HANAHAN, S.C. – A Hanahan student is preparing for an international academic journey after being awarded a prestigious scholarship to study abroad in Costa Rica.
Namtran Tran, a 10th-grade student at Bishop England High School, has been selected to receive a Davis Scholarship to attend UWC Costa Rica, part of the globally recognized United World Colleges network.
The scholarship program, funded by philanthropist Shelby Davis, allows American students to attend one of 18 United World Colleges campuses located across four continents. The schools bring together students ages 16 to 19 from around the world to study the International Baccalaureate curriculum while living in multicultural residential communities focused on leadership, sustainability and global understanding.
Tran, the daughter of Phu Tran of Berkeley County, said her interest in the program began after discovering UWC through TikTok. What started as curiosity online eventually connected with stories she had long heard from her parents, both of whom studied abroad…