International Center University of Florida

Bredahl Scholarship

This scholarship was established in memory of Daniel Sinclair Bredahl, a journalism major at the University of Florida. While studying at UF, Dan wanted to pursue a career in international journalism. His desire was not only to report on different cultures but also to work to bring cultures in contact with each other. His freshman English teacher wrote that Dan “pursued the purest of all quests – that of knowing himself through his curiosity and wonder about what was around him.” He always asked, “What should I expect of myself?” Abstract theories did not interest him; rather he was excited by new experiences (rappelling in Jaipur, India, or eating squid with Japanese fishermen) and by his relationships with people he met throughout the world (from bar owners and poets to his roommates at home and abroad). Dan dreamed of a world where people worked toward understanding each other. Although his passage was short, it was as wide as the world. His journey is still alive in the hearts of those who knew him; it is just beginning in the lives of those who will come to know him through these scholarships and their own experiences as “citizens of the world."

If you’d like to learn about previous Bredahl Scholarship recipients and their adventures abroad, visit this website!

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