Made Possible By: NAFSA: The Association of International Educators, in memory of Tamara H. Bryant
Description: FEA will award these funds to African-American undergraduate students in the United States who hope to study abroad, and who also embody Mrs. Bryant’s spirit of resilience and commitment to intercultural exchange, per her endowment purposes. Applicants must be enrolled as an undergraduate at a college or university in the U.S.
Tamara H. Bryant, who immigrated to the United States from Rangoon, Burma in the 1960s, established an endowment at NAFSA to foster intercultural exchange through the provision of scholarships. Bryant left Burma during World War II as a refugee, traveling more than 1,500 miles to India by foot, and eventually settled in the United States. Through her journey in life, Mrs. Bryant came to realize the difficulties women faced in reaching their potential in the workplace – particularly, women of color in her newly adopted country. With the recognition of these challenges, her endowment was established at NAFSA to assist promising, globally-minded students in achieving their career goals.
Previous Recipients:
- Sabrina Alcin, Academic Year 2022-2023
- I’Maya Gibbs, Fall 2022
- Mary Zeray, Fall 2022
- Folly Folivi, Spring 2022
- Innocent Nsengiyumva, Spring 2022
- Eden Tesfay, Spring 2022
- Fehintola Bright Awonuga, Spring 2022
- Marie Dere, Summer 2021
- Regine Jones, Fall 2021
- Troy Etta Knox, Spring 2022
- Madison Madrone, Academic Year 2021-2022
- Isaiah Richardson, Academic Year 2021-2022
- Shadia Amir, Spring 2021
- Nayancie Matthews, Spring 2021
- Dekonte Pajibo, Spring 2021
- Bionca Cummings, Albany State University, Ghana, Summer 2020
- La’Kendra Deitche, Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Spain, Summer 2020
- Dakota-Kanae Harris, University of Southern Mississippi, England, Summer 2020
- Jaqueria Lacy, University of South Florida, Italy, Summer 2020
- Ejenavi Ojigho, University of Houston, Mexico, Summer 2020
- Unglid Paul, Union College, France, Fall 2020
- Gloria Thompson, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Spain, Summer 2020
- Quintessence Townsend, University of California, Riverside, Norway & Taiwan, Fall 2020
- Alana Winters, Indiana University, Bloomington, Ghana, Summer 2020
- Janeil Dickens, University of Illinois at Chicago, Japan, Spring 2020
- Cheyenne Vance, Pomona College, South Africa, Spring 2020
- Sabian Chalmers, Colorado College, Germany, Fall 2019
- Ashlyn Denson, Bethune-Cookman University, Spain, Summer 2019
- Tayla Gaines, Xavier University of Louisiana, Costa Rica, Summer 2019
- Brian Gyamfi, University of Texas at Austin, South Korea, Summer 2019
- Ashley Jones, University of Arizona, Italy, Summer 2019
- Kourtney King, Albany State University, Spain, Summer 2019
- Faith Lewis, Ohio State University, China, Summer 2019
- Dimetri Lyons, Mississippi State University, France, Summer 2019
- Kaevyn Maple, Texas Tech University, South Korea, Summer 2019
- Darayon Moore, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Tanzania, Summer 2019
- Darius Moore, Albany State University, Japan, Summer 2019