Deadline: 22-Jul-20
The U.S. Embassy in Rwanda is accepting applications for the U.S. College Preparatory Course 2021.
The college preparatory program will assist low and middle income students who are good candidates for financial assistance from U.S. colleges and universities but lack the financial resources to cover upfront cost of obtaining admission. The EducationUSA Advising Center at U.S. Embassy Kigali works with the students through regularly scheduled meetings and seminars to assist them throughout the application process to secure admission and scholarships to attend colleges and universities in the United States.
The college preparatory course includes programs that support preparation for the SAT, TOEFL, and essay writing skills, key components of college access and a robust measure of college readiness among Rwandan high school students.
Purpose of the Project
- This university preparatory course will prepare 30 EducationUSA scholars for the US university admissions process.
- These students are selected by the US Embassy Kigali Public Affairs Section from top performing high school students who are likely to be awarded full financial aid from US universities. The course will include preparation for TOEFL and SAT testing, application completion, essay writing, personal statement writing, interviews, and general university preparation. The course is combination of online assignments and in-person activities scheduled between December, 2020 and October 2021.
Program Must
- Take place between December 2020 -September 2021
- Improve significantly students’ English skills including but not limited to reading skills, English for academic writing, public speaking, and interview skills,
- Take place between December 2020 -September 2021
- Have a syllabus that will help students develop strong personal statements and CommonApp essays for their university applications.
- Allow students to take at least ten timed full-length SAT practice tests and five TOEFL practice tests by August 30, 2021
- Provide the students with other specialized topics including US university teaching/ learning styles, finding the best fit college, US campus culture, and the structure of US higher education.
- Have an intentional and thoroughly described evaluation methods, include what data points will be used for helping students improve their test scores and English language skills.
- Leverage on any existing SAT and TOEFL test preparation programming such as Khan Academy for the SAT or Kaplan online test preparation for the TOEFL.
Funding Information
The available funding for the college preparatory course is $13,000 planning, space rental for boot camps, material purchase, and staff honorarium.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Individuals (US or Foreign)
- Public and Private Educational Institutions (US or Foreign)
- Non-governmental organizations (U.S. or Foreign)
Application Requirements
Please ensure:
- Clearly addresses the goals and objectives of this funding opportunity
- All documents are in English
- All budgets are in U.S. Dollars
- All pages are numbered
- All documents are formatted to 8 ½ x 11 paper, and
- All Microsoft Word documents are single-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, with a minimum of 1-inch margins.
For more information, visit https://rw.usembassy.gov/nofo-us-college-preparatory-course-2021/