Reach Society Award First Scholarship
Reach Society have awarded their first scholarship, allowing student Demani Jules-Carbon the opportunity to read International Football Business at UCFB.
The Society was founded by Dr Donald Palmer, Rob Neil and Dr Dwain Neil and offers several services, including a networking programme and a careers programme. However, this is the first time Reach Society have awarded a scholarship.
UCFB delivers undergraduate degrees and executive education in the administrative, management and operational business facets of the football and sports industries and it is through this that Demani has been selected for the scholarship based on his motivation, academic achievement and extra-curricular work.
Demani said: “Reach Society and UCFB looked at my work outside of my studies, as well as my motivation and character.
I manage a Sunday League team and have been coaching for about 4 years. This is my second year in management and I’ve learned a lot. Going up against managers who don’t know how old you are and they treat you like any other manager. It’s that sort of experience you need at a young age so when I am older, it won’t be starting again, it will merely be a continuation of what I’ve done before.
UCFB and Reach Society have given me a massive responsibility as the first person to take this full scholarship on is fantastic, and I’m a flagbearer for people that may do it in the future. Any professional team can be a platform and there are not many Black, Asian and minority ethnic managers in the Football League as a whole so to be one of the few and open the doors for others would be something Reach Society and I would like to do.”
Reach Society Chairman Dr Dwain Neil said: “We are delighted that Demani Jules-Carbon is the first winner of the UCFB Reach Society Scholarship. His attainment was recognised at the recent Milestone Recognition Awards.”
Reach Society hosted their 4th Recognition Awards on the 17th October at the Kensington Close Hotel. There were speeches from Lord Herman Ouseley, the Society’s patron, Courtenay Griffiths, QC; and guests from Pfizer, Birmingham University, Lloyds Banking Group and City & Islington College to mark its five year milestone of serving the community and honouring their professionals for reaching back.
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