$500,000 in Scholarships Awarded by People to People Ambassador Programs
500 deserving students benefit from new Change My World Forever initiative to travel this summer.
- Spokane, WA (1888PressRelease) March 17, 2011 - People to People Ambassador Programs, the world leader in global educational travel experiences, announced the 500 Change My World Forever winners who will receive $1,000 scholarships to travel as Student Ambassadors this summer. The new scholarship initiative by People to People Ambassador Programs drew in 4,850 applications from students all over the country, and the winners were selected based on income, community involvement, scholastic achievement and the quality of their submitted essays.
"It is our hope that through world travel these students can raise their cultural awareness and form international friendships," says Peg Thomas, president of People to People Ambassador Programs. "We expect them to return with increased confidence and perhaps new dreams for college or careers because they were inspired by the places they visit this summer."
As part of the application process, students were asked to contribute a 250-word essay on a single topic. Students could choose to write about how an adventure had influenced their desire to change their world; how they were inspired by someone in a position of leadership; how athletic ability encouraged them to try harder at something; which academics play a key role in developing leadership skills; or any person or experience that has impacted their life and changed them for the better.
One of the winning applicants, Nicholas Ziemer, wrote about the inspiration he receives from his brother who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy: "My brother has taught me to be a leader, helping raise him has been an adventure, I try to encourage him to be athletic despite his disability, and he sometimes gives me a challenge to do good in my academics and always with a smile on his face."
Another winner, Jordon Dobrow, wrote how her grandfather flamed her desire for world travel by giving her a globe at the age of five. Dobrow writes, "From then on, my dreams became the same as his. I would travel to every continent, every city and every place I wanted to go."
People to People Ambassador Programs will be awarding an additional 50 scholarships in a second round of Change My World Forever scholarships for those who enrolled after January 1. Those scholarship winners will be announced in April.
A full list of the 2011 winners is available at http://www.peopletopeople.com.
About People to People Ambassador Programs
People to People Ambassador Programs is the world's most recognized and respected educational travel provider. Since the 1960s, more than 500,000 people from around the world have traveled with People to People Ambassador Programs to help further global understanding through cross-cultural exchange. Offering unmatched safety measures and unparalleled access to foreign cultures and countries, People to People Ambassador Programs promotes personal success in a globalized world and fosters international friendships for both students and professional adults.
People to People Ambassador Programs is the exclusive educational travel provider of People to People International (PTPI), a nonprofit organization founded in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to promote peace through understanding worldwide. Together, PTPI and People to People Ambassador Programs are united in a mission to bridge cultural and political borders through education and exchange. For more information, please visit http://www.peopletopeople.com.
About Ambassadors Group
Ambassadors Group Inc. (NASDAQ: EPAX) is a socially conscious, education company headquartered in Spokane, Wash. Ambassadors Group is the parent company of Ambassador Programs Inc. (which administrates People to People Ambassador Programs), World Adventures Unlimited, and BookRags, an educational research website. The company also oversees the Washington School of World Studies, an accredited travel study and distance learning school. Additional information about Ambassadors Group and its subsidiaries is available at www.ambassadorsgroup.com.
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