2024 Ocbina Future Business Leaders Scholarship

About Blushel OcbinaLI Board Vice Chair; Organizational Change Management Leader

Blushel has been involved with Leadership Initiatives since 2005 when she established and managed LI's programs in the Philippines. Following the conclusion of her contract in 2007, Blushel became an active volunteer and supporter of the organization, eventually joining the advisory board in 2009 and serving as its chair in 2012.

Blushel joined the LI Board in 2013 and has been serving as its vice-chair since. Blushel brings to Leadership Initiatives her passion for community service and development.

Blushel is an alumna of the University of Southern California. Since 2004, she has been serving the needs of public, private, and civic organizations in the areas of strategic communications, change management, marketing, branding, portfolio management, program management, project management, stakeholder management, proposal management, and business analysis/business process improvement.

Eligibility: The Ocbina Future Business Leaders Scholarship is open to top students who are interested in pursuing a career in business. Two annual scholarship recipients will be chosen based on academic and personal merit.


Deadline: The Ocbina Future Business Leaders Scholarship applications must be received no later than April 25th, 2023.


Scholarship Award: The Ocbina Future Leaders Scholarship will award two students full tuition to attend the International Leadership & Business Internship at Georgetown University from July 16th- July 22nd. The Ocbina Scholarship Fund will also award ten partial scholarships.

Submit a personal statement detailing:

1. Your academic interests

2. Your future education plans

3. How your future aspirations align with the goals of equitable development and business innovation
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