ASSE is very happy to announce the ASSE Outbound Scholarship Recipients for 2012-13 Program Year!

All of us at ASSE are very proud of our Outbound program - with good reason!

• ASSE's Outbound Program is one of the largest - that is because we are dedicated to helping American High School Students go abroad!
  
  
• ASSE's Outbound Students get to choose their destination country - other programs tell the students where they can go!
  
  
• ASSE's Outbound Program does not require foreign language proficiency - our kids come home dreaming in their new language!
  
  
• ASSE's Outbound Program have the lowest fees that are all inclusive - ASSE subsidizes all of its programs abroad, essentially offering partial scholarships to all students, and does not charge extra "add-on" fees for program components.
  
  
• ASSE provides scholarships for Outbound Students every year - one 100% scholarship, as well as 90% Program Fee Reduction Scholarships

The Walter Danielson Scholarship - named for the founding father of ASSE - pays for the complete program.

• 100% of the Program Fee
  
  
• Passport and Visa fees, if necessary
  
  
• Domestic Flight Costs to and from the departure gateway
  
  
• Spending Money for incidentals while on program
  
  
• One optional Field Trip

How do we choose the lucky winners? These scholarships are intended to provide program opportunity for kids who otherwise would not able to realize their dream for lack of financial resources - in other words "financial need" is the final qualifier. All of the applicants for these scholarships are amazing, really well-qualified kids. We wish we could provide scholarships for all of them. And in a way we do! In addition to the already subsidized program fee, we provide an additional 10% discount to all scholarship applicants who are not selected to receive one of the 100% or 90% ASSE Outbound Scholarships in an effort to help them realize their dream of living and learning abroad.

100% "Walter Danielson" Scholarship Winner Rosa Chatwin of Colorado City, Arizona USA is the recipient of the prestigious 100% Walter Danielson Scholarship. Rosa will be spending her exchange year in Spain. She comes from a family of 8 children and her family also enjoys hosting exchange students to bring a variety of cultures to their family. Together her family likes hiking & playing games. Rosa enjoys singing, playing piano and violin as well as all kinds of arts & crafts. She says she likes doing many different things and says "I haven't found all the things I like to do so I am always up for trying new things"! Rosa is an excellent student and likes 'thinking outside the box'. She says "when I step out of my comfort zone, I get so much done and I have so much fun doing it."	90% Scholarship Winner Samuel Michelson of Stamford, Connecticut USA has been chosen for one of the ASSE 90% scholarship winners and will spend his exchange year in Spain. Samuel is active in track, skiing, biking, swimming, kayaking and he enjoys tinkering with mechanics. Samuel volunteers every other week with special needs kids. Samuel is described as responsible, conscientious, reliable and quick to grasp new ideas. Describing himself, Samuel says that he is adventurous and always looking to stay active. He also says "I have learned that with persistence and determination that I could overcome challenge".
90% Scholarship Winner Natalie Panasiak of Louisburg, North Carolina USA has been chosen to receive an ASSE 90% scholarship to spend her exchange year in France. Natalie enjoys clay sculpture, jewelry making, costume making and world history. She has studied French for 3 years and is part of the National French Honor Society. Natalie says she developed her love for French as a young child living in Vermont near the Canadian border. Natalie says "The world's a big place, and it's such a shame that our lives are so short that we can only hope to see such a small portion of it." She wants to get to know as many people as possible on a first name basis and looks forward to learning all about the French culture by living it.	90% Scholarship Winner Louisa Abrahamson of Oklee, Minnesota USA plans to spend her exchange year in Italy as an ASSE 90% scholarship winner. Theatre / drama, swimming, volleyball, cooking / baking and well as singing in the choir are Louisa's interests. Louisa comes from a family with 6 children and says they have 'a bunch of animals'. Louisa says she also "loves to talk, smile, laugh and have fun" When Louisa heard about the possibly of becoming an exchange student, she says she researched various countries and decided on Italy. Since then she has diligently been studying Italian.