Brookline Student Wins Scholarship To Study Internationally

BROOKLINE, MA — Brookline resident Delilah Chapman Samstad has received a Davis Scholarship to continue her high school education at the Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong.

The daughter of Beth Chapman and Jeff Samstad, Chapman Samstad recently completed her junior year at Brookline High School. She was among 59 U.S. students selected for the merit-based Davis Scholarships.

UWC is an international high school for 16- to 19-year-olds with 18 campuses worldwide. Its mission is to unite cultures through education, thus creating a peaceful, sustainable world. UWC students represent up to 90 countries at some campuses and many come from conflict regions.

UWC offers the International Baccalaureate, a two-year pre-university program that is the most widely recognized secondary school diploma in the world.

Applicants for Davis Scholarships must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and be either 16 or 17 years old on Sept. 1 of the year they intend to enroll. Additional non-scholarship students may also be selected, with an application deadline of Dec. 1.

To learn more about UWC-USA, visit www.uwc-usa.org.