The American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) is pleased to announce the institutional recipients of The Sir Cyril Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Study in the United States. Each of the institutions selected will receive up to $10,000 USD in funding to award scholarships to disadvantaged or underrepresented students from the United Kingdom to enroll at their institution. This scholarship is made possible by a generous donation by The Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation. Students who receive the scholarship will enroll at the selected institutions during the 2023-2024 academic year and will be pursuing either full-degree or short-term, non-degree programs.
The institutional recipients are:
California State University, Long Beach
Elgin Community College
Middle Tennessee State University
Nazareth College
San Mateo County Community College District
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
University of Louisville
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Tennessee Knoxville
AIRC Executive Director Brian Whalen commented, “This program is a wonderful example of how a partnership between a charitable foundation and a membership association can make a positive impact on students’ lives through high quality educational opportunities. I’m very proud of our AIRC members who have been chosen to host deserving students from the United Kingdom to study in the United States.”
As a Trustee of the Cyril Taylor Charitable Foundation, AIFS Chairman William L. Gertz stated, “This is the first time we’ve done a cooperative program with an organization that involves U.S. institutions bringing in international participants. We trust the institutions will do a really good job of finding the students who fit Sir Cyril Taylor’s vision of increasing diversity and inclusion in study abroad. We’re very proud of the work that the foundation has done in its initial few years and we’re very excited about the future this brings to move the needle so that more students from the United Kingdom can study abroad.”
AIRC Director of Membership and Sponsorship Rachael Lamson commented, “AIRC is extremely pleased by the quality and diversity of AIRC member institutions who applied to receive The Sir Cyril Taylor Memorial Scholarship funding. This program will directly benefit our members by assisting institutions and agencies to achieve their international enrollment goals. We look forward to supporting the scholarship recipients while spreading awareness about this transformative opportunity.”
Contact: Rachael Lamson
Director of Membership and Sponsorships
rachael@airc-education.org.
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