The 2023 Fully Funded Ashinaga Africa Initiative Scholarship is now open for all interested and qualified students of African origin.
The Fully Funded Ashinaga Africa Initiative Scholarship covers the full costs of tuition, accommodation, health insurance, travel, and provides monthly stipend which covers food and necessary academic costs.
The Ashinaga Africa Initiative scholarship began in 2014 with the aim of providing quality education to students of African descent, especially sub-Sahara.
All interested and qualified applicants are encouraged to apply for this opportunity as soon as possible before the deadline.
Scholarship Abstract
- Scholarship Host: Ashinaga Africa Initiative
- Category: Scholarships | Study Abroad | Undergraduate Scholarships
- Benefits: Full Scholarship
- Tuition
- Accommodation
- Living Stipends
- Travel Costs
- Books and Stationery
- Eligibility: African Countries
- Deadline: January 14, 2024
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Scholarship Details
Ashinaga presents the “Ashinaga Africa Initiative” aiming to provide higher education to 20 brilliant students from Sub-Saharan African countries each year, some of which are among the poorest in the world, and encourage them to become leading professionals in their own countries.
We search and screen for potential candidates: orphaned or bereaved students with academic potential but who cannot afford to apply to university. We provide them with a concentrated study camp for six months at Ashinaga’s facility, Kokorojuku, in Uganda and Senegal, where they are given dedicated support and assistance with their study of various subjects and languages, as they prepare to apply to highly ranked universities around the world. We also provide them with a full scholarship and living expenses for four years during their studies abroad.
We expect to see these young, educated people go back to their own countries and establish democratic and fulfilled societies, bringing people a higher national income and high-quality education. This movement will eventually contribute to the overall wellbeing of Sub-Saharan countries by helping to break the cycle of poverty, even though the effects will not be immediate, as they are when food or equipment is donated.
There is a theory that the African population will expand to more than three billion by the end of this century. We believe if we can create a bright future for Africa, a continent with so much potential, humanity’s global prospects will be bright as well.
Scholarship Requirements
Applicants for the Ashnaga Africa Initiative scholarship must:
- Have lost one or both parents.
- Have completed secondary school and received the results of their national secondary school examination (technical and vocational degrees not accepted) within the last two years (any date after 1st August 2021, including all of 2022 and 2023) or will have completed secondary school and received final exam results before February 9th, 2024.
- Be born after 1st September 2001.
- Not have the means to attend university abroad without external financial support.
- Be proficient in English, French or Portuguese.
- Be regularly ranked in the top 10% of their class during their last 2 or 3 years of secondary school.
- Be able to participate in the two Ashinaga preparatory programs, over the course of one year, before attending university.
- Be committed to return home, or to Sub-Saharan Africa, and contribute to society in Sub-Saharan Africa after graduating from university.
- Have no dependents who could interfere with academic progress.
- Have a good enough health condition to be able to study abroad.
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Scholarship Benefits and Timeline
The Ashinaga (100-Year Vision) Scholarship provides a full scholarship that covers the cost of tuition, accommodation (during the terms and vacation), insurance, flight, and provides monthly stipend which covers food and necessary academic costs for the entire period of undergraduate studies.
Required Documents
- Photo or scan of at least one of the following documents; Passport, National ID Card or Birth Certificate
Photo or scan of your most recent High School Term Report/Transcript
Photo or scan of your final High School Examination Results Certificate (if applicable)**
- **For students receiving their examination results in February 2022, we will ask you to send your examination certificate as soon as possible after you have received it.
- Passport style photograph
Passport or National ID Card - Birth certificate of applicant.
- Death certificate of deceased parent(s), including the deceased parent’s name, or alternative official documentation proving death of parent(s) or orphan status.
- All term reports / secondary school transcripts from the last 2 years.
- Final secondary school examination certificate, showing grades in each subject*
- A letter of recommendation from a principal or schoolteacher. This should be inclusive of their email address, phone number and must contain information about your performance and character whilst at secondary school. All recommendation letters should contain an official signature or stamp.
- Academic transcripts or other results from university (if applicable).
- Certificates for extracurricular activities, training courses, jobs or other commitments (if applicable).
Application Procedure
- Applications by eligible candidates should be submitted online at the scholarship portal of the organization (See below).
- It is important to go through the Application instructions in the Scholarship Webpage before applying.
- Please note that if you apply by post, all submitted documents will not be returned to you. Therefore, you must send copies of documents ONLY.
- This application and the selection process are FREE. Any person requesting payment at any stage of the process, does against Ashinaga’s will, and should not be paid.
Click on the button below to commence your application.
Deadline: January 14th, 2024
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