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Collins receives nationally competitive internship in Asia

Fourth-year College student Ryann Collins was selected as one of 18 students nationwide to receive the annual Henry Luce Scholarship in early March.

Once awardees are notified, officials within the Henry Luce Foundation work in conjunction with the Asia Foundation to place each winner in a year-long internship within Asia.

The Luce scholarship is unique in that it restricts eligible applicants to only those having never studied, visited or lived in Asia.

Approximately 70 to 80 institutions are invited to nominate two candidates each year resulting in an extremely competitive application process.

"It was the most intense thing I

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