Rhodes University Student Bags Cambridge Scholarship Funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• A Rhodes University student was one of the lucky few to get funding to study in London at Cambridge University
• The South African is one of less than 100 students who were chosen to receive benefits from The Bill and Belinda Gates Foundations' Cambridge scholarship
• The Rhodes student stood out as one of two people who were chosen from South Africa to receive the prestigious prize

A young lady from South Africa who attends Rhodes University was the lucky recipient of a huge scholarship. The student is set to head to London to reap the benefits.

The Gates Foundation gave millions of dollars to Cambridge to establish a scholarship. The Rhodes University student is the only South Africa to win the scholarship.

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Kristen Burgess is a chemistry PhD candidate at Rhodes University and will be part of the Gates Cambridge scholarship programme. TimesLIVE reports that they chose two South Africans, but Kristen is the only one moving forward.

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Kristen Burgess is one of 77 scholars worldwide who will benefit. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave over R3 billion to the University of Cambridge to establish the scholarship.

Kristen is due to join the other recipients in London sometime this year.

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Larique Xanthea Ryan is one step closer to becoming certified by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).

Larique notes that becoming certified would enable her to reach many goals she has set for herself.

Source: Briefly News