|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ten Years of Shackleton Scholarships Penguin News, October 2005 A Fund which has aided both social and educational activities for the benefit of the Falkland Islands celebrates its tenth birthday this year. The Shackleton Scholarship Fund was set up in 1995 to commemorate, in perpetuity, the lives of two remarkable men, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his son, Lord Edward Shackleton. Sir Ernest Shackleton was an outstanding leader in the golden age of Antarctic exploation at the dawn of the twentieth century. His astonishing feats of leadership, navigation, endurance and survival have inspired a revival of interest in Britain, the United States and elsewhere in the world. His son, Lord Edward Shackleton, began as an explorer then won acclaim as a scientist, businessman, wartime Royal Air Force officer, statesman, and author of two reports for the British government which laid the foundation for Falkland Islands' development and prosperity. The Fund is a pragmatic, flexible way of commemorating the Shackleton achievements, stimulating human endeavour, initiative and research. There are two types of scholarship available through the Fund, academic and quality of life. The academic scholarship is for graduates to visit the South Atlantic for research into the natural or social sciences, or for Falkland Islanders to undertake academic study overseas. Subjects as diverse as place names, the English language spoken in the Islands, Falklands society, fresh water fish, willows, grasses, geology, tree-growing and many other topics have to date been covered. Several scholars have produced research papers and compiled information for books as a result of their research. The quality of life scholarship is for people whose visits to the Falkland Islands, or from the Falkland Islands to other parts of the world, benefit the region and enhance the quality of life of the Islanders. These have included visits by top-class sports coaches, musicians, artists and many more talented individuals. Several scholarships have been awarded to Falkland Islanders. The Fund benefits both the scholars and the Falkland Islands by creating wider knowledge and promoting new skills and activities. The Patron is Princess Alexandra, who is also patron of the Falkland Islands Trust, a charity of which the Shackleton Scholarship Fund is part. The Fund has raised more than £400,000 and awarded from its income some 50 scholarships, with grants totalling about £20,000 each year. A spokesperson for the Fund said it is hoped to raise more money to provide a larger number of scholarships, publicise bursaries more extensively in universities and other places of learning and research, and widen the geographical spread to include scholars from other countries with Shackleton links, such as Chile, Uruguay, Australia and Russia. The Fund is administered by two committees, one in the United Kingdom, whose chairman is a former Falkland Islands Governor, David Tatham CMG, and the other in the Falkland Islands, headed by the incumbent Governor. The Treasurer is former Director of Public Works Brian Hill. Lord Shackleton's daughter and Sir Ernest's granddaughter, the Honourable Alexandra Shackleton, is a member of the London committee, together with another former Falkland Islands Governor, Sir Rex Hunt, CMG. Academic Scholarships Quality of Life Scholarships First published in the Penguin News on 7 October 2005 and reproduced by kind permission of the Editor
|
|
Introduction, Acronyms, Census, Freedoms,
Geography,
Government, Governors,
Lifestyle, Listed Buildings,
Poetry,
Royal Visits |
|
| Copyright & Disclaimer |
Site Designed and Maintained by eb-host.com |