Ashinaga Africa Initiative Scholarship 2025 For African Students | Fully Funded
Ashinaga Africa Initiative Scholarships offers full scholarships to student from selected African countries to study for undergraduate degrees at the world’s leading universities in countries such as Japan, US, UK, etc.
Ashinaga presents the “Ashinaga Africa Initiative” aiming to provide higher education to 20 brilliant students from Sub-Saharan African countries each year, some of which are among the poorest in the world, and encourage them to become leading professionals in their own countries.
The Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI) is an international leadership program that cultivates the next generation of leaders to contribute to the development of sub-Saharan Africa.
AAI Scholars have lost one or both parents and are committed to returning to sub-Saharan Africa to initiate change, innovation, and development.
The scholarship provides full funding that covers tuition, accommodation, travel costs, and other necessary fees.
The AAI provides financial support for international university degrees, leadership training, and support to develop Scholars into compassionate change-makers.
Ashinaga Africa Initiative Scholarship 2025 Summary
- Type: Undergraduate Scholarships
- Countries to Study: USA, Canada, UK, Europe, Asia
- Sponsor: Ashinaga Africa Initiative, Japan
- Funding Type: Fully Funded
- Eligible Countries: All Sub-Sahara African Countries
- Benefits: Full Scholarship, Accommodation, Monthly Stipends
- Deadline: December 31, 2024
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must:
- Have lost one or both parents.
- Have completed secondary school and received the results of their national secondary school examination (technical and vocational degrees not accepted) within the last two years (any date after 1st August 2022, including all of 2023 and 2024), or will have completed secondary school and received final exam results before February 9th, 2024.
- Be born after 1st September 2001.
- Not have the means to attend university abroad without external financial support.
- Be proficient in English, French, or Portuguese.
- Be regularly ranked in the top 10% of their class during their last 2 or 3 years of secondary school.
- Be able to participate in the two Ashinaga preparatory programs, over the course of one year, before attending university.
- Be committed to returning home, or to Sub-Saharan Africa, and contributing to society in Sub-Saharan Africa after graduating from university.
- Have no dependents who could interfere with academic progress.
- Have a good enough health condition to be able to study abroad.
Benefits
- The Ashinaga (100-Year Vision) Scholarship provides a full scholarship that covers the cost of tuition, accommodation (during the terms and vacation), insurance, flight, and provides monthly stipend which covers food and necessary academic costs.
Required Documents
To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;
- A photo or scanned copy of at least one of the following documents: Passport, National ID Card or Birth Certificate·
- A copy of the death or disappearance certificate of the parent(s), or any alternative official document, bearing the name of the deceased, proving death or orphan status.
- A photo or scanned copy of the last school report/transcript from your last year in high school (last quarter or semester, or the annual report).
- A photo or scanned copy of the baccalaureate certificate or any other proof of completion of secondary studies (if applicable).
- Grades obtained at university to date, if applicable.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants should apply using the link below.
- Please note that if you apply by post, all submitted documents will not be returned to you.
- Therefore, you must send copies of documents ONLY.
- This application and the selection process are FREE.
- Any person requesting payment at any stage of the process, does against Ashinaga’s will, and should not be paid.
Deadline: 31st December, 2024