Deadline- 15 January 2014
ASU Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation is pleased to invite applications for scholars program at Arizona State University in USA. This opportunity is being offered to international students from Sub-Saharan Africa who come from the lowest socioeconomic quintiles and show outstanding academic and leadership abilities.
Benefits-
The Scholars program provides financial assistance equivalent to the costs related to the attainment of a bachelor’s degree, which must be obtained within eight semesters, or four academic years. The scholarship includes travel, tuition, housing, food, living expenses, internship experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, and cohort signature programs, such as a freshman retreat in northern Arizona, a Broadway show at Gammage Auditorium and a senior retreat. Students also are eligible to take up to nine credit hours of summer school courses.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- academic achievement and potential
- demonstration of service and leadership in school or community and motivation to give back
- motivation and commitment to return to Sub-Saharan Africa after graduation
- verification of disadvantaged socio-economic status
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