The Zawadi Africa Education Fund Scholarships are offered by Zawadi Africa Education fund which was founded in 2002 by Dr Susan Mboya, it is based on the highly successful Kennedy-Mboya Africa Student Airlifts Program.
Location of Study: USA in various Universities
School partners
- Augustana College (U.S)
- Arizona State University, AZ
- Arkansas Baptist College, AR
- Asheshi University, Ghana
- Benedict College (U.S)
- Brown University, RI
- Bryn Mawr College (U.S)
- Cape Town University (South Africa)
- Carthage College (U.S)
- College of Mt. St. Joseph, OH
- Concordia College, MN
- Chapman College, CA
- Columbia University (U.S)
- Dordt College (U.S)
- Duke University, NC
- Fairleigh Dickinson Uni. , NJ
- Harvard University (U.S)
- Hamilton University, NY
- Hillsdale College, MI
- Hobart & William Smith College, NY
- Harvey Mudd College (U.S)
- Hofstra University (U.S)
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Kenya)
- Kwame Nkrumah University, Ghana
- Lakeland College (U.S)
- Makerere University (Uganda)
- Meredith College, NC
- Michigan State University, MI
- MIT, MA
- Montana University, MT
- McGill University (Canada)
- Miami University, OH (U.S)
- Mt. Holyoke College (U.S)
- Northwestern University (U.S)
- Oberlin Univerity, OH
- Ohio State University, OH
- Roanoke College (U.S)
- Reed College, OR
- Rochester University (U.S)
- Rutgers University (U.S)
- Simpson College (U.S)
- Smith College (U.S)
- Spelman College (U.S)
- St. Lawrence University, NY
- Syracuse University, NY
- Thomas More College (U.S)
- University of California, Berkeley (U.S)
- University of Cincinnati (U.S)
- University of Toronto, Canada
- University of British Columbia, Canada
- University of Cape Town, SA
- University of Miami (U.S)
- University of Pennsylvania (U.S)
- United States International University (Kenya)
- Vassar College (U.S)
- Villanova University (U.S)
- Whitman College (U.S)
- Wellesley, MA
- Westminster College, UT
- Williams College, MA
- Xavier University, OH
- Yale University (U.S)
Scholarship Type: Full scholarship
Faculty of study: Undergraduate
Level of Study: Postgraduate
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, the following criteria must be met
- A girl who has completed her secondary school examination e.g.The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE)
- Has demonstrated academic excellence (A Plain or A Minus)
- Has demonstrated leadership qualities e.g. in school as a prefect, in the community, church, leadership in peer related activities etc.)
- Has overcome insurmountable odds such as serious financial challenges, oppressive social-cultural practices such as early marriages and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) etc. in order to attain academic excellence.
- Come from a financially disadvantaged background.
- Has demonstrated clear financial need
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How to Apply
If you meet the above criteria, please download our Zawadi 2017 Application form
If you are applying from Ghana, click here to apply.
Deadline
March 31st, 2017