Nathan Shevlin
LLB Law with Spanish - received £2,500
Project: To encourage others to study languages and to educate others on Spanish culture, and, furthermore, share my experiences of Scottish culture- thus creating and fostering a cultural interchange- through creating and developing a YouTube channel, through which I will record, edit, and upload videos not only discussing my experiences abroad, but also videos interviewing Spanish students as well as other exchange students from Scotland, allowing me to use this project to promote positive relations between students from both countries. These videos will be shared with local schools in Scotland in order to demonstrate the benefits of studying a language at university, in aiming to encourage more people to do so.
“I am delighted to have been selected for, and awarded, a Stevenson Scholarship for this academic year, during which I am studying in Málaga. The two-stage interview process was a very positive and non-stressful experience, through which my ideas were expanded upon and developed collaboratively with the members of the respective interview panels.
The process of choosing a project involved narrowing down my initial ideas and adapting them to maximise their potential benefits. Through this, the idea of vlogging my experience abroad- given its flexibility- came about. To prepare for the interviews, I researched the Stevenson Scholarship and its history, as well as ensuring I had a firm knowledge of my own project and what I would potentially spend any money received on.
I am incredibly excited to complete my project and honoured to take on this opportunity to represent Scotland whilst in Spain.”
