Media Arts and Studies Student Awarded $5,000 Education Abroad Diversity Scholarship
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 17, 2015) — The University of Kentucky Education Abroad (UK EA) Diversity Scholarship Committee awarded Elias Conwell its $5,000 Diversity Scholarship for the fall 2015 semester. UK EA and partner organization International Studies Abroad (ISA) collaborate to award this scholarship to UK students each semester.
“This scholarship reaches out to a population which is traditionally underrepresented in education abroad,” said Yiyi Tang, UK EA financial manager.
Conwell, a UK media arts and studies student, plans to study international management, business and economics in Spring 2016. His program will take place in Beppu, Japan, at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), where he will explore the business aspects of multimedia and production.
The Diversity Scholarship is awarded to students who identify themselves as diverse, and diversity can manifest itself in many different ways. “Diversity is about being yourself,” Conwell said. “Everyone has his or her own experiences, it’s not necessarily a race thing. Your experiences are what make you different.”
Students awarded the Diversity Scholarship have up to two calendar years to use the amount toward an ISA program. The deadlines are March 1 for the spring and October 1 for the fall. To apply or learn more about this scholarship visit uky.edu/international/diversityscholarship.
Education Abroad at the University of Kentucky is a unit of the International Center. Its primary responsibility is to facilitate high quality, academically sound and experientially rich study abroad, research abroad and intern abroad programs for University of Kentucky students. More information about the International Center can be found at http://www.uky.edu/international/.
Connect with Education Abroad at http://uky.edu/international/educationabroad. Visit 315 Bradley Hall to talk with an Education Abroad Peer Ambassador, email educationabroad@uky.edu or call (859) 257-4067 for more information.
MEDIA CONTACT: Blair Hoover, (859) 257-6398; blair.hoover@uky.edu