Congratulations Tim!

I recently found out that Tim got a scholarship, so I asked him to write a little thing about it. Being the humble bee that he is, at first he was reluctant, but I asked him to write some specific things that could be useful to fellow MBAers and potential candidates, who could also use some inspiration in their search for funding.

Below is what he wrote. Congratulations Tim! And thanks for sharing this with us.

tetsu




Scholarship Award

I have been fortunate to have been awarded the 2007 J.J. O’Neill Leadership Development Award of $12,150 (approx. ¥1,500,000). This is an Airline Industry Foundation Scholarship in the area of In-flight Services.

There were two of us as finalists and it was particularly gratifying to be selected over a person from American Airlines. The major qualifications include good references, leadership potential, notable contributions in the industry, and a strong desire to further your education.

This scholarship will help in making almost two payments and eases the financial pain. It is also good publicity for the McGill MBA Japan Program and will look good on a resume. The foundation invites one to attend (expenses paid) and receive this award during the President’s Award Banquet at the International Flight Services Association’s Annual Conference, this year to be held in Houston Texas from September 8-10 http://www.ifsanet.com/index.html

Previous winners of this Scholarship were:
2004 Joette Schmidt – America West Airlines
2005 J.J. Cook – Delta Airlines
2006 Sarah Klatt-Walsh – Swiss Air

Since there are a multiple of scholarships, grants, and bursaries out there, I would encourage all McGill MBA Japan students to look for them and don’t be reluctant to apply, for they are there to be used.

Tim Zandbergen “Class of 2008”