{"id":17342,"date":"2022-11-02T10:15:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/?p=17342&preview=true&preview_id=17342"},"modified":"2023-09-19T09:21:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T13:21:45","slug":"earlham-friends-to-reunite-in-sweden-as-future-nobel-laureate-scholarship-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earlham.edu\/news-events\/earlham-friends-to-reunite-in-sweden-as-future-nobel-laureate-scholarship-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Earlham friends to reunite in Sweden as Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Two Earlhamites from the Class of 2022 are reuniting this winter in Stockholm, Sweden, as recipients of a scholarship program inspired by the spirit of the Nobel Prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trevor Marimbire and Daryl Mifsud are both Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship recipients, an award given to just 10 future leaders from around the world each year. Scholars participate in a virtual intercultural learning course and are invited on an all-expenses paid trip to participate in the 2022 Nobel Week Dialogue<\/a>. The annual event brings together Nobel Prize laureates, leading scientists and experts, key opinion leaders and policy makers to explore scientific topics through a global lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marimbire was chosen for the scholarship as part of the program\u2019s cohort in 2021 but the Covid pandemic delayed Nobel Week festivities for a year. When Mifsud was selected for the 2022 cohort, a serendipitous reunion was put in motion for the fellow Earlhamites whose friendship began as high school students at the United World College Maastricht in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis feels like something out of a movie and we both are so excited to have been selected,\u201d said Mifsud, a senior who will graduate in December with a degree in peace and global studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe go way back. We\u2019ve grown up together and continued to grow together at Earlham. We lived together and we convened organizations together,\u201d he said. \u201cTrevor really paved the way for this opportunity and it\u2019s a beautiful thing. There are no words for it. I can\u2019t wait to link up again in Sweden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Nobel Dialogue Week sessions, Marimbire and Mifsud will hear lectures from the latest recipients of the Nobel Prize and explore Sweden with an expert guide, including stops at City Hall, the Nobel Prize Museum, and the Bergh School of Communication. The Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship program covers textbooks, airfare and accommodations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis opportunity was attractive to me because it reminded me of my Earlham education,\u201d said Marimbire, who earned a degree in economics in May and is now working for the Philadelphia consulting firm, Econsult Solutions Inc. \u201cThis is all about engaging in dialogue to resolve issues and listening and learning from different people. I\u2019m really glad to have been chosen for this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis feels like something out of a movie and we both are so excited to have been selected. We go way back. We\u2019ve grown up together and continued to grow together at Earlham. We lived together and we convened organizations together. Trevor really paved the way for this opportunity and it\u2019s a beautiful thing. There are no words for it. I can\u2019t wait to link up again in Sweden.”<\/em><\/p>Daryl Mifsud (pictured left)<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSomething that has really stood out for me was having a chance to meet leaders and fellow students who share our commitment to advancing social justice and bridging gaps in intercultural competency and communication,\u201d Mifsud added. \u201cThis is a great opportunity to work on issues that our generation is going to have to deal with throughout our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applicants for the Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship program participate in an interview and must submit multiple letters of recommendations for consideration. Mifsud received letters from Joanna Swanger, the director of Earlham\u2019s Peace and Global Studies program, and Lailul Ikram, the College\u2019s assistant director of interfaith initiatives, ombudsman mediator. Marimbire worked with Jamey Pavey, director of the Center for Environmental Leadership, and Joe Lepone, the director of student engagement for campus activities and events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs international students, we don\u2019t always have the same connections or family close by like others have in the American educational system,\u201d he said. \u201cJo and Ikram went the extra mile for me. They were like mentors. They knew different sides of me as a person and as a student. They were natural choices for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven though Jamey\u2019s area of expertise was far from what I\u2019ve majored in, I am interested in environmental sustainability, and I connected with her through research, and it was amazing,\u201d Marimbire added. \u201cJoe gave me my first job at Earlham and he guided me through everything I did. The dedication of Earlham\u2019s faculty really made a difference in getting accepted into this program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Future Noble Laureate Scholarship program is a collaboration between the Forum on Education Abroad, the College Study Division of Education First and the Nobel Prize Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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