{"id":22,"date":"2026-09-15T14:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkviolet-mallard-825021.hostingersite.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:19:18","slug":"recipient-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"Recipient stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22\" class=\"elementor elementor-22\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc5cc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebc5cc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98659f7 e-con-boxed e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98659f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:80}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e57d547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e57d547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scholarships<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b16fb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20b16fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recipient stories<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8d4a2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b8d4a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Accounts from members who have received an award, published with their consent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f488a6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f488a6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c8fc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sdi-stories\" data-id=\"71c8fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sdi-stories.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sdi-section\" aria-labelledby=\"sdi-stories-71c8fc1-title\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sdi-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sdi-section__header\"><span class=\"sdi-eyebrow\">Recipients<\/span><h2 class=\"sdi-section__title\" id=\"sdi-stories-71c8fc1-title\">Stories from members who have received an award<\/h2><p class=\"sdi-section__lead\">Published with the recipient\u2019s consent. Nothing on this page is a composite, an illustration or an example.<\/p><\/header>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sdi-portal__empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sdi-portal__empty-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNo recipient stories have been published yet\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStories appear here once a recipient has agreed to share theirs. Until then this page stays empty rather than showing an example \u2014 a scholarship recipient is a real person, and an illustrated one would misrepresent what the program has done.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-943622b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"943622b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05192bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-sdi-stories-consent\" data-id=\"05192bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sdi-stories-consent.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<section class=\"sdi-section sdi-section--alt\" aria-labelledby=\"sdi-stories-consent-05192bd-title\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sdi-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sdi-section__header\"><span class=\"sdi-eyebrow\">Sharing your story<\/span><h2 class=\"sdi-section__title\" id=\"sdi-stories-consent-05192bd-title\">If you have received an award<\/h2><\/header>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sdi-prose\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tRecipients are never required to share their story, and an award does not depend on doing so. Stories are published only with written consent, and a recipient can ask for theirs to be removed at any time.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sdi-cluster\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sdi-button sdi-button--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/?page_id=30\">Get in touch about sharing<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0140583 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0140583\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-203049d elementor-widget elementor-widget-sdi-disclaimer\" data-id=\"203049d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sdi-disclaimer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sdi-section sdi-section--note\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sdi-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"sdi-disclaimer\">Scholarships are subject to program eligibility, verification, application requirements, available funding, and official terms and conditions.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96d4bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d96d4bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d11f90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-sdi-closing-cta\" data-id=\"d11f90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sdi-closing-cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"sdi-section sdi-section--tight\" aria-labelledby=\"sdi-closing-cta-title\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sdi-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sdi-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sdi-cta__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"sdi-closing-cta-title\" class=\"sdi-cta__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart building toward a scholarship\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sdi-cta__text\">Membership opens the referral program, which is how points toward scholarship eligibility are earned.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sdi-cluster\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sdi-button sdi-button--accent\" href=\"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/?page_id=10\">Become a member <span class=\"sdi-button__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sdi-button sdi-button--secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/?page_id=30\">Ask a question<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71151e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e71151e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d031f3 e-con-boxed e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d031f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:80}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a1380 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"03a1380\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3dca98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3dca98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9880d7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9880d7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On consent<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312c648 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"312c648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why there may be fewer stories than you expect<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe8b1d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebe8b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every account published here is published because the person in it agreed to it, in writing, for this purpose. Nobody is written up because it would make the page look fuller, and consent can be withdrawn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f75b3 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"66f75b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">No account appears without the recipient's written consent<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">No photograph of a recipient is used without it either<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Consent can be withdrawn and the account is removed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc36e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fc36e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba8828 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ba8828\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e93b5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"27e93b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/wp-content\/themes\/sdi-travel-trust\/assets\/img\/scholarship-seal.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c382ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c382ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4286036 e-con-boxed e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4286036\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:80}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2deb7b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2deb7b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The pathway<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d881af3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d881af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If you are thinking of applying<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab9b6f3 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab9b6f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc87eb7 e-con-full sdi-e-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc87eb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af37ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af37ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/?page_id=19\">Eligibility<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6737c8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6737c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What a points balance opens, and what else is assessed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b0beb e-con-full sdi-e-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7b0beb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f1ad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75f1ad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/?page_id=20\">Application<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4806b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4806b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What an application asks for, and what follows it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e094a1e e-con-full sdi-e-card e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e094a1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1e56e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c1e56e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/?page_id=21\">Questions<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e972d6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e972d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The points most often raised before starting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sdi-travel.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}