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NBC News recently produced a brief portrait of the Davis World Scholars Program. We've written before about the Davis World Scholars Program, but the new NBC piece deserves mention because you get to hear Mr. Davis speak about the program in his own words.  

"One of our goals is not just to educate bright international students, but it's also to educate Americans about the world through these students."

His financial and personal commitment to the program and his belief in cross cultural understanding support the notion that if we understand each other, we can work together to create and solve, not just for ourselves, but each other- making a difference "...one relationship at a time..." as Trudy Hall, Emma Willard school head remarks in a guest blog post for MSNBC's The Daily Nightly.

I read this article in the Boston Globe about how the sub-prime mess may shrink lending options for students and couldn't help but think about how this will affect boarding school loans.

While there's no magic wand or solution, we suggest the old fall-back approach.  If you're considering borrowing for tuition, read and educate yourself regarding options; communicate with the school; start early; organize your financial data; consider all your options; and, apply early. Check out our main site to see a list of private school loans.

An interesting news item came across the wire yesterday. Oscar Tang, the president of the board of trustees at Phillips Andover Academy, donated $25 million to the school. It's the largest donation in the school's 230 year history and will support a number of initiatives including need-blind admission.

This gift dovetails on the recent announcement of the school's participation in the Davis United World Scholars program. It seems to show a substantial commitment to supporting qualified applicants. Congrats to the folks up at Andover.

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For the past few weeks Peter & I have worked on a side-project to compile a list of boarding school scholarship and loan opportunities for international students. We hadn't had much luck until we read a news story about the Davis United World Scholars (DUWCSP).  Committed to "building international understanding through education", the Davis program is open to international and domestic students at each participating school.  

Although very competitive, the DUWCSP provides impressive support for its recipients.

The Davis family and Davis United World College Program have extended international student support to a small number of American boarding schools in a pilot program.  Strong students at Phillips Academy Andover, Emma Willard School, The Lawrenceville School, The Taft School, and Westminster School can apply for financial support for the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth, and PG years.  This funding will provide scholarships of up to $20,000.

DUWCSP will continue support of students beyond boarding school if these students elect to continue their studies at one of the 89 American colleges participating in the Davis United World College Scholarship Program.  Seven possible years of support represent an outstanding commitment and opportunity.  The DUWSP currently supports more than 1,100 college students from 126 countries.

Check out the web sites of the participating boarding schools for more information; each has news items posted on the DUWSP scholarships.