Calling All Students!

I've been meaning to graduate from college for nearly a year now. Yes, I did go to commencement and walk and all that. But I don't have my diploma. And I am still officially enrolled in UC Berkeley--which means, though they aren't charging me anything, I still get pesky emails from the PoliSci department no matter how many times I attempt to unsubscribe, but that's another rant.
First I couldn't graduate due to circumstances out of my control: A teacher hadn't turned in grades). Then, when the grades finally registered, more than half a semester later, I was busy: I was in Mexico dealing with language courses, traveling, constant confusion, oh my! That brings us to today. I'm still abroad, but I admit that is no longer an excuse. A year later and not graduated, oh the shame!
Yet, about 20 minutes ago, I thought all that procrastination was going to pay off. I went to the World Nomads website to buy some travel insurance and noticed a link: "Travel Writing Scholarship 2008". What does it involve? You go to the "small coastal village of Kosgoda, 70kms south of Colombo". Where is Colombo? Sri Lanka. What do you do? A volunteer project and then write an article about it for the Morning Herald. Where is the Morning Herald? Sydney, Australia. What do you pay? Nothing. The trip includes not just airfare, lodging and vaccinations, but a free laptop.
It was for students, it said at the top, and I figured I qualified in at least two ways (UC Berkeley and ongoing language classes). Yet, then I hit this pesky line with an even peskier adverb: "To be eligible you have to be currently enrolled and actively studying at a recognised educational tertiary institution."
So, I probably dragged that out a bit. But isn't it great to hear from me after such a long silence? Anyways, YOU should apply. You actively studying college students out there. Here's the link: http://journals.worldnomads.com/scholarships/post/15629.aspx
If you think you don't stand a chance, well, I just won 2nd prize in a (non-active) student study abroad essay competition. So, you too can win. Best of luck!