| Featured Recipients | Scholarships and Awards |
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Feby Basco-Lunag, MBGPH (Philippines) Feby Basco-Lunag is a Registered Social Worker. She graduated Bachelor of Science Major in Social Work in Saint Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines. She’s a detailed and thorough professional with over 10 years of extensive experience in Community Development Work. |
American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN) has awarded over 2 million USD in Scholarships, and seeks more Partners to deliver quality education to those in need. |
| She has been dedicating her skills and knowledge to community and grassroots development work. She has specifically worked on projects such as the advocacy on Gender and Development, Women and Youth, and Sustainable Development. |  |
Sovereign Nations Scholar Program AUSN offers, based on merit and need, partial and full-scholarship assistance to qualified individuals, who desire to attend the academic programs. The most common of these awards is the “Sovereign Nations Scholar” program. The Sovereign Nations Scholar Program provides students an additional opportunity to finance their education. Sovereign Nations Scholars are those individuals either applying as first year entering student, or those continuing their study at AUSN, who have applied for and been selected for a scholarship grant to finance in whole or in part their education. |
| As a member of an Indigenous Community in the Philippines, I am a passionate advocate for Sustainable Development. I believe that there is greater work to mobilize the Filipino people to become more resilient when it comes to the impact of climate change as the Philippines has been ranked 1st in terms of mortality rate due to climate change related disasters.
I attended the 7th Youth Peace Ambassador Workshop held in Kathmandu and Lumbini, Nepal on January 2014; the 10th Youth Peace Ambassador Workshop in Purkuwerto and Bandung City, Indonesia in May 2015; and YPA13 in Bataan. I am really thankful for the priceless opportunity to meet passionate people from around the globe who shares the same vision. I strongly believe that we are just stewards of the Earth; hence it is our responsibility to protect and sustain this planet for the next generations to come. After my AUSN Masters degree I could contribute more to the community, and I am now pursuing my Ph.D. |
The factors to be considered when granting a student the esteemed designation of Sovereign Nations Scholar, include but are not limited to the following: the student’s educational financial need, academic merit, maturity level, ability and potential for success in the academic and educational programs at AUSN, extraordinary prior and current academic achievement, extraordinary community and extra-curricular experiences and service, etc.
Sovereign Nations Scholars are primarily selected based upon evidence of their exemplary commitment to family, community and society, as well as to those individuals exemplifying the promotion of human respect, human dignity, a quest for knowledge and the pursuit of truth.
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| Gendalin Amram (Micronesia) | Responsibility of all Scholars |
| I was born in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. I am hardworking, striving to gain knowledge and contribute good work ethics. I am a proud indigenous youth leader who does not accept the poor state of motivation and public health in my Micronesian community. I will make a difference in the world and wish to gain experience around the world, while contributing passionately to every community that I live in. | Scholarships are a privilege, and in case that students who are awarded a scholarship cease trying to complete their studies, please consider it the duty of the student to reimburse AUSN for the completed hours of tuition so that this privilege can be shared to someone else. We expect all students to complete their degree, and provide flexible programmes tailored for each learner. |
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I am a Sovereign Nations Scholar in the Masters in Bioethics and Global Public Health (MBGPH) degree program of AUSN. |
Students who wish to apply for any support write to the AUSN Provost, along with the AUSN application form. Scholarships may renewable on a yearly basis based on merit, need, continued academic scholarship and excellence in service to community and to AUSN. |
| I am a UNESCO Youth Looking Beyond Disaster Ambassador, and a Board member of Youth Ambassadors International (Eubios Ethics Institute, Japan, New Zealand and Thailand). I am a former member of the Chuuk Youth Council and the Pacific Youth Council.
Atanasio Fabrino, MBGPH (Mozambique) |
Other Scholarships include: Numerous Scholarships are available to assist students study in and complete the academic programs at AUSN. AUSN Scholarship for Excellence – These scholarships are awarded to deserving outstanding students and are merit-based, need based, partial and full-tuition scholarships for one year of study. These scholarships were created to distinguish and reward students of exceptional maturity, ability and potential for success based on their academic achievement. Additionally, applicants must show significant community and extracurricular experiences, superior academic achievement and/or noteworthy performance in prior academic course work. |
| I coordinated the inquirers’ training on matters of ethical research procedures in community level, community members’ engagement on the matters of environment conservation, and the benefits of fishing activities within the littoral communities. In the same year, |  |
AUSN Scholarship for Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples – These scholarships are awarded to deserving outstanding Indigenous Peoples; they are merit-based, need based, partial and full-tuition scholarships for one year of study. These scholarships were created to distinguish and reward Indigenous Peoples of exceptional maturity, ability and potential for success based on their academic achievement. Additionally, applicants must show significant community and extracurricular experiences, superior academic achievement and/or noteworthy performance in prior academic course work |
| I worked in Pathfinder International as Project officer and acting as Team leader, out of which I coordinated the activities aimed to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights, within communities on the base of the reference hospitals; supervised and coordinated the activities of the Project’s assistants and Advisors within the hospitals and in the communities; trained the Health services Providers, project Assistants, Advisors and Pair educators,
in matters of gender equality, sexual and reproductive rights, gender-based violence, discriminations and other social and moral problems which are faced by our population. I also promoted the visibility, inclusion, the rights of health services access, educated and sensitized the key population within the communities, on the how to benefit from the healthcare services provided in public hospitals; advocated the rights of key population, in cooperation with police and other entities, which work for assuring individual and social rights and security. I am currently working for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (since 2015-2018) as Community Liaison Officer / Resettlement’s Engagement Officer, conducting engagement meetings with community members on matters of resettlement and the community members’ livelihood after the resettlement process and others projects, which can ensure community development. My desire of pursuing bioethical studies prevails within me, with a conviction of making the world a better place to be lived on the base of bioethical principles. Furthermore, my professional experience on the matters of community health, gender equality and violence based on gender, gave me a chance of working with vulnerable populations such as people affected with HIV/AIDS, Sex workers, and the community members as a whole. Such experience strengthened within me, the ability of community engagement and the desire of pursuing bioethical research on the matters of bioethics and community engagement, focusing mainly on the issues of community health. This is the reason why I joined the MBGPH (Master of Bioethics and Global Public Health) degree program in order to conduct my research, seeking for demonstrating how bioethical knowledge can adequately contribute to the improvement of community Health. The issue of community health is one of the biggest challenges in many of our African societies and I am convinced that one of the reasonable means of handling such challenges is developing bioethics for community engagement on matters of community health, which will be a source from which the community members will be educated or sensitized on the referred issue, the fact that will help them with knowledge through which, they will be aware on how to keep their communities healthier and better places to be lived. My motivation of studying at American University of Sovereign Nations is rooted in the mission, vision and the values which, guide the principles of AUSN as an academic institution. For instance, the fact of being in a bioethical master program which is meant for “individuals who are committed to learn inter-cultural bioethics applicable for community, global leadership and dedicated to promoting ethical public policy and practices and protecting the well-being of the environment and public of all nations and all peoples”; and the emphasis on the racially nondiscriminatory policy, revealed to me that the AUSN is an academic institution with global and inclusive principles. It is from such principles that I expect to strengthen my desire of inspiring people to promote the spirit of recognition of human dignity. |
AUSN Scholarship for Healthcare Professionals– This scholarship is awarded to worthy candidates who are employed as a healthcare professionals (e.g., Healthcare CEO, Healthcare Administrators and Managers; RN’s, MD’s, PA’s, Nurse Practitioners; Public Health workers and professionals; etc.). The purpose of this scholarship is to reward the unselfish dedication and commitment of such professionals to improving the condition of others. The candidate for this scholarship must exemplify the fostering of traditional service to the public and an energetic, thoughtful approach to their designated profession.
Candidates should also include accompanying documentation from their employer (and State licensing agency, as applicable) as to their occupation and professional good standing. AUSN Scholarship for Single Parents – This scholarship is awarded to single parents who seek to improve their lives and the lives of their families through the pursuit of the AUSN academic degree or educational certificate programs. It is intended to facilitate the struggle that single parents often have in raising their family and providing continued growth and positive improvement in their lives and the lives of their children.
Awards American University of Sovereign Nations shall also grant and recognize the following special awards, which shall be similarly declared at times of a class graduation: Valedictorian Salutatorian Board of Governors Service Award |
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All applications for tuition assistance and tuition reduction should be made together with the complete AUSN application form to provost@ausovereignnations.org. Applicants may also apply to the Eubios Ethics Institute Scholarship program. You can see more Scholars on the general profiles for student profiles and research fellows, and alumni. |
Dean’s Award |