Keith Vaz to award British scholarship to Goan teacher HERALD NEWS DESK PANJIM, FEB 4-The longest serving British Asian MP, Keith Vaz, will be visiting Goa in April 2006 to award a teacher from Goa, a scholarship to teach in the United Kingdom with all expenses paid. The scholarship is in memory of Vaz's mother, Merlyn Verona Vaz, who died in October 2003. Merlyn Vaz was a teacher and the first Goan to be elected councillor of Leicester. Her family lived in Calangute. The scholarship will include the opportunity to teach in a primary school in Vaz's constituency of Leicester east, accommodation, a stipend to cover the cost of food and travel expenses and sight seeing tour of the United Kingdom.
Vaz is inviting Goan teachers to apply by emailing their CV with a covering letter explaining, how the scholarship would benefit them. Vaz has written to Chief Minister, Pratapsingh Rane, to ask the government of Goa to endorse the programme. The deadline for applications is February 28. All applications need to be emailed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] On the scholarship Keith Vaz MP said "My mother loved Goa. She was a great teacher. This is a great opportunity for someone from our place of origin to enhance their skills and a fantastic path to advance the relations between our two countries. If it is successful the scholarship will be awarded every year.
