An East Kilbride student has won a prestigious scholarship at a top American university - beating competition from more than 400,000 applicants.
Victory Ekpekurede of Calderglen High has been awarded the Stamps Scholarship at the Georgia Institute of Technology and plans to study civil engineering and politics.
She has just finished sixth year at the East Kilbride secondary school.
The teenager is one of a handful of exceptional students from across the country to be awarded the scholarship.
With support from the Stamps Scholars programs, young adults will pursue their passions of tackling national and global challenges while making impacts on their campuses and communities.
There were 413,000 applicants for the 17th class of Stamps Scholars.
The scholars was chosen via rigorous processes by their universities and colleges for their academic excellence, leadership experience, dedication to service, and exceptional character.
For students, the total value of their Stamps Scholarships will be worth up to approximately $40.5 million, with each attending one of 31 partner universities across the US and the UK.
Victory has also been working and shadowing with Dr Lisa Cameron MP in her parliamentary office in East Kilbride during the past six months, which has further boosted her experience in the field of politics, undertaking various tasks with extreme competence.
Dr Cameron provided Victory with a reference for her application.
A delighted Victory said: “I am very much looking forward to joining the Stamps Programme in the USA.
"It was an honour to be selected out of so many applicants and I cannot wait to get started.
"I have also enjoyed working with Dr Cameron MP and seeing first hand the work of an MP which has given me such valuable experience for the future."
Ms Cameron said: "Victory has been an exceptional student and has shadowed me at my office in my role as MP as part of her learning experience.
"I am sure that she will be a fantastic asset to the Georgia Institute and our constituency are very proud of her outstanding success."
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