Wien International Scholarship
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Wien International Scholarship is a highly prestigious scholarship instituted by Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) for international undergraduate students.
Origin
The Wien International Scholarship was established in 1958 by Lawrence A. and Mae Wien. The Wien family had three objectives: to further international understanding, to provide foreign students an opportunity to study in the United States, and to enrich the intellectual and cultural life at Brandeis.Award
The Wien Scholarship offers full or partial tuition awards; these awards are need-based and require the applicants to present outstanding academic and personal achievement.Prominent Awardees
- Geir H. Haarde: Prime Minister of Iceland
- Wakako Hironaka: First woman member of the Japanese Diet
- Osman Faruk Logoglu: Former Ambassador to the United States from the Republic of Turkey
- Janet Akyüz Mattei: Turkish-American astronomer and former director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
- Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson: Vice president of Time Warner Digital Media - Former CEO and president of Sony Interfactive Entertainment and responsible for the introduction of PlayStation
- Dimitrij Rupel: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia
- George Saitoti: Former Vice President of the Republic of Kenya and former Minister of Finance, Government of Kenya
See also
Brandeis University
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