Wien International Scholarship
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Wien International Scholarship is a highly prestigious scholarship instituted by Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts) for international undergraduate students.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
