In this episode, we welcomed STAMPED guest, Shayla Spruill who had her mind set on studying abroad in Japan since the 6th grade. She was so sure about this decision that she wrote out her goal and stuck it to her refrigerator for the entire family to see! Her junior year of college, that refrigerator goal became a reality when she applied and was accepted to become an exchange student at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan.
She made it a point to apply for funding to support her study abroad experience. Between her mom’s list of scholarship options (thanks mom) and her tenacity to push through every application (including the essays) she earned 3 major awards to support her time abroad.
The first was a scholarship specific to her university which focused on academic coursework in art, history, and culture. The second scholarship she won was the Gilman Scholarship (including the Critical Language Scholarship) . This funding enabled her to stay an extra semester which would prove to have an impact on her culminating academic requirements once back home! Lastly she won the Freeman-Asia Scholarship which is designed for students with a demonstrated financial need and who are studying in East or Southeast Asia.
Shayla encourages any student interested in studying abroad to seek information first and then make it happen!
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