Student Success Stories

BEAM alumni continue their education in university, vocational colleges,
and through work and volunteer experiences. Read about their successes here.

April 11, 2024

GED ONLINE Triumph: Student earns Australian Scholarship

Khin Lay Nwe was one of three Beam students to achieve an international scholarship from the University of Western Sydney, Australia. Her course was to be completed at the University of Economics, (Ho Chi Minh campus), Vietnam. There Khin Lay Nwe is now an International Business Major and will be very happy to use what she learns to support others in her community.
February 23, 2024

BEAM Student Receives Prestigious Scholarship from the University of Western Sydney

“It was incredible the day I learned I got the scholarship…. I couldn't contain my joy—I hugged my mom and immediately called my sister to share the amazing news. It turned out to be one of the happiest days of my life,” says Arriet. “I can't express enough gratitude to BEAM EDUCATION for making this happen.”
February 12, 2024

Building Dreams: The Inspiring Story of a BEAM Student Awarded a Presidential Scholarship

“Prior to discovering BEAM, my life was in disarray, with no clear path forward. I was engulfed in a sense of hopelessness and battling depression,” says Mary. “However, since connecting with BEAM, my circumstances have drastically improved. They have been instrumental in guiding me towards a brighter future.
May 23, 2023

From Factory Worker to Scholar: Im’s Inspiring Journey to Education Against All Odds

When Im was fourteen years old she found herself way over the Myanmar border working in a Thai factory in Bangkok. Although Im worked very hard […]
May 17, 2023

Breaking Barriers: Beam Student Cosec Secures Highly Competitive Scholarship to Pursue Academic Dreams

“Beam is the best thing that has happened during 2022 and 2023.“ We are thrilled to announce that Beam student Cosec has been awarded the prestigious […]
April 27, 2023

Persistence Pays Off: Beam Student Receives Scholarship to Study in Japan

“It took me six hard years to get the right scholarship fit!” BEAM ‘Online Learning’ student, Jimmy, has endured a difficult journey yet his story is […]
April 26, 2023

CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE: BEAM Student Secures Prestigious Scholarship

“When I got the mail with the starting word “congratulations”, I just screamed!” Beam is thrilled to congratulate Say May on being awarded IIE Odyssey scholarship. […]
August 30, 2019

Congratulations GED Graduates

BEAM implemented the GED Program as part of the Higher Education Preparation and Community Young Leaders Development Program (CYLD). This program is designed to provide migrants […]
May 2, 2019

What are the BEAM alumni doing? Saw Samuel

Samuel, originally from Myanmar, is one of BEAM’s GED graduates. He successfully passed the GED exam in 2013 and thenwent onto earn a Bachelor of Arts […]
February 7, 2019

What are the BEAM alumni doing now? Thu Zar Lwin (Ah Wang)

Ah Wang is one of BEAM Education Foundation’s GED Program graduates who was able to continue her education and graduate. Immediately after graduating from the Faculty […]