Five college juniors from Georgia received a public service scholarship created by the Obama Foundation and Airbnb Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky.
Among the 100 recipients of the scholarship were Stanford University student Esther Ceballo Ortiz from Fayetteville; University of Alabama at Birmingham student Wajiha Mekki from Lawrenceville; Georgia State University Lucero Mendez from Snellville; Vanderbilt University student Samantha Mitike from Duluth; and Duke University student Henry Stephens IV from Grovetown.
The Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship provides students with up to $50,000 in financial aid and a two-year program to help kick-start their careers in public service. Recipients can access work-travel funding, personalized career guidance, the Obama Foundation network and a 10-year travel stipend.
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