Ashinaga Fully-funded Undergraduate Scholarships for Orphans from sub-Saharan Africa 2017
The Ashinaga Africa Initiative began in 2014. Its mission is to contribute to Sub-Saharan Africa’s expanding role in global development through increasing access to higher education abroad. We support orphaned students who are committed to returning home and initiating change, by providing access to full financial support to study at a university abroad (equivalent to an undergraduate degree). Ashinaga support covers tuition, accommodation, travel costs, and other necessary fees.
Learn more about the Ashinaga Africa Initiative
Requirements
Applicants must:
Be an orphan, having lost one or both parents
Be 23 or younger, having been born after October 1, 1994
Have graduated high school within the past two years
Be committed to returning to Sub-Saharan Africa once they have finished their studies abroad
Required Documents
Completed application form
Working email address and telephone number
Document proving the death of one or both parents, such as a death certificate
Proof of age, such as a birth certificate, national ID or passport
Secondary school/high school graduation certificate
Results from final national exams
Academic report cards from the last two years of high school/secondary school
Recommendation letter from a principal or teacher
Passport-style photo of yourself
Both essays described below
Essays
Please type/write using a separate sheet of paper. If you choose to handwrite your essays, please write in print and with black ink. Essays written with pencils will not be accepted.
Essay 1: Please describe how you grew up and experienced losing your parent(s). What challenges have you faced after the loss and what did you do in order to overcome them? Please provide details, especially the actions you took to continue your education. (Maximum 500 words)
Essay 2: Please write a ‘personal statement,’ describing why and what you want to study at a university abroad. Also, please mention whether you have any future plans regarding how you want to use the knowledge and experience that you gain after graduating from university. (Maximum 500 words)
Eligible Countries
Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Gabon, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, and Togo that personal statements are just that—they are about you and no one else. Ashinaga is interested in how you make the most of what is available to you.
