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4 WWW.UNWLA.ORG “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, КВІТЕНЬ 2017 The History of the UNWLA Scholarship Program This article was originally written in Ukrainian by Anna Krawczuk and was translated into English by Dr. Daria Nowakiwska-Lissy, UNWLA Scholarship Program Committee member. Dr. Teodozia Sawyckyj (1971–1981) "Ukrainians - helping Ukrainian students" In 1973, after a trip to Brazil with her daughter Handzia, Dr. Teodozia Sawyckyj, the Chair of the Social Welfare Standing Committee, initiated the Scholarship Program for Brazil with a phrase that was to become the program’s slogan: "Ukrainians - helping Ukrainian students." The directors of the Institute of Santa Olga agreed to coordinate, recommend, and be responsible for their scholarship recipients. UNWLA Branch 33 of Ohio became the first sponsor of a scholarship student. During Dr. Sawyckyj's term as chair of the program, scholarship aid increased and was extended to include boys and young men studying in the seminaries of the Basilian Fathers in Curitiba and Prudentopolis. Thanks to the efforts of the rector of the STUDIUM OSBM, St. Basil’s Seminary in Curitiba, many seminarians entered the priesthood and served parishes in Brazil as well as parishes in other countries of the Ukrainian diaspora. That rector is now Bishop Dionisio Lachovicz. Having established contacts with Eugenia Mazepa and a women's organization connected to the Farmers' Soyuz in Curitiba, Dr. Sawyckyj made a decision to work with them as well. In time, our scholarship program expanded into Argentina and Paraguay. In order to improve the functioning and coordination of the student assistance program, Dr. Sawyckyj formulated guidelines and criteria for student aid, centralized control of the initiative, and named it the UNWLA Scholarship Program. Per the guidelines established under her tenure, scholarships are given only upon the recommendation of trusted and reliable persons in the countries where the program serves the Ukrainian diaspora. First priority is given to orphans, half orphans, disadvantaged children, children abandoned by their parents, children from broken homes, and those from poor, large families with parents who cannot afford to cover the expenses of their education. The criteria for obtaining a scholarship are the same, regardless of the country of residence of the candidates. (see the report booklet of the UNWLA Scholarship Program for the years 1993–2001). One of the most important requirements is knowledge of (or study of) the Ukrainian language, which the students are obligated to use in correspondence with their sponsors and with the UNWLA. Dr. Sawyckyj published two report booklets related to the UNWLA Scholarship Program (one for the period spanning 1967 to 1977 and the other for covering 1978 to 1980). The reports listed UNWLA branches, the names of sponsors and donors in the United States (as well as sponsors from Canada and Australia) who generously responded to the call "Ukrainians - helping Ukrainian students." The Scholarship report booklets also listed the names of UNWLA-sponsored graduates of universities and professional institutions. The UNWLA Social Welfare Standing Committee included Sophia Andrushkiw who was responsible for confidential scholarship assistance that was provided to Ukrainian students in Poland. Olha Hnatyk’s responsibility was aid to grandmothers in Poland, and Anna Krawczuk headed the newly formed UNWLA Pen Pal Club, which operated under the slogan "Ukrainians of the world - let's be acquainted." Financial reports were compiled by Irena Kaczaniwska. In 1981 Dr. Sawyckyj transferred leadership of the UNWLA Social Welfare Program (which included UNWLA Scholarship Program) to Anna Krawczuk, together with 149 active files of scholarship recipients and two scholarship report booklets. These were the times that the Iron Curtain around the Soviet Union closed the doors to Ukraine. Meeting with UNWLA Branch 119 member in Yonkers, New York (1992). Seated: Mr. Sawyckyj, Rev. Mario Lazowsky (UNWLA Scholarship alumni) and Dr. Teodozia Sawyckyj; standing behind them Branch 118 members and friend and Anna Krawczuk.
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