{"id":6360,"date":"2020-11-23T14:29:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T06:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.ift.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/?p=6360"},"modified":"2021-04-08T11:23:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T03:23:15","slug":"scholarships-provide-support-encouragement-to-iftm-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/scholarships-provide-support-encouragement-to-iftm-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships provide support, encouragement to IFTM students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6360 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-herald-lay-a'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Jesse-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Jesse-2-990x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Jesse-2-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Jesse-2-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Jesse-2-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Jesse-2-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Jesse-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Jesse-2-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6359'>\n\t\t\t\tFresh graduate Jesse Lao Chi Kong \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Presenter-Vincent-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Presenter-Vincent-2-990x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Presenter-Vincent-2-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Presenter-Vincent-2-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Presenter-Vincent-2-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Presenter-Vincent-2-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Presenter-Vincent-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Presenter-Vincent-2-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6356'>\n\t\t\t\tMacau Traveling and Cultural Exchange Promotion Association Deputy Secretary Mr. Vincent Lam Chi Cheong \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Celina-Gabrielade-Assis-Marques-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Celina-Gabrielade-Assis-Marques-2-990x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Celina-Gabrielade-Assis-Marques-2-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Celina-Gabrielade-Assis-Marques-2-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Celina-Gabrielade-Assis-Marques-2-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Celina-Gabrielade-Assis-Marques-2-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Celina-Gabrielade-Assis-Marques-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Celina-Gabrielade-Assis-Marques-2-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6357'>\n\t\t\t\tHotel Management undergraduate Celina Gabriela de Assis Marques\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"herald-popup\" href='https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Genheil-Nizei-Santos-Quinto-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Genheil-Nizei-Santos-Quinto-2-990x556.jpg\" class=\"attachment-herald-lay-a size-herald-lay-a\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Genheil-Nizei-Santos-Quinto-2-990x556.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Genheil-Nizei-Santos-Quinto-2-470x264.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Genheil-Nizei-Santos-Quinto-2-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Genheil-Nizei-Santos-Quinto-2-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Genheil-Nizei-Santos-Quinto-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.utm.edu.mo\/NewsPortal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Student-Genheil-Nizei-Santos-Quinto-2-414x232.jpg 414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6358'>\n\t\t\t\tYear 2 Tourism Business Management student Genheil Nizei Santos Quinto \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<span class='pum-trigger  popmake-6362  text-center font-blue' data-do-default=''>\u4e2d\u6587\u6458\u8981 \/ Summary in Chinese<\/span>\n<p>Scholarships and fellowships are serious matters at IFTM: each academic year, the Institute makes available more than 350 grants to undergraduate students, valued at more than MOP4.5 million in aggregate. Management at IFTM highlights the importance of the scheme as a way to improve people\u2019s access to education and to reward academic excellence. IFTM also makes available scholarships for internships and for exchange opportunities outside Macao.<\/p>\n<p>IFTM fresh graduate Jesse Lao Chi Kong says that receiving a scholarship while studying for a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Tourism Retail and Marketing Management at the Institute, had encouraged him to excel. \u201cI found that my hard work was being seen and recognised,\u201d he states. Jesse adds he now plans to use such recognition as a springboard and register achievements in his professional career.<\/p>\n<p>The overall IFTM scholarship programme serves several purposes. It not only aims to recognise students for their academic performance, but also rewards undergraduates who have performed exceptionally during their respective curricular internship. Some scholarships provide grants either for students to attend an internship or to participate in academic seminars outside Macao, or to take part in international exchange schemes. Other scholarships provide financial aid to undergraduates facing economic hardship.<\/p>\n<p>The IFTM view of the benefit of scholarships is endorsed by the wide range of entities that fund them. Those endowing scholarships include arms of the Macao SAR Government, private enterprises, charities, associations and individuals. There are currently 22 sponsors \u2013 supporting a range of grants \u2013 providing in aggregate coverage for all the Institute\u2019s undergraduate study programmes. In the last academic year, 284 scholarships and fellowships were distributed among IFTM students, amounting in total to more than MOP2.9 million.<\/p>\n<p>IFTM also offers scholarships. In this academic year, 70 new undergraduates were exempted from paying tuition fees via that route. In addition, a set of scholarships was recently introduced under the IFTM Council, a new body that brings together industry leaders and professionals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rewarding fresh talent<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IFTM hosted on 16 October its annual IFTM Scholarship and Fellowship Presentation Ceremony, to recognise its partners and those students awarded grants for academic year 2019\/2020. The event took place at the Grand Hall, on the Mong-H\u00e1 Campus.<\/p>\n<p>Macau Traveling and Cultural Exchange Promotion Association is one of the long-standing supporters of IFTM\u2019s scholarship programme. Association Deputy Secretary Mr. Vincent Lam Chi Cheong says it is a way to bring fresh talent and new concepts into the tourism and hospitality industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe traditional business model of travel agencies is changing as more people resort to online tools to plan and book their trips,\u201d he says. \u201cWe need more young people to join the industry, as they are creative and can bring new ideas on how we can adapt to changing consumer patterns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hotel Management undergraduate Celina Gabriela de Assis Marques benefitted from IFTM\u2019s scholarship programme while taking advantage of the exchange opportunities at the Institute. Since enrolling at IFTM, she has taken part in 2 overseas exchange programmes, receiving for one of them a Macao Foundation Scholarship to support related expenses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving the opportunity to go to 2 different places for exchange is not common,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m really grateful to the Institute that students have lots of chances to go abroad\u201d during their IFTM studies.<\/p>\n<p>Genheil Nizei Santos Quinto also received a Macao Foundation Scholarship in academic year 2019\/2020, but for a different reason: to reward her excellent academic performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a great encouragement for me, and I will definitely be more motivated to study,\u201d says the Year 2 Tourism Business Management student. She adds that the grant was also an immediate form of financial support, as her family struggles with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic due to reduced work schedules.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>IFTM scholarship and fellowship providers:<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>&#8211; Cultural Affairs Bureau<br \/>\n&#8211; Higher Education Fund<br \/>\n&#8211; Macao Foundation<br \/>\n&#8211; Macao Government Tourism Office<br \/>\n&#8211; Banco Nacional Ultramarino<br \/>\n&#8211; Bank of China<br \/>\n&#8211; Mr. Cheung Lup Kwan<br \/>\n&#8211; Galaxy Entertainment Group<br \/>\n&#8211; Golden Burger (Macau) Charity Association<br \/>\n&#8211; Henry Fok Foundation<br \/>\n&#8211; Mr. &amp; Mrs. Huen<br \/>\n&#8211; L\u2019Arc Macau<br \/>\n&#8211; Macao Cheng Loi Group<br \/>\n&#8211; Macau Hotel Association<br \/>\n&#8211; Macau Polytex Group<br \/>\n&#8211; Macau Traveling and Cultural Exchange Promotion Association<br \/>\n&#8211; Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment<br \/>\n&#8211; MGM<br \/>\n&#8211; Nam Kwong (Group) Company Ltd.<br \/>\n&#8211; Sands China Ltd.<br \/>\n&#8211; Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A.<br \/>\n&#8211; Wynn Resorts (Macau)<br \/>\n&#8211; IFTM Council<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scholarships and fellowships are serious matters at IFTM: each academic year, the Institute makes available more than 350 grants to undergraduate students, valued at more than MOP4.5 million in aggregate. 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