December 9, 2008GREF awarded the first ten scholarships for the Spring 2009 semester. Despite experiencing terrible loss and trauma, each winner showed inspiring perseverance and dedication to their education.
One very motivated winner, Nino Beruashvili, is from the village Eredvi and is a graduate student in the Georgian Language and Literature Department. The Russian airstrikes destroyed her family's home, her parents lost their jobs, and she could no longer afford to attend classes. Upon receiving her scholarship, she said, "I can't express my feelings by words. After the war this is the first time when I feel like I'm not alone and that there are people who support me to gain my goals."
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