On December 12, 2014, I received an email that changed my life.
"Dear Aaron, I am writing on behalf of the Frances L. Phillips Travel Scholarship Selection Committee to inform you that you have been selected to receive a grant of $8,500 to support your travel." |
I officially am a recipient of the travel scholarship I have been desiring for almost a year now, and one day after hearing the decision, I am still in shock. It seems surreal, mainly because I have anxiously mulled over their decision for months now, and although I believed my project was intriguing and unique, I knew other applicants created great ideas and projects.
The process was long, but the most nerve-racking aspect of the whole ordeal was the interview. I had to sit and explain my project to six distinguished members of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill community, and each individual asked specific questions about my itinerary, plan and motives for travel. The interview committee was friendly, but pitching your idea to a room full of distinguished faculty is intimidating. I want to express my sincerest gratitude to the selection committee for affording me this opportunity for international travel, and I cannot wait to begin my journey next year.
I will use this blog to document my experience of soccer culture in Brasil. If you want more information about my project, click here. If you want more information about the Frances L. Phillips Travel Scholarship, click here.
The process was long, but the most nerve-racking aspect of the whole ordeal was the interview. I had to sit and explain my project to six distinguished members of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill community, and each individual asked specific questions about my itinerary, plan and motives for travel. The interview committee was friendly, but pitching your idea to a room full of distinguished faculty is intimidating. I want to express my sincerest gratitude to the selection committee for affording me this opportunity for international travel, and I cannot wait to begin my journey next year.
I will use this blog to document my experience of soccer culture in Brasil. If you want more information about my project, click here. If you want more information about the Frances L. Phillips Travel Scholarship, click here.