The University of Cape Coast, Faculty of Law, has advanced Memorandum of Understanding with Aquila Beausoleil a young girl who is an aspiring lawyer.
Known as the “Aquila Beausoleil-UCC Law Scholarship,” the initiative is committed to providing scholarships in the form of financial support to deserving law students.
The significance of the MoU is not just because it is the first long-term privately funded scholarship, but it is also meant to provide substantial financial aid to make legal education more accessible to the less privilege.
Young Aquila Beausoleil, who initiated the scholarship, is a phenomenal, determined and entrepreneurial young lady who is committed to leaving a legacy with her family and has a dream of studying law.
Funding for the scholarship has been provided by Mr Victor Beausoleil and Ama Beausoleil, who are the proud parents of the remarkable young Aquila Beausoleil, to demonstrate the power of self determination and collective impact.
On its official website, the Faculty of Law, UCC, describes the MoU as groundbreaking, adding that “This is a huge milestone, as it is all about supporting deserving law students with financial aid and making legal education more accessible”.
The Faculty also expressed appreciation to the parents of Aquila Beausoleil who are the funders of the initiative as the scholarship would be expected to ameliorate the plights of deserving students.
“We are grateful to Victor Beausoleil & Ama Beausoleil for their benefaction, as well as the Dean of the faculty of Law at the University of Cape Coast, Julia Selman Ayetey, for concluding the terms of the scholarship and to Alexander Hackman-Aidoo for his facilitation”.
According to the Faculty, the scholarship, which has the aim of widening access to education, promote community service and enhance professional networks, would also empower future legal minds and strengthen the capacity of well deserving students.
