3 Belizeans receive Ashcroft scholarships

He never did receive a university degree, but that has not stopped British/Belizean billionaire Lord Michael Ashcroft from building an international business school and providing three full scholarships each year to Belizean students. The inaugural recipients are Janelle Catzim, Shawn Chavarria and Ishmael Quiroz–all students at SJC Junior College. They will begin three years of studies in September at the Anglia Polytechnic University in Chelmsford, England. The scholarships cover tuition, living and travel expenses and upon graduation the students must return to live and work in Belize for a minimum of five years. In addition to the one point five million dollar scholarship endowment for Belizeans, Ashcroft has also donated fifteen million dollars to Anglia Polytechnic to build the Ashcroft International Business School. The institution aims to train a new generation of entrepreneurs from Britain and elsewhere to meet the challenges of creating wealth and jobs in the 21st century.