MacArthur Committee Trust Scholarship

• Any upper division undergraduate or graduate student who plans to study abroad during the awarding year

• Or International Student (F1 or J1 visa and planning to return their country upon completion of their studies)

• Any major

• Must have completed a minimum of 24 units for undergraduates or 8 units for graduate students at CSU, Chico (committee to confirm units)

• Minimum overall GPA 3.0

• Financial need may be considered at the discretion of the committee.

• Student should have a recommendation letter submitted by a academic advisor or department chair

The purpose of this scholarship is to further the cause of international understanding, cooperation, and the brotherhood of humankind.

In the autumn of 1954, two women who had recently had a brief experience in Japan met in Chico and became friends. Mrs. George Eastham had responded to General MacArthur’s request that American Service wives help orient the Japanese wives of American men toward the new life that would greet them. Miss Alice Anderson had taught for two years and was aware of the great need of college opportunities for international students. They created a General Douglas MacArthur Education fund to award one annual scholarship in 1955.

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