从小到大,大大小小的奖学金拿了不少。在大学期间连续四年的奖学金获取让我不仅沾沾自喜开销自在,也为我的求职简历增值不少。在这些大大小小的奖学金中,最重要的一笔奖学金,还是在申请研究生的时候,
获取的学院Benavitch Scholarship。
St
Catharine学院有一个传统,每年只会招5位商业学科的研究生,并且给予这5位学生Benavitch
Scholarship,相当于1万多英镑的奖学金金额。也就是说,只有拿到这个奖学金资格的,才能被接纳为St
Catharine学院的一员,反之亦然。可见老牌学院都很执拗且高傲。在钟灵毓秀的剑桥申请如此稀缺的奖学金,我并没有报太大的希望,只是在一位剑桥同学院前辈的鼓励下,尝试一把。申请奖学金的过程错综复杂,不仅把自己的特长与愿景通过长篇邮件描述的淋漓尽致,还需要和大学工作人员反复的交流,说明自己是right
fit。最终,不知是我的东方背景,还是之前工作公司的名气,还是坚忍不拔的毅力走完了整个复杂的申请流程,我幸运的成为了这五位获奖者之一。Benavitch
Scholarship是我人生中浓墨重彩的一笔,不仅让我当时在整个班级中显得格外突出,也在日后成了学院的重要校友。所以,当St
Catharine学院在若干年后,提出希望校友捐助学校的需求后,我也是毫不犹豫的解囊相助。
直到当下,还保存着当时申请奖学金的真诚的邮件:
In my opinion,
the business world or society is like the ocean in which its power
comes from its collective merits of all members. Now, as an
pre-Cambridge master, the future business and society can surely
expect my value-added ingredients in following 3
aspects:
……
So, either as
a community builder or facilitator, I can create dynamics to enrich
the overall experience of study in Cambridge as well as future
business world, not for special powers, but for my recognition of
people’s potential with their knowledge, experience and motivation.
And I intend to contribute to the creation of an environment that
encourages full throttle of every members’ internal
power.
