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Gordon Scholarship Fund</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div>Stichting William K. Gordon Scholarship Fund</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Reaching_Out_bronze_statues_by_Carla_Rutgers,_Rotterdam_1996.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Reaching Out bronze statues by Carla Rutgers (1996)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Reaching_Out_bronze_statues_by_Carla_Rutgers%2C_Rotterdam_1996.jpg/220px-Reaching_Out_bronze_statues_by_Carla_Rutgers%2C_Rotterdam_1996.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="284" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Reaching_Out_bronze_statues_by_Carla_Rutgers%2C_Rotterdam_1996.jpg/330px-Reaching_Out_bronze_statues_by_Carla_Rutgers%2C_Rotterdam_1996.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Reaching_Out_bronze_statues_by_Carla_Rutgers%2C_Rotterdam_1996.jpg/440px-Reaching_Out_bronze_statues_by_Carla_Rutgers%2C_Rotterdam_1996.jpg 2x" data-file-width="554" data-file-height="714" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">"Reaching Out" sculpture was dedicated to the American International School in Rotterdam by Patricia Erickson and Sheila Gazaleh representing the Scholarship fund.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Founded at</th><td class="infobox-data">1974</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="locality">Rotterdam, The Netherlands</span></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>William K. Gordon Scholarship Fund</b> is a Dutch <a href="/wiki/Foundation_(nonprofit)" title="Foundation (nonprofit)">Foundation</a> set up in the early 1970s to promote <a href="/wiki/International_education_in_the_netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="International education in the netherlands">international education</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a>, the Netherlands. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stichting_William_K._Gordon_Scholarship_Fund&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The William K. Gordon Scholarship Fund became an official <a href="/wiki/Foundation_(nonprofit)" title="Foundation (nonprofit)">Foundation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Stichting" title="Stichting">Stichting</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on 1 February 1974, to provide a public service to the members of the international community living and working in the <a href="/wiki/Rotterdam" title="Rotterdam">Rotterdam</a> area.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The purpose of the <a href="/wiki/Scholarship_fund" class="mw-redirect" title="Scholarship fund">Scholarship Fund</a> is to promote <a href="/wiki/International_education_in_the_netherlands" class="mw-redirect" title="International education in the netherlands">international education</a> by means of scholarships or loans to be made available to, or on behalf of students at the <a href="/wiki/American_International_School_of_Rotterdam" class="mw-redirect" title="American International School of Rotterdam">American International School of Rotterdam</a> (AISR).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> AISR became <a href="/wiki/Nord_Anglia_International_School_Rotterdam" title="Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam">Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam</a> in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Among the many deserving students assisted through the years, in 2017 the fund supported the application of a gifted child of a Syrian <a href="/wiki/Refugee" title="Refugee">refugee</a> family.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Funds for the Foundation have been drawn from the proceeds of the sale of best-selling English-language <a href="/wiki/Guide_book" title="Guide book">guide books</a> to the Netherlands,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> together with <a href="/wiki/Donation" title="Donation">donations</a> from international companies and corporations.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stichting_William_K._Gordon_Scholarship_Fund&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:American_International_School_of_Rotterdam_library_photo_taken_in_1973.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Photo taken at the American International School in Rotterdam in 1973 with Mr Antony Vadala (Principal), Mrs Patricia G Erickson (William K. Gordon Scholarship Fund) and students of the school"><img alt="Photo taken at the American International School in Rotterdam in 1973 with Mr Antony Vadala (Principal), Mrs Patricia G Erickson (William K. Gordon Scholarship Fund) and students of the school" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/American_International_School_of_Rotterdam_library_photo_taken_in_1973.jpg/120px-American_International_School_of_Rotterdam_library_photo_taken_in_1973.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/American_International_School_of_Rotterdam_library_photo_taken_in_1973.jpg/180px-American_International_School_of_Rotterdam_library_photo_taken_in_1973.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/American_International_School_of_Rotterdam_library_photo_taken_in_1973.jpg/240px-American_International_School_of_Rotterdam_library_photo_taken_in_1973.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2657" data-file-height="1742" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Photo taken at the American International School in Rotterdam in 1973 with Mr Antony Vadala (Principal), Mrs Patricia G Erickson (William K. Gordon Scholarship Fund) and students of the school</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Launch_of_6th_edition_of_Roaming_%E2%80%98round_Holland_at_Rotterdam_City_Hall,_1989.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Launch Roaming ‘round Holland at City Hall, Rotterdam in 1989 with Sheila Gazaleh – Publisher, Hans Cornelisse – Directeur, Dutch Tourism Board, Jake M Dyels Jr – US Consul General"><img alt="Launch Roaming ‘round Holland at City Hall, Rotterdam in 1989 with Sheila Gazaleh – Publisher, Hans Cornelisse – Directeur, Dutch Tourism Board, Jake M Dyels Jr – US Consul General" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Launch_of_6th_edition_of_Roaming_%E2%80%98round_Holland_at_Rotterdam_City_Hall%2C_1989.jpg/120px-Launch_of_6th_edition_of_Roaming_%E2%80%98round_Holland_at_Rotterdam_City_Hall%2C_1989.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Launch_of_6th_edition_of_Roaming_%E2%80%98round_Holland_at_Rotterdam_City_Hall%2C_1989.jpg/180px-Launch_of_6th_edition_of_Roaming_%E2%80%98round_Holland_at_Rotterdam_City_Hall%2C_1989.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Launch_of_6th_edition_of_Roaming_%E2%80%98round_Holland_at_Rotterdam_City_Hall%2C_1989.jpg/240px-Launch_of_6th_edition_of_Roaming_%E2%80%98round_Holland_at_Rotterdam_City_Hall%2C_1989.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2991" data-file-height="2404" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Launch Roaming ‘round Holland at City Hall, Rotterdam in 1989 with Sheila Gazaleh – Publisher, Hans Cornelisse – Directeur, Dutch Tourism Board, Jake M Dyels Jr – US Consul General</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Here_Holland_9th_Edition_Book_Cover.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="2007 Cover of Here’s Holland guide to the Netherlands by Sheila Gazaleh-Weevers which supported the Stichting"><img alt="2007 Cover of Here’s Holland guide to the Netherlands by Sheila Gazaleh-Weevers which supported the Stichting" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Here_Holland_9th_Edition_Book_Cover.jpg/84px-Here_Holland_9th_Edition_Book_Cover.jpg" decoding="async" width="84" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Here_Holland_9th_Edition_Book_Cover.jpg/127px-Here_Holland_9th_Edition_Book_Cover.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Here_Holland_9th_Edition_Book_Cover.jpg/169px-Here_Holland_9th_Edition_Book_Cover.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1746" data-file-height="2478" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">2007 Cover of Here’s Holland guide to the Netherlands by Sheila Gazaleh-Weevers which supported the Stichting</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_K._Gordon_Scholarship_Fund_Board_at_American_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="W.K. Gordon Scholarship Fund Board in 2017, Neal Dilk, Director; Muwaffak Aburshaid, scholarship student; Sheila Gazaleh, Board Chair; Willem Horbach, CFO; Fred Böttcher, Former Vice Chairman SNS Bank."><img alt="W.K. Gordon Scholarship Fund Board in 2017, Neal Dilk, Director; Muwaffak Aburshaid, scholarship student; Sheila Gazaleh, Board Chair; Willem Horbach, CFO; Fred Böttcher, Former Vice Chairman SNS Bank." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/William_K._Gordon_Scholarship_Fund_Board_at_American_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg/120px-William_K._Gordon_Scholarship_Fund_Board_at_American_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/William_K._Gordon_Scholarship_Fund_Board_at_American_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg/180px-William_K._Gordon_Scholarship_Fund_Board_at_American_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/William_K._Gordon_Scholarship_Fund_Board_at_American_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg/240px-William_K._Gordon_Scholarship_Fund_Board_at_American_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="849" data-file-height="477" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">W.K. Gordon Scholarship Fund Board in 2017, Neal Dilk, Director; Muwaffak Aburshaid, scholarship student; Sheila Gazaleh, Board Chair; Willem Horbach, CFO; Fred Böttcher, Former Vice Chairman SNS Bank.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Trustees_children_rededication_statues_2022_at_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Trustees and school children rededicate Reaching Out statues by Carla Rutgers at Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam in the summer of 2022"><img alt="Trustees and school children rededicate Reaching Out statues by Carla Rutgers at Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam in the summer of 2022" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Trustees_children_rededication_statues_2022_at_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg/120px-Trustees_children_rededication_statues_2022_at_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Trustees_children_rededication_statues_2022_at_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg/180px-Trustees_children_rededication_statues_2022_at_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Trustees_children_rededication_statues_2022_at_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg/240px-Trustees_children_rededication_statues_2022_at_International_School_of_Rotterdam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Trustees and school children rededicate Reaching Out statues by Carla Rutgers at <a href="/wiki/Nord_Anglia_International_School_Rotterdam" title="Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam">Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam</a> in the summer of 2022</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stichting_William_K._Gordon_Scholarship_Fund&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stichting William K. Gordon Scholarship Fund is registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Geselecteerde inschrijving) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://server.db.kvk.nl/TST-BIN/ZS/ZSWWW01@?TYPE=NDNR&NDNR=41126091&NSDN=">KvK 41126091</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFGraydon_Open_Register" class="citation web cs1">Graydon Open Register. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.opencompanies.nl/overheid-semi-overheid-stichting-william-k-gordon-scholarship-fund-rotterdam-41126091">"Bedrijfsinformatie van Stichting William K. Gordon Scholarship Fund"</a>. <i>www.opencompanies.nl</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2017-06-30</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.opencompanies.nl&rft.atitle=Bedrijfsinformatie+van+Stichting+William+K.+Gordon+Scholarship+Fund&rft.au=Graydon+Open+Register&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.opencompanies.nl%2Foverheid-semi-overheid-stichting-william-k-gordon-scholarship-fund-rotterdam-41126091&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStichting+William+K.+Gordon+Scholarship+Fund" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The Stichting (fund) was established by Patricia Erickson in memory of her father, William K. Gordon in 1973. Its Board has been chaired by Sheila Gazaleh since 1974. For further detail on the establishment and development of the fund please see <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.awcthehague.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Going_Dutch_MayJun2017.pdf">"<i>Here’s Holland: Its Own Story</i>"</a> The Book and Scholarship Fund. (2017) <i>Going Dutch,</i> AWC The Hague (NL) May/June 2017, p. 38-39.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGazaleh-WeeversAgudoMoser2007" class="citation book cs1">Gazaleh-Weevers, Sheila; Agudo, Shirley; Moser, Connie (2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=eWgeTv6runIC&q=William+K.+Gordon+patricia+erickson&pg=PA3"><i>Here's Holland: Guide to Travel and Life in Holland</i></a>. 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XA 7.53</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://server.db.kvk.nl/TST-BIN/ZS/ZSWWW01@?TYPE=NDNR&NDNR=41126091&NSDN=">"Zoeken algemeen: Stichting William K. Gordon Scholarship"</a>. <i>kvk.nl</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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