Western Union Foundation Awards 70 Scholarships to International and Immigrant Students for the 2024-2025 School Year
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DENVER, November 13, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Western Union Foundation is proud to announce this year’s cohort of 70 scholarship award winners, consisting of international and immigrant students representing 33 countries of origin, studying in 8 countries, and spanning 32 different universities.
The Western Union Foundation has supported international students with "Global Scholarships" since 2016 and has granted more than 600 scholarships to date. It is a program that is especially meaningful to Western Union, as well as its employees, partners and agents that contribute to help students who, like many of Western Union’s customers, have crossed borders in pursuit of more opportunities.
"It’s incredibly heartwarming to see the generosity and passion of everyone who supported the Western Union Foundation scholarship program this year," shared Ben Adams, Chief Legal Officer for Western Union and Board Chair of the Western Union Foundation. "These donations have the power to change the lives of hardworking, high-potential students who are struggling to afford to graduate."
International students often have unique challenges while pursuing higher education. From expensive tuition and limitations on how many hours they can work, to living in a new country where they need to adjust to a different culture, community, and language – there are many barriers international students must overcome to succeed.
"We are proud to support the academic pursuits of students who have so much potential - yet often struggle with the costs associated with higher education," shared Lauren Bell, Executive Director of the Western Union Foundation. "We have seen the impact these scholarships make by reducing financial burdens, which in turn allows students to thrive and get the most out of their collegiate experience."
One of the exemplary students supported this year is Sasha, a second-year scholarship recipient who is studying business, art and psychology at Allegheny College. Sasha is originally from Ukraine where her family has been impacted by the war. Despite the challenges of being separated from her family during this stressful time, Sasha has retained a strong GPA and dedicated herself to creating a gamified therapy app to support forcibly displaced refugees from Ukraine. "The primary reason I was able to launch this app was because I was awarded the scholarship from the Western Union Foundation which allowed me to focus on the app instead of worrying about how to afford tuition," Sasha shared.