Carolina has awarded more than $74,000 in privately funded, need- and merit-based scholarships to 29 undergraduates for study abroad this semester.
Recipients represent majors including environmental science, German, history, business administration and Latin American studies. They are studying in cities around the world, including Havana, Cuba; Barcelona, Spain; Wollongong, Australia; Cochabamba, Bolivia; and Prague, Czech Republic.
UNC’s Study Abroad Office offers more than 320 study abroad programs in more than 70 countries. About 1,200 Carolina undergraduates go abroad each year through college programs.
“We are excited to offer new scholarship opportunities this semester, made possible by the generosity of Carolina alumni,” said Bob Miles, associate dean for study abroad and international exchanges. “Increasing the amount of financial assistance available to our students is even more important now, given the weakness of the U.S. dollar, increases in the cost of airfare and other factors that are raising the cost of studying abroad.”
The scholarships awarded for spring programs are supported by 12 endowment funds established by private donors. They also are part of the more than $19 million raised for study abroad programs and scholarships during the Carolina First Campaign.
The scholarships, donors who established them and recipients of 2008 spring semester study abroad programs are:
Bejarano-Benning Study Abroad Scholarship for Latin America
and
Bejarano-Benning Study Abroad Scholarship for Spain/Iberian Peninsula
Both of these scholarships were established in 2003 by Leslie Benning ’79 of New York and her husband, Dr. Rafael Bejarano. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation matched their gift for the Latin America scholarship. Recipients are:
Michael L. and Matthew L. Boyatt Award
Michael Boyatt ’56 from Beech Mountain established this fund in 1996 with his son, Matthew, of Durham, who received undergraduate and law degrees from Carolina in 1997 and 2002, respectively. The fund provides merit-based study abroad awards for undergraduates majoring in international studies or history. Recipients are:
Gravely Family Study Abroad Scholarship
This new scholarship was established in 2006 by Lee Stevens Gravely of Rocky Mount and her four children, all UNC alumni: Frances Gravely ’77 (MEd) and Susan Gravely ’73, of Chapel Hill; Steve Gravely ’74, of Pittsboro; and Page Gravely ’83, of Middleburg, Va. The award honors the late Lloyd Lee Gravely ’43. The Gravely fund provides annual study abroad scholarships, with preference for students from North Carolina. The first recipients are:
Anthony and Hope Harrington Study Abroad Scholarship
Anthony Harrington ’63, former chair of the GAA Board of Directors, and his wife, Hope, of Easton, Md., created the fund supporting this award with a gift in 2004. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation matched their gift. The Harringtons established the scholarship to honor former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, who taught at UNC in 1974 and 1975. Harrington also is a former U.S. ambassador to Brazil. Lagos received an honorary degree from UNC in 2001. The fund awards scholarships annually for study abroad in Latin America. Recipients are:
Leonard G. and Rozelia S. Herring Study Abroad Award Fund
Leonard Herring ’48 and his wife, Rozelia, of North Wilkesboro established this scholarship in 2005. The fund provides scholarships for students with demonstrated financial need and academic merit to support participation in semester or yearlong study abroad programs. Recipients are:
Joe Henry Jenkins and Jenny C. Jenkins Study Abroad and International Experience Fund
This fund was established in 2004 to honor members of the Jenkins family, longtime residents of Dare County and eastern North Carolina. Awards from the fund will support study abroad or international experiences for undergraduates from eastern North Carolina.
Charles Garland Johnson Sr. Scholarships
Carolina alumni Mary Anne Johnson Dickson ’63 and Neal Johnson ’76, of Charlotte, established the fund supporting these awards in 2002 to honor their late father, a banker and community leader in Elkin. The fund offers need-based and merit-based study abroad scholarships to undergraduates from North Carolina, with preference for students from Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. Recipients are:
Grey Lineweaver Study Abroad Scholarship
Grey Lineweaver ’62, from Greensboro, established this scholarship in 2005 with matching funds from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The fund provides at least one scholarship per year for study in Latin America. Recipients are:
Charles A. McLendon Sr. Study Abroad Scholarship
Charles A. McLendon Jr. ’81, of New York, created the fund supporting this scholarship in 2004 to honor his father, of Greensboro, a retired Burlington Industries executive who traveled extensively overseas. The fund will provide at least one scholarship per year.
Elizabeth and Frank Queally Study Abroad Scholarship
Elizabeth Queally ’84 and her husband, Frank, of Darien, Conn., established this scholarship in 2005. The fund provides at least four scholarships annually for students with demonstrated financial need, with preference for students participating in semester or yearlong programs. The first recipients are:
Laura Richards Study Abroad Scholarship
Laura Richards ’94, of London, established this fund in 1999 to provide at least one scholarship annually for an international studies major.