Deadline: 1 August 2016
WAAW (Working to Advance Science and Technology Education for African Women) Foundation awards Annual Scholarship to students who demonstrate need and prove their status as full time students in a STEM related course in an African University.
The foundation’s annual scholarship initiative is aimed at supporting need based African female STEM-focused college education.
Courses
- Agriculture
- Aircraft engineering,
- Architecture
- Bio Medical
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Civil engineering and urbanism
- Computer Science
- Construction technology and management
- Economics
- Electronics Engineering
- Engineering Agriculture
- Environmental Health
- Environmental Science
- Genetics
- Geography
- Geology
- Industrial Chemistry
- IT
- Math related fields
- Natural Science
- Pharmacy
- Physics
- Science related fields
- Statistics
- Technology
- Zoology
Eligibility Criteria
- Female students of African origin, living and studying in Africa.
- Currently enrolled in undergraduate B.S.degree program.
- Studying STEM related courses in a University or college in Africa.
- Demonstrable financial need, and
- Excellent Academic Record.
- Below the age of 32 years.
- Graduation date is after December of award year
How to Apply
Applicants can submit their application form with all required materials online via the given website.
Note: The foundation does not fund graduate (masters, MBA or Phd) programs, second or subsequent degrees, students older than 32 years, non-STEM focused courses or Diploma degrees. There no NO EXCEPTIONS to these requirements.
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Cote d’Ivorie, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
For more information, please visit WAAW Foundation’s Annual Scholarship.