Zawadi Africa Education Scholarships
Course(s) Offered: All fieldsCourse Level: Undergraduate
Provider: Zawadi Africa Education Fund
Country to Study in: USA
(Also run across "Google Zawadi Africa Scholarships" at Republic of Kenya together with South Africa below)
Scholarship Description
The Zawadi Africa Education Fund is a plan designed to render scholarships to academically gifted girls from disadvantaged backgrounds from Africa to pursue higher didactics inward the US.
The Zawadi Africa Education Fund is based on the highly successful Kennedy/Mboya Student airlifts of the 1960′s, through a partnership amongst individuals together with institutions amongst an involvement inward creating leadership opportunities for girls inward Africa.
Eligibility
To teach a Zawadi Africa Education Fund Student, the next must apply:
- She is a girl
- Has demonstrated academic excellence (A-)
- Has demonstrated leadership qualities (A prefect, demonstrates initiative)
- Has overcome insurmountable odds to reach academic excellence (financially)
Eligible groups
Needy immature women from East Africa
Participating Institutions
Approved universities inward the USA
Fields of study
All fields at participating universities
Number of awards
To date, at that topographic point are a total of 55 students enrolled at elevation universities inward the USA including Yale University, Xavier University together with Smith College
Sponsorship duration
Whole duration of the plan - commonly a 4-year period
Scholarship benefits
On average, the plan pays for less than 10% of the total toll of a 4-year education, amongst the remainder funded past times merit based college grants together with scholarships.
Method of Application
Interested? To apply to this scholarship, follow the Application Instructions below:
- Step one: Download Application Form together with Fill it out
Application marking link -- 2013 Application Form - Step two: Email completed application to Zawadi adminstrator inward your country, amongst the dependent plain “Zawadi 2013 application”
- Kenya : eva.ntalami@zawadiafrica.org
- Uganda: nelly.ogunde@zawadiafrica.org
- Ghana: nana.ama.mensah@zawadiafrica.org
Short listed candidates volition endure called for an interview a calendar month later the submission of this application.
Please note:
Attach a 1 page Biography TYPED of yourself amongst a passport photograph highlighting your identify unit of measurement background, educational background, hobbies together with activities yous withdraw keep undertaken inward schoolhouse together with inward your community together with your aspirations.
Contact
If yous withdraw keep whatsoever questions electronic mail our back upwardly together with management squad at the address below together with they volition endure pleased to assist you: eva.ntalami@zawadiafrica.org
Application Deadline: Ongoing
Open to International students: No
More Scholarship Information together with Application
Google Zawadi Africa Scholarships
Course(s) Offered: Computer science, reckoner engineering scientific discipline and/or ICTCourse Level: Undergraduate
Provider: Google, Zawadi Africa Education Fund
Country to Study in: Kenya, South Africa
Scholarship Description
As business office of Google's ongoing commitments to supporting didactics inward Africa together with to diversifying the engineering scientific discipline talent pool, Google is encouraging African women to pursue careers inward reckoner scientific discipline together with technology.
Google has partnered amongst the Zawadi Africa Educational Fund to grant v Kenyan women total scholarships to consummate degrees inward reckoner science, reckoner engineering scientific discipline and/or ICT.
Eligibility
Selection criteria include fantabulous academics, extracurricular involvement, leadership potential together with fiscal need.
Eligible groups
Young women from Kenya
Participating Institutions
Top universities inward Republic of Kenya together with South Africa
Fields of study
All fields at participating universities
Number of awards
Five (5) Kenyan women volition endure awarded
Sponsorship duration
Whole duration of the plan - commonly a 4-year period
Scholarship benefits
Google volition respect total scholarships to consummate the degrees. The Google Zawadi Scholars volition each withdraw keep the back upwardly of a Google engineering scientific discipline mentor.
Method of Application
Same equally inward Zawadi Africa Education Scholarships (please run across above)
More Information on Google Zawadi Africa Scholarships
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