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Bayu Cahyo Widyatmoko - Opportunity Funds Recipient

Thanks to the Opportunity Funds awarded by AMINEF/EducationUSA which supplemented the scholarship that I obtained from Kent State University (KSU), Ohio, I am pursuing my master’s degree at (KSU) now. I wouldn’t be able to get this opportunity because I couldn’t afford paying the cost for going abroad being a high school teacher in Papua.

When I had to leave for KSU, I had a problem in securing funds to purchase the international tickets and pay for the visa fee. I happended to attend the presentation about the Opportunity Grant and Fulbright program given by AMINEF Executive Director Michael E. McCoy in Timika which directed me to apply for the Opportunity Grant to cover the expenses that I mentioned above. Immediately I visited AMINEF/EducationUSA website and downloaded the form. In no time, I submitted the application and its supporting documents to AMINEF/EducationUSA. In fifteen minutes after I submitted my application through e-mail, Ms. Erica Sjarif from EducationUSA phoned me informing that she would seriously considered my application. Soon afterwards, I was notified that I obtained the grant to cover the following expenses: Sevis fee, settling-in allowance, and airfare to KSU. Again, I would like to thank AMINEF/EducationUSA for helping me in this regard. My dreams to study in the U.S. comes true because of the support from KSU and AMINEF/EducationUSA. I will come back to Indonesia and hopefully I will be able make difference.

(Bayu Cahyo Widyatmoko, Opportunity Grant Batch 19, Kent State University, Curriculum and Instructions)