Published: Aug. 23, 2000

Nine students from the University of Colorado at Boulder have received scholarships to study in other countries in 2000-2001.

Two diversity scholarships, one awarded by CU-Boulder and the other by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, help cover expenses in the Study Abroad program for Colorado residents who are underrepresented on the Boulder campus because they are ethnic minorities or from the state's rural areas.

Scholarships were awarded based on financial need, academic standing, and the student's ability to write and be a good ambassador for the university and the United States.

The application deadline for spring 2001 programs and scholarships is Oct. 1 for most programs. For more information on study abroad scholarships, contact the Study Abroad Programs Office located in the Environmental Design Building at (303) 492-7741, e-mail studyabr@colorado.edu or visit the Web site at .

Following are the names of diversity scholarship recipients, their hometown, scholarship name, award amount, location of studies and academic major.

Arvada - Merial Jimenez, CU-Boulder, $2,000, Mytilene, Greece and Toulouse, France, Academic Year 2000-2001, International Affairs and Theater

Aurora - Melissa Dasgupta, CU-Boulder, $700, London, Summer 2000, Business

Aurora - Yina Yoon, CU-Boulder, $500, Tsukuba, Japan, Academic Year 2000-2001, Business

Boulder - Demetria Ross, CCHE, $700, Monterrey, Mexico, Summer 2000, Spanish for Professionals

Broomfield - Daniel Trujillo, CCHE, $1,200, San Jose, Costa Rica, Fall 2000, Business

Colorado Springs - Rael Richardson, CCHE, $600, Guadalajara, Mexico, Fall 2000, Mechanical Engineering

Denver - My Nguyen, CU-Boulder, $1,200, San Jose, Costa Rica, Fall 2000, Psychology and Pre-Nursing

Ft. Collins - Ethan Castro, CCHE, $1,000, Granada, Spain, Fall 2000, Humanities and English

Lakewood - Laura Martinez, CCHE, $400, Guadalajara, Mexico, Summer 2000, Psychology