Amy Migunda

20 years old, attending the University of Cambridge. Amy was awarded a Beacon Scholarship for University in May 2020, and held a Beacon Schools Scholarship from 2016 to 2019.

Amy is studying towards a BA in Natural Sciences at Trinity College. Amy has worked hard throughout the year: she attended online workshops and weekly study sessions as well as doing her own further reading in History and Philosophy of Science, leading to a 2.1 in that module, and an overall 2.2 for the year.

Outside her studies, Amy has had a successful year playing for Trinity College Women’s Netball Team as both Centre and Goal Defence. As such she has participated in a number of inter-college matches as well as the Cupper’s tournament. She also trained to become eligible to be a member of the backstage crew with the University's Theatre Society.

Amy supported students applying to Cambridge as part of the Target Oxbridge Scheme. She volunteered for ChaOS, a society promoting a love of science to the public, by giving pop-up science demonstrations around the UK. She also attended the BT & Aleto Leadership Programme and gained conversational proficiency in British Sign Language.

Beacon Workshop Participation

Amy’s 2022 Summer Beacon Citizenship Project focused on improving access to education for students, both in the UK and on the African continent.

In Leadership Workshops, Amy grew in confidence as the year progressed, showing greater engagement and more willingness to share her ideas, as well as to lead her group.