A STUDENT from the Ateneo de Manila Senior High School won a five-year full tuition scholarship from a prestigious university in the United States.

Erika Vinculado was accepted at Kettering University in Michigan because of her outstanding participation in the school’s Academically Interested Minds program.

“Erika and 29 other students of color from all over the world secured the all-expenses-paid slots (including roundtrip airfare) to attend the AIM five-week pre-college program that was held from July 5 to August 5, 2022,” the ADMU-SHS said.

“Of the 27 students who made it to the USA to attend AIM, Erika was eventually awarded 1st place in Physics and named #1 Student Overall at the program’s conclusion, besting her 26 fellow student participants,” it added.

Vinculado was the first Filipino AIM attendee to be awarded a full scholarship.

AIM is an intensive academic experience that was developed by Kettering University to help students of color make a successful transition from high school to college.

Throughout the five weeks of the program, participants attend classes in Calculus, Chemistry and Physics, work in groups on a specific case study, take quizzes and exams, and are introduced to various opportunities available in the STEM field.

Kettering University is recognized as an educational leader in experiential engineering.