Sutterby, Allen County

Pratt Community College

Camryn Youngers, Ford County

The Canadian government has announced the 2019 Vanier Scholarships awarded to graduate students who demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement. Valued at $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies, the 2019 Vanier Graduate Scholarship is Canada's most prestigious academic award. Of the 166 scholarships awarded this year, four Nigerians namely Effoduh Okechukwu Jake, Onu Charles, Onifade Temitope and Taiwo Bello have been named Vanier Scholars. They will receive support from the Government of Canada to pursue their cutting-edge research. Candidates are weighted on three criteria: academic excellence, research potential and leadership.

According to Canada's Minister of Science and Sport, Honourable Kirsty Duncan, who announced the results in Kingston, Ontario, "The Vanier awards help Canada attract and retain some of the brightest doctoral students to build up our world-class research talent. Since taking office, our government has been working hard to return science and research to their rightful place and today's investments are helping us do just that." The Minister of Health, Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor added: "it is a great pleasure for me to congratulate the recipients of these prestigious awards. Thanks to their drive, these young researchers are helping to solve important challenges."

These are the 2019 Vanier Scholars from Nigeria:

Effoduh Okechukwu is a lawyer and partner of Praxis & Gnosis Law. He obtained his LL.B from the University of Abuja, and holds Masters degrees in law from the University of Oxford, and Osgoode Hall Law School respectively. He is a World Economic Forum Expert on human rights and as a director with the Council on African Security and Development (CASADE), he convened the first ever Summit on National Security in Nigeria involving 200 top security experts from 40 countries to develop a security strategy for the Nigerian government. He anchored two of Nigeria's most popular radio programmes for eleven years and earned over 25 awards for his radio advocacy. He is conducting his PhD research on International Technology Transfer Mechanisms to Africa.

Onu, Charles is a tech entrepreneur and engineer. He is the founder of Ubenwa, a social venture aiming to save newborn lives through low-cost, cry-based diagnostic technology powered by Artificial Intelligence. He obtained his Bachelors in Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri and he has a Masters in Machine Learning from McGill University. He is conducting his PhD research on the intersection of artificial intelligence and medicine at Mila and the Reasoning and Learning (RL) lab at McGill University in Canada.

Onifade, Temitope is a teacher, lawyer and policy researcher with over 20 research outputs with one in Energy Policy (top five). He is an elected Senator of University of British Colombia (UBC), Vancouver, and serves as a Director of Human Dignity Foundation. He obtained his LL.B from Obafemi Awolowo University and holds several masters degrees from the following institutions: University of Ibadan, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and, University of Calgary, Canada. He is currently doing his PhD in Law at UBC. Combined, Onifade has received 29 awards worth over half a million Canadian Dollars. He was once a professional dancer and musician.

Taiwo, Bello is a teaching fellow at the University of Toronto. He is also a conflict, gender and security policy analyst doing work in investigative research, migration policy design, business and technological innovation, and health research. He has a BA in History from the University of Ibadan and Masters degrees from the Institute of International Development in Geneva, Switzerland as well as the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. His PhD research at the University of Toronto takes a historical approach on Igbo Women and the Nigeria-Biafra War.

The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships are funded through the three federal research granting agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). A complete list of 2019 scholars is available at http://www.vanier.gc.ca/en/home-accueil.html

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Scholarship awards $100,000 to help students achieve their educational goals

Ellucian, the world's leading provider of software and services built to power higher education, today announced the 20 recipients of its 2019 Ellucian Pathways Scholarship.

Introduced in 2018, the Ellucian Pathways Scholarship supports students at institutions with guided pathway programs who, because of financial challenges, may be at risk of interrupting their studies and even leaving their institutions. In its first year, the Ellucian Pathways Scholarship awarded a total of $50,000 divided among ten institutions, helping more than 20 students continue their education. This year, Ellucian doubled the awarded value of the scholarship, offering $100,000 divided among 20 students to assist them as they pursue their education goals.

Ellucian received inspiring video applications from more than 300 students who are juggling the demands of work, illness, families, unemployment, shelter insecurity, and more to pursue their dreams of an education. The 20 recipients of the 2019 Ellucian Pathways Scholarship hail from:

"The Ellucian team stands in awe of the tenacity and drive exhibited by all of the 2019 scholarship applicants," said Laura Ipsen, President and CEO of Ellucian. "This year's winners shared the unfiltered stories of their educational journeys, detailing the fight to overcome challenges such as balancing employment and education and the unique burdens of being a parent, an immigrant or a first-generation college student. We salute these incredible individuals and congratulate the 2019 Ellucian Pathways Scholarship recipients. We hope this scholarship will help support them as they continue their education and ultimately meet their goals."

The guided pathways model is being implemented by educational institutions across the United States. Guided pathways programs help steer higher education students toward their desired outcome on time and with less debt. The programs promote success by focusing on student-centric practices, including clearly defined program pathways, strengthened advising, improved degree tracking, and early alert systems.

Inspired by the transformative impact of education, Ellucian develops solutions that power the essential work of colleges and universities. As the world's leading provider of software and services designed for higher education, Ellucian works with more than 2,500 institutions in 50+ countries-enhancing operations and enriching the experience for nearly 20 million students.

Ellucian provides student information systems (SIS), finance and HR, recruiting, retention, analytics and advancement software solutions. With a full suite of cloud ready solutions, Ellucian provides institutions with the choice and flexibility in how, what and when they deploy solutions in the cloud. Ellucian also supports the higher education community with a range of professional services such as application software implementation, training, education, and management consulting.

Ellucian brings power, passion, and performance to bear for higher education, and its ability to better our world. Visit Ellucian at www.ellucian.com.

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My primary responsibility is to coordinate monthly nursing orientation. We have about 900 staff in the nursing service. I haven't oriented all of them at once, of course, but I do coordinate their orientation training. That includes coordinating nursing orientation and all the subject matter experts who help teach it.

I'm also coordinator of our CPR program, involving about 2,500 employees. I also help with the scholarship program, meeting with interested employees, mentoring them and guiding them through the scholarship application process

I was first a staff nurse in the surgical intensive care unit. I came to VA so I could go to grad school. I was a supervisor in my previous job and knew I would not be successful if I continued in that role while attending grad school. I started as a staff nurse in May 1999 and then I applied to grad school. Because I started grad school so soon after starting at VA, I didn't yet qualify for a scholarship; you had to be employed for at least a year. I had to pay for the first semester on my own, but then I was able to apply for NNEI to help pay for books, fees and tuition. Being able to apply for a scholarship allowed me to work part time so that I could take two courses at a time and not have to work full time.

The opportunity to mentor new staff and to help them make the transition as a new employee. I know it's not easy to navigate a large healthcare system. I do take joy in helping people navigate whatever systems challenges they have, whether it's with renewing their CPR or being a new employee or even navigating the scholarship program.

After I started working at VA, Gwen Waddell-Schultz, the Chief Nurse for Education and Medicine at Durham VA Health Care System, mentioned the scholarship program and encouraged me to apply.

What school and program did you decide to pursue with your scholarship funds?
I went to University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. I pursued a Master of Science in Nursing and Healthcare Systems, with a focus in informatics. Nursing informatics uses data and systems to help nurses get work done. This degree helped me understand that value of a systems-based approach to challenges and opportunities.

I was able to work part time instead of full time, which was a huge benefit. I told my husband, without a scholarship, I was going to have to work part time, and we'd have to get by on hot dogs and mac and cheese for a few years.

I would say that it's an honor and a privilege to work with Veterans and staff that provide direct care. My niece is a Veteran, her husband is a Veteran and my great nephew is now in basic training. And I think to myself, they could be in one of these clinics or hospital rooms. Everyone deserves to get care from staff who are at their best and have all the knowledge and tools that they deserve.

Provide nursing care to Veterans while advancing your education with VA's NNEI scholarship. See if a VA career in nursing is right for you.

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 12 local universities will offer scholarships to Palestinian students living here, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

"The government has decided to offer scholarships through the Palestinian Cultural Organisation Malaysia (PCOM) for Palestinian students to pursue bachelor, masters, and PhD courses in 12 established Malaysian universities," he said.

The scholarships will be funded from RM11.47 million raised by the universities.

Dr Mahathir also reaffirmed the country's commitment towards the Palestinian struggle, when delivering his speech at the 9th Grand Iftar with the Palestinian community here on Wednesday (May 22).

"We have and will always stand by you. We will not keep quiet for as long as we see the atrocities and injustices committed by the Israeli regime," he added.

He noted that there is nothing ambiguous or vague about the plight of the Palestinians who have been oppressed for decades.

"It is a story about a once-free people who have lost their land forcibly through a brutal occupation committed blatantly for the whole world to see," he said.

Dr Mahathir said that standing up for Palestinians was a moral obligation.

"Malaysia will continue to condemn Israel for its aggression and cruelties on Palestinians," he said.

Also present were were Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Khalid Meshaal, former chairman of Hamas (the Islamic Resistance Movement of Palestine).

A 17-year-old high school valedictorian has become a prime example of how anything is possible - now matter what your circumstances are.

After his father passed away earlier this year, Tupac Mosby and his family fell behind on their bills and were evicted from their home in Memphis, Tennessee in February.

Despite dealing with the death of his father and being homeless for much of his senior year, Tupac graduated from Raleigh Egypt High School this week with a 4.3 GPA.

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Not only did Tupac graduate as his school valedictorian, he also received over $3 million in scholarships and was accepted into 40 different colleges.

The teen will reportedly be studying electrical engineering at Tennessee State University in Nashville starting in the fall. He was recently moved into permanent housing, but he says that he hopes his experience will inspire other people to persevere in the face of adversity.

"Never let your current situation, whatever circumstances you're going through, be a mountain that you can't climb," he told reporters.

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If your dreams of studying abroad are in USA, Canada or UK but never in Asia, let me be the first to tell you... Wake up. Many universities in Asian countries like Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka,Indonesia, Malaysia, China, India and Taiwan, have strong links with industry, meaning that you will be able gain practical experience together with your degree. This not only makes your time studying more interesting, it can also mean that you will find employment more easily. That's the new age of education these days where you need more than a strong academic qualification to reach your potential as a graduate.

And if your concern is about global competitiveness, did you know that more universities in Asia are gaining world recognition? Yes, Asian countries are strengthening their position in the global education space with speed. Also, Asia is perfect if you are interested in technology and innovation. See why I say schooling in Asia is the new age?

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Imagine a scholarship that not only pays for your tuition but for other expenses like school expense exemptions, emergency loans, and student discounts. That is the University of Tokyo scholarship for international students. The purpose of this scholarship is twofold: to financially support Self-Supported International Students whose academic performance is outstanding and to increase the number of students from abroad.

9Nanyang President's Graduate Scholarships (fully-funded) for International Students:

The Nanyang President's Graduate Scholarship (NPGS) is a competitive and prestigious scholarship scheme in Singapore designed to encourage outstanding international students whether graduate or final-year students, to pursue a leading research career by studying for a doctoral degree programme (PhD) at the great NTU, Nanyang Technological University. Funding is provided for up to 4 years for NPGS awardees. Up to 30 NPGS awards is made available in each Academic Year. Successful candidates are known as Nanyang President's Graduate Scholars. Quite the catchy name.

8 Ashinaga Fully-funded Undergraduate Scholarships for Orphans from Africa:

The Ashinaga Scholarship is a 100-Year Vision to provide quality education to children orphans in Africa. Winners of this undergraduate scholarship can study in any university they choose in Japan and the cost of tuition, accommodation (during the terms and vacation), insurance, flight, and monthly stipend which covers food and necessary academic costs, will be covered.

7 Sri Lanka Presidential Scholarship: This fully-funded government scholarship is awarded to 100 foreign students every year to experience this Indian subcontinent. This little country is a big match for other popular student countries. Although a third world country, Sri Lanka takes education seriously. Schooling is compulsory for children from 5 + to 13 years of age. Education is state funded and offered free of charge at all levels, including the university level. The government also provides free textbooks to schoolchildren. Literacy rates and educational attainment levels rose steadily after Sri Lanka became an independent nation in 1948 and today the youth literacy rate stands at 97%. A degree in Sri Lanka is certainly better than where you are coming from.

Blackstone Co-Founder Stephen A. Schwarzman personally contributed $100 million to the Schwarzman Scholars program and is leading a fundraising campaign to raise an additional $350 million from private sources to endow the program for eternity. The $450 million endowment will fully support up to 200 scholars every year from around the world for a one-year Master's Degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS), established in 2009 by the Research Grants Council (RGC), aims at attracting the best and brightest students in the world to pursue their PhD programmes in Hong Kong's institutions. About 230 PhD Fellowships will be awarded each academic year. For awardees who need more than three years to complete the PhD degree, additional support may be provided by the chosen institutions.

The Joint Japan World Bank Group Scholarship provides annual awards to cover the cost of completing a master's degree or its equivalent in a Japanese university. Several of this fully-funded scholarship is awarded every year to women and men from developing countries with the main criterion being you must be employed in development-related work in a paid full- time position and be applying to a master degree program in a development-related topic. Pass this to your friend or sibling that might need this opportunity.

The Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation awards scholarships to International students who aspire to study or conduct research in Japanese universities or graduate schools. This scholarship fund is supported by the contributions of Rotarians throughout Japan. The Rotary Yoneyama Foundation is Japan's largest private scholarship organization, both in terms of program scale and number of scholarships awarded.

Up to 125,000 international students studied in South Korea in 2018 and the government has set its sights even higher, with an aim of 200,000 international students by 2023. As part of this ongoing focus on internationalization, several undergraduate and graduate scholarships are given every year to international students by the Korean Government. Instead of paying over $6000 in tuition fees and another $800 in monthly living expenses, you and other students from over 155 countries can enjoy this fully-funded scholarship.

The Chinese government, plus its provincial governments in addition to its universities and its industry bigwigs as well as its various foundations, are the biggest scholarship providers in the world; both to international students and Chinese citizens. The scholarships offered by Government of China are too numerous to mention. However, if you want to study an English degree program in China, then be sure to apply between March and April for the following scholarships:

1. Chinese government - Chinese university scholarship.
2. Chinese Government Scholarship-Bilateral Program
3. Ministry of Commerce of People's Republic of China MOFCOM Scholarship
4. Chinese Government Scholarship-Great Wall Program
5. Chinese Government Scholarship-EU Program for European Union member countries
6. Chinese Government Scholarship-AUN Program for Asian countries
7. Marine Scholarship of China
8. Chinese Government Scholarship-World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
9. Chinese Government Scholarship-PIF Program for Pacific Island countries.

There you have it. Now you have enough information to go for the best scholarships in Asia. Keep a date with us at AfterschoolAfrica for a countdown of your favourite scholarships.

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Source: Daniel Kaku

Government has released 2million Ghana Cedis to the Scholarship Secretariat to implement the first phase of the Presidential Farmers Scholarship scheme in September this year.

The Scheme will cover 120 people, made up of the 24 award winners of the 2018 National Best Farmer Awards, two of their children or wards and two of their workers.

It would be recalled that at the 34th National Farmers Day held at the Aliu Mahama sports stadium in Tamale on Friday, December 8, 2018, President Akufo-Addo, making what he described as "a very important announcement" said his government had added to the national awards package for farmers and fishers folk 24 scholarships for their children.

"The scholarships are for local tertiary programmes, ranging from first degree to PhD, in any agricultural subject of their choice. This gesture is a further testimony of the government's commitment to make agriculture attractive to all, especially the youth", he said.

Last Friday, a need assessment review workshop was organized in Kumasi for the 24 award winning farmers and fishermen.

It was organized by the Scholarship Secretariat in collaboration with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

Speaking at the workshop, the Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat, Mr. Kingsley Agyemang, said the scheme, which is a new twist to the National Farmers Day Celebration, would not be purely academic but dependent on the needs of farmers.

According to him, the objective was to help the farmers improve on their farming practices to eventually improve on their production.

He explained that aside the farmers themselves who might need capacity building in special areas, there was the opportunity for the beneficiaries to select either their dependents or workers to benefit from the scholarship, based on the needs of the business.

He said even though the scholarship was to cover the 24 national award winners, the number , in the future, could go up to cover regional award winners.

He said the overall objective of the scheme was to equip farmers with the needed skills to help them expand their farming businesses and run them like other businesses and thereby improve on their incomes and produce to feed the nation.

On his part, the 2018 National Best Farmer, Mr James Obeng Boateng expressed gratitude to government for instituting the scholarship scheme, which he said was needed to help more farmers improve on their farming activities.

He said there was the need for farmers to have some basic education that would help them in the management and administration of their businesses.

According to him, many farmers who were educated did not know much about the farming businesses and as such had to have their capacities built to improve on their work.

He said the scholarship would enable the farmers to build their capacities in areas where they lacked capacity and also improve on their activities.

The Chief Director of MoFA, Mr. Robert Patrick Ankobiah said the scholarship would help modernize farming in the country and drive economic growth.

He said there was the need to move away from the old ways of doing things because rewarding farmers with material things might not be enough.

He noted that with the capacity building, it would help the farmers improve on their businesses and enable them to afford most of the things given to them as prizes.

He said the scholarship would be tailored to the needs of the farmers and would not be like the normal scholarship that was purely academic.

One of the beneficiaries of the scheme, Mr Gustav Annor Owiredu, the 2018 National Best Youth farmer, said through the scholarship, most farmers would be able to acquire the needed education and also build their capacities to enable them to modernize farming.

He, therefore, expressed gratitude to Scholarship Secretariat and MoFA the for actualizing the president's vision, which he said would go a long way to make farming very attractive to the youth.

Jacksonville, Fla. - Today, Governor Ron DeSantis visited North Florida School of Special Education in Jacksonville where he highlighted an increase in funding for the Gardiner Scholarship Program. Funding increases passed by the Florida Legislature includes enough to clear the certified waiting list.

The Governor was joined in Jacksonville by Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez, Former Senate President Andy Gardiner, Senator Rob Bradley, Senator Audrey Gibson, Representative Clay Yarborough, Representative Jason Fischer, Representative Kimberly Daniels, Representative Cord Byrd and Representative Tracie Davis.

"Back in February, I committed to fight for funding to clear the waitlist for the Gardiner scholarship, which would empower students with special needs by allowing them the flexibility to learn in an environment best suited for them,"said Governor DeSantis."With the help of the Florida Legislature, we were able to increase funding and completely clear the scholarship waitlist. We will never stop working to ensure that our students have the chance to receive a world-class education regardless of their circumstance."

"This legislative session was monumental with increased overall funding for education,"said Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez."Florida's lawmakers came together because they understand that every student's needs are different. Parents, teachers and children alike, are optimistic for a future that empowers them with programs such as the Gardiner Scholarship- an individualized educational plan for eligible students and children with special needs. I applaud the legislature for valuing this important scholarship and investing in our students' unique abilities."

The Gardiner Scholarship Program provides eligible students a scholarship that can be used to purchase approved services or products in order to design a customized educational program for the student. Scholarships can be used for specialized services such as speech or occupational therapy, instructional materials, tuition at an eligible private school, contributions to a college prepaid account and more. The program is directly administered by state-approved nonprofit scholarship funding organizations. For more information on the Gardiner Scholarship Program, please visit http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/k-12-scholarship-programs/gardiner/.

By: Christa Meland

More than 125 Minnesota United Methodists gathered at Hamline University in St. Paul Tuesday night to celebrate the leadership of Bishop Bruce and Char Ough-and to support an endowed scholarship in their names.

Funds are still being raised for the endowment, which will provide funding to award an annual scholarship to a Hamline University undergraduate student discerning a call to vocational ministry.

"I am the product of a mentoring culture," Bishop Ough told attendees at the event. "I was not born a leader; I was raised to be a leader by others who very intentionally invested in me...By the time I responded to God's call and headed to seminary, I knew that a major portion of my ministry was to multiply myself as a leader. I have attempted to pay my leadership debt forward ever since. This endowed scholarship for Hamline undergraduate students preparing for vocational ministry is one element-an important piece-of investing in this commitment."

Bishop Ough was elected and consecrated as a bishop in July 2000. He served the West Ohio Area from 2000-2012 and has been resident bishop of the Dakotas-Minnesota Area since Sept 1, 2012.

Over the past seven years, under Bishop Ough's steady leadership, the Minnesota Conference launched The ELI Project, a summer internship program that places college students into host churches to explore vocational ministry firsthand; increased its clergy recruitment efforts; and developed a process to provide training, peer learning, and spiritual growth opportunities for clergy from recruitment through retirement. He helped the Dakotas-Minnesota Area secure a $1 million Lilly grant to address economic challenges facing pastors. Bishop Ough has also been a leader on the Connectional Table and within the Council of Bishops and denomination as The United Methodist Church has navigated its future.

Bishop and Char Ough are a team in their commitment to supporting ministry. Char has been a steady friend and champion for clergy and their families and has a heart for clergy spouses.

More than $7.3 million in scholarships were awarded to Wimberley High seniors May 16 as the district held the 2019 Shoot for the Stars scholarship ceremony.

Highlighting the evening was National Merit Scholarship Finalist presentation to senior Jillian Merritt, National Merit Scholarship Commended Student Benjamin McLemore and National Hispanic Recognition Program student Jillian Garcia.

The 2019 WHS scholar athletes are Sydney Wright and Landon Kirchner, who competed at the UIL state tennis tournament in College Station.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Oldham-Cummings Post No. 6441 awarded scholarships to six seniors who showed exemplary patriotism in their art and writing. The recipients include Evan Mayhew, ninth and tenth grade $3,000 Voice of Democracy, Ethan Ellisor, a $3,000 scholarship for winning the Voice of Democracy in 11th grade; Amber Hyde, $2,000, Jillian Garcia, $1,500 and Dylan Byrne, $1,000 for their Voice of Democracy winning essays, and Alan Hernandez, $500 for his Rodeo Art Contest Winner.

"A big congratulations to all our students and an equally big thank you to our business, community and nonprofit leaders who generously reward our talented and hard-working students," said Pamela Phillips, WHS Junior-Senior Counselor.

Dwain York, Wimberley ISD Superintendent, awarded the St. David's Kocurek Foundation Scholarship for $60,000 to Mayhew. Among this and several other awards, Mayhew will attend Baylor University in the fall on a $156,000 scholarship.

Seven students, Emma Fosdick, Amelia Jordan, Anna Olmedo Barraco, Evan Mayhew, Jillian Merritt, Sydney Wright and Eugenia Agobe, took the stage to each receive $8,000 academic scholarships from the Wimberley Lions Club.

The Masonic Lodge awarded Mason Bush a $6,800 scholarship.

The Wimberley Community Civic Club also awarded several scholarships to help WHS seniors get off to a solid start in the fall. They include a $5,000 award for Anna Olmedo Barraco, $4,000 awards for Avery Biggers, Amelia Jordan and Evan Mayhew, and a $3,000 award for Sydney Wright.

The Rotary Club of Wimberley awarded Li de Jong with $2,000 and Aspen Hamilton with $1,000.

The Wimberley Institute of Cultures honored Amber Hyde and Sydney Wright each with a $1,000 Bill Johnson Memorial Scholarship.

Callie Iliff, a gifted thespian and award-winning Classical/Mezzo Soprano, will attend Oberlin College and Conservatory in the fall on a $228,556 scholarship. She also is a National Young Arts Foundation Scholarship winner earning an additional $3,000. Hannah Pickens will attend the University of Portland on a $112,000 Presidential Scholarship. Amelia Jordan is heading to Savannah College of Art and Design as a Distinguished Scholar with a $135,500 scholarship. Landon Kirchner will attend Texas A&M University on a $170,000 Brockman Foundation Scholarship.

"Congratulations to this very competitive and hard-working class. They are very deserving of these awards and will take this Texan spirit to college with them and do even greater things,"

The Class of 2019 will graduate on May 24 at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (CNN Newsource) - Valedictorian, acceptance into more than two dozen colleges, more than $1 million in scholarships. That's an impressive list of accomplishments for any student, but one achieved it all while juggling the responsibilities of motherhood.

There was a driving force that kept Lamyrical Harris focused during her time at Trezevant High School in Tennessee.

"She came to school, she took care of business and her motivation has been her child," said Assistant Principal Yolanda Sherrod.

Harris found out she was pregnant her junior year.

"I was so scared," she said.

She decided to keep working on the goals she walked into school with her freshman year.

"It just made me go ten times harder," Harris said.

That meant after her son, Laderrious Moore, was born, she worked extra hard -- to make all As, stack up scholarships and earn the distinction of valedictorian of her class.

"I want him to be valedictorian of his class and I want him to have over a million dollars in scholarships," she said.

This graduate said after having her son, there were times she could barely walk. Teachers stayed in touch and helped her keep her eyes on the prize.

"At the end of junior year, I had $200,000. By the time I hit senior year, I was at $500,000," Harris said.

Slowly but surely, the scholarships just kept piling up.

"At the end of senior year, it was over $600,000."

Then the big finish just days before she crossed the stage to graduate. Harris found out she'd earned more than $1 million in scholarships.

"Everything we give her to do, she wants to do so her child sees, 'Hey, mom went through all these obstacles but she still pushed through and she was still successful,'" Sherrod said.

As Harris prepares to head off to college and celebrate her son's first birthday, there's plenty to reflect on. One thing's for sure -- this isn't it for her.

"We are going to see more of Lamyrical in the future. I have no doubt about it that we're going to see a successful Lamyrical Harris," Harris said.

She's still deciding where she wants to go to college, but she has over 25 schools to choose from.

DENVER (CBS4) - An immigration lawyer and his law firm are being sued. They are accused of winning bids at a National Western Stock Show auction and then failing to pay.

The lawsuit claims this has happened two years in a row.

Each year at the stock show, children and teens who have raised livestock are given the chance to auction off the animals. They receive some of the money and some benefits scholarships.

The lawsuit claims that Patrick Wake and The Law Offices of Pacheco & Wake in Aurora won those bids but didn't pay up.

"It's just a shame to see people take advantage of it by coming to the auction, making a big show of it, you know, getting their names in the paper and all of the other things, getting possibly invitations to other events at the stock show, and not follow through with their commitments to pay the stock show for the animal that they purchased," said National Western Stock Show board member Jim Cage.

CBS4 reached out to Patrick Wake and The Law Offices of Pacheco & Wake but haven't heard back.

The National Western Stock Show covered the bid, including the money that goes to the exhibitors and scholarships.

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A Marist College student created a design collection inspired by American fashion icon Liz Claiborne and won $25,000 for her effort.

Marist Fashion Program design major Isabel Holden won the Council of Fashion Designers of America's (CFDA) Liz Claiborne Design Scholarship Award, which has been awarded to an undergraduate fashion student each year since it was established in 2009.

Marist Fashion Program design major Isabel Holden won the Council of Fashion Designers of America's $25,000 Liz Claiborne Design Scholarship Award. (Photo: Marist College/Courtesy photo)

Holden, who will graduate in 2020, is from Hopkinton, Massachusetts. She is one of five Marist students selected to apply for the scholarship by creating a signature fashion collection that supports the Claiborne brand and also includes an element of sustainable design innovation, according to a written release from the college. CFDA solicits applicants from the top 20 fashion design schools in the U.S. From there, four finalists are chosen to present their collections to a selection committee. Holden was awarded the top prize earlier this month and will head to the CFDA award ceremony in New York City in June.

"This is a high-stakes competition in every way," Fashion Program Director Radley Cramer said. "Faculty supported Isabel throughout the process and everyone in the Fashion Program is proud of this stellar achievement."

Distinguished Professional Lecturer in Fashion Sonia Roy said the project is incorporated into the curriculum of Marist's junior year design course.

Holden designed a collection of 12 looks for the competition. Inspired by the sustainability component, she collaborated with chemistry students at Marist.

"I knew I wanted to do an all denim collection with a sustainable approach," Holden said. "So I used denim scraps and worked with two chemistry students who created a chemical process to extract the indigo dye from the denim.This gave me a dye bath for re-dyeing white denim later."

She also used scraps from a local Goodwill store to enhance some of her garments.

"Re-use is very important to me," she said. "During my interview and presentation I talked to the judges about how my collection was designed for Claiborne but the dye extraction idea could change the sustainability of denim manufacturing overall."

Holden will be an intern at Abercrombie & Fitch this summer.

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It's been a busy month of May for Pike Liberal Arts senior Max Copeland. The Patriots took home their second-straight state championship in early May, on Tuesday the senior was the male recipient of the J.O. "Tip" Colley Scholarship and on Wednesday, he signed on to play football at Troy University.

"I have dreamed of it going down like this my entire life" Copeland said. "Winning the state championship, winning the awards, I always expected it, but for it to happen, it's more than I ever imagined."

In front of family and friends, Copeland accomplished a dream and goal of winning the coveted Tip Colley Scholarship at the Troy Recreation Center.

"I couldn't have been more honored or excited," Copeland said. "It was amazing, something that I have wanted to win ever since I was a young kid."

Copeland is no stranger to the significance of the award. Max has had numerous family members either win the award or be nominated for it, including his uncle Al Renfroe, who won the award in 1995.

"It's something that I have been hoping that I could accomplish," Copeland said.

Copeland has won numerous awards during his time at Pike Liberal Arts but this scholarship sits at the top of the list.

"Without a doubt it has to be up there, if not number one," Copeland said. "My grandad, Don Renfroe, set some goals that he wanted me to accomplish. On top of graduating at the top of my class and play football in college, the Tip Colley Award was on top of the list. It's a huge honor. If you look at the list of the former winners, you see the names jump off the paper. Hopefully I can be one of those names that jumps off the paper in the future."

After winning the scholarship on Monday, Copeland added to the excitement when he officially announced, in front of family and friends, that he will be attending Troy University, where he will be playing football for the Trojans.

"It's awesome," Copeland said. "It's really awesome to stay home. It's been a dream my entire life to put on the T and play for Troy. I am hoping in the next four years that I can be really successful."

Copeland played all over the field for the Patriots in his time at Pike. He is looking forward to playing linebacker for the Trojans, but knows he will be faced with new challenges at the next level.

"I know I'm about to tackle a new animal," Copeland said. "I just want to find a place anywhere on the field, if that is special teams or the water boy, I just want to help the team be successful."

Copeland has long been known as a leader on a the field as well as in the classroom. Now transitioning to Troy, he will be the one taking a step back and learning from the older players.

"It's an outstanding group of guys and I really look forward to learning from them," Copeland said. "I look forward to this next year really learning from those guys. I still want to be the energetic guy that lightens the mood. Practices get a little tense and it helps when there is a goof ball out there that lightens the mood."

Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA, Booth I61) awarded two flight attendant training scholarships at their annual networking breakfast on Wednesday during EBACE 2019. Andrea Prisca Garcia, scholarship chair for WCA, told AIN that all of WCA's scholarships awarded this year at EBACE are industry-sponsored.

UK Service awarded Aleksandra Chorazka a corporate flight attendant master training class scholarship. Chorazka works for AMC Aviation in Warsaw, Poland, at Modlin Airport. FlightSafety International awarded Judy Elaine Downhill its emergency initial training class scholarship. Downhill is a freelance flight attendant from Idaho. The winners of this years' scholarships were chosen from a broad pool by the scholarship sponsors.

WCA offers scholarships to its members several times a year. "The next batch of scholarships are open for applications in June," said Garcia. "We are soliciting those scholarships now, but we expect to be able to offer around 20 different training scholarships, including flight type ratings, management training, and flight attendant training, valued at nearly $100,000 combined," she continued. Those scholarships will be awarded in October at NBAA-BACE.

Oxford is proud to be able to offer a very high number of fully-funded scholarships each year, with over 1,000 available for courses starting in 2019-20. Clarendon is one of the biggest of the University's scholarship schemes, offering around 130 new scholarshipseach year. Clarendon scholarships are competitive, prestigious and highly sought-after. Like all fully-funded Oxford scholarships, Clarendon covers course fees and offers a generous grant for living costs; however Clarendon's additional appeal lies in its unique community of scholars.

In 2018-19, there are over 400 Clarendon scholars at Oxford representing around 70 different countries.

Whilst there are no quotas by course type, the majority of Clarendon scholars are working towards a DPhil (Oxford's name for a PhD). Scholarships are also awarded for two-year graduate degrees (such as the MPhil or BPhil) or one-year degrees (such as the MSc, MSt, MBA or MFE).

The University has one goal in mind when selecting Clarendon scholars: to choose the best students worldwide, as decided by experts in each student's field. While scholars are selected solely on academic criteria, Oxford believes that by selecting and nurturing the best and brightest minds in any given field the advancement of their study at Oxford will, by its very nature, produce leaders in that field. Furthermore, the process of selection means that the Clarendon community is composed of students from across the University's four academic divisions, as well as students from the Department for Continuing Education; this diversity provides great opportunities for interdisciplinary interaction amongst the scholars.

As well as providing for fees and living costs Clarendon aims to enhance the Oxford experience, and the Clarendon community is going from strength to strength. The Scholars' Association is extremely active in providing events which range from the academic and educational, via the careers-oriented, to the cultural and social. You'll be able to find out more via the Community pages and especially the Clarendon Chronicle, the scholars' newsletter.