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Massachusetts Community College Students Invited to Apply for New UK College Scholarship

Bath Spa University
The Massachusetts Department of Education has announced a new scholarship opportunity for community college students to study at Bath Spa University in England.

Massachusetts community college students interested in starting careers in business and entrepreneurship will have a unique opportunity to study abroad and earn their bachelor’s degree for free through a new scholarship program launched by Shorelight Education in partnership with Bath Spa University and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Department of Higher Education has announced.

Shorelight, a Massachusetts-based company that partners with leading nonprofit universities to increase access for international students, has established the Shorelight Global Scholarship Program to give two Massachusetts students a full two-year scholarship worth an estimated $85,000, including tuition, housing and airfare. Students will attend the undergraduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Bath Spa University in Bath, England, and are expected to complete the coursework required to earn a bachelor’s degree. The program will begin in the fall 2015 semester.

“This is an extraordinary opportunity for highly motivated students to earn a four-year degree while also having an opportunity to study abroad,” said Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Richard Freeland. “I commend Shorelight Education and Bath Spa University for creating the scholarship program and for recognizing the talents and creative potential of our community college students.”

The primary goal of the scholarship program is to help aspiring community college students turn their business ideas into reality through the combination of a rigorous academic curriculum with real-world resources available in the Bath-Bristol region—a major innovation hub and the UK’s second largest community of tech startups. Students enrolled at Bath Spa University’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship will have the opportunity to explore their ideas while learning the fundamentals of business operations and management in an international setting. The program aims to help them launch and manage ventures that can succeed in today’s global economy.

“We look forward to helping two hard-working Massachusetts students access an amazing opportunity to get a global perspective and a world-class business education,” said Shorelight CEO Tom Dretler.

The scholarship is tailored for students who are interested in starting new businesses, offering a new product or service, creating an innovation or commercializing an invention. Students interested in applying for the scholarship must submit an application by April 1. Full details on eligibility and how to apply can be found at the Department of Higher Education’s web site, http://www.mass.edu/osfa/programs/shorelight.asp.