Giudice per le borse di studio

Gerard Way was on a panel of musical guests (also featuring Death Cab For Cutie, Santigold, and Vampire Weekend) judging students who were in the running to be awarded one of four Fullbright-mtvU scholarships. Fullbright is a project put together by mtvU (MTV’s University network) and the U.S. Department of State, and was established to “promote the power of music”. Recipients went through a series of merit-based selection processes and were reviewed by U.S. and foreign academic leaders as well as area experts. Gerard Way and his fellow judges went through each of their nominations to slim down to whom they believed were the top candidates. The final four were chosen by the Fullbright Scholarship Board. They get to travel to foreign countries to work on a self-assigned project to benefit those communities and post their findings through mtvU’s Fullbright website.

Source: U.S. Department of State and mtvU Announce Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship Winners – State.gov and thank you very much to Natalie (smiles_haunt) for sending in this information.

I can’t even say how proud I am of Gerard for judging on something like this, and even more so for these amazing individuals who are going to great lengths to help improve this world through the power of music.

And these amazing individuals are…

Andrew Magill, who graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) with a B.A. in Cultural Studies in May 2009, will travel to Malawi to work with the UNC Malawi Project and AIDS organizations to video-record narratives of Malawian families and communities affected by HIV/AIDS. Andrew will collaborate with Peter Mawanga, a well-known musician and social activist, to develop a concept album whose sales will benefit AIDS social service networks.
Michael Silvers, a doctoral student in Ethnomusicology at UCLA, will travel to Brazil to study the relationship between the culture of forró, a kind of popular dance music, and the climate of northeastern Brazil. Working with Vila Estúdio, a recording studio in Fortaleza, Ceará; accordionists from around the state; and a quadrilha square dance ensemble, he will explore the ways in which climate change and drought have impacted how and why people make music.
Rod Solaimani, who graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. in Foreign Policy in 2008, will travel to Morocco to study and participate in the Afro-Arab-Gnawa-Western musical exchange. A skilled percussionist, he will research the impact of U.S.-Moroccan musical partnerships in three cities, use his findings in local high school music curricula and promote cross-cultural collaboration with a student concert.
Tina Wadhwa, who graduated from Columbia University in 2007 with a BA in Political Science and Economics, will travel to India to create a documentary exploring the impact and influence of Bollywood music on underprivileged youth in Mumbai. She will also develop the music and drama center of the Akanksha Foundation while focusing on the role of music as a vehicle for collective expression and understanding among the children.

Want to be involved? Check out http://fulbright.mtvu.com/ for their blogs as well as information about the scholarship and how to participate.

Andrew Magill, che si sono laureati presso l'Università della North Carolina a Chapel Hill (UNC), con una laurea in Studi Culturali, nel maggio 2009, si recherà in Malawi a collaborare con il Progetto Malawi UNC AIDS e alle organizzazioni di registrare video-racconti del Malawi famiglie e comunità colpite da HIV / AIDS. Andrew collaborerà con Peter Mawanga, un noto musicista e attivista sociale, di sviluppare un concept album la cui vendita andrà a beneficio AIDS reti dei servizi sociali.
Michael argentone, uno studente di dottorato in Etnomusicologia a UCLA, si recherà in Brasile per studiare il rapporto tra la cultura del Forró, una sorta di danza musica popolare, e il clima del nord-est del Brasile. Lavorare con Vila Studio, uno studio di registrazione a Fortaleza, Ceará; fisarmonicisti provenienti da tutto lo stato e una danza quadrilha piazza insieme, egli esplorare i modi in cui il cambiamento climatico e la siccità hanno influito come e perché le persone che fanno musica.
Rod Solaimani, che si sono laureati da Georgetown University con una laurea In politica estera, nel 2008, si recherà in Marocco per lo studio e la partecipazione in afro-arabo-Gnawa-scambio musicale occidentale. Un percussionista qualificati, egli ricerca l'impatto della US-marocchina partnership musicale in tre città, le sue conclusioni in uso locali di alta scuola di musica di studio e promuovere la collaborazione culturale con un concerto degli studenti.
Tina Wadhwa, che è laureato alla Columbia University nel 2007 con una laurea in Scienze Politiche ed Economia, si recherà in India per creare un documentario esplora l'impatto e l'influenza della musica sul Bollywood meno giovani a Mumbai. Si svilupperà anche la musica e dramma centro della Fondazione Akanksha concentrandosi sul ruolo della musica come veicolo di espressione collettiva e la comprensione tra i bambini.