Ashinaga 2021Undergraduate Scholarships for Orphans from Sub-Saharan African Countries

Published: 19 Oct 2020 3,218 views

Ashinaga, Japan-based non-profit organization offers scholarship to students from select 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.

We search and screen for potential candidates: orphaned or bereaved students with academic potential but who cannot afford to apply to university. We provide them with a concentrated study camp for six months at Ashinaga’s facility, Kokorojuku, in Uganda and Senegal, where they are given dedicated support and assistance with their study of various subjects and languages, as they prepare to apply to highly ranked universities around the world. We also provide them with a full scholarship and living expenses for four years during their studies abroad.

We expect to see these young, educated people go back to their own countries and establish democratic and fulfilled societies, bringing people a higher national income and high-quality education. This movement will eventually contribute to the overall wellbeing of Sub-Saharan countries by helping to break the cycle of poverty, even though the effects will not be immediate, as they are when food or equipment is donated.

There is a theory that the African population will expand to more than three billion by the end of this century. We believe if we can create a bright future for Africa, a continent with so much potential, humanity’s global prospects will be bright as well

Ashinaga Undergraduate Scholarship

Application Deadline	February 19, 2021
Type	Undergraduate
Sponsor	Ashinga Africa Initiative
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of Ashinaga Undergraduate Scholarship

The Ashinaga (100-Year Vision) Scholarship provides a full scholarship that covers the cost of

1. Tuition,
2. Accommodation (during the terms and vacation),
3. Insurance,
4. Flight, and
5. Provides monthly stipend which covers food and necessary academic costs.

Requirements for Ashinaga Undergraduate Scholarship

Applicants must:

1. Have lost one or both parents. 
2. Have completed secondary school and passed national secondary school examination (technical and vocational degrees not accepted) within the last two years (any date after 1st September 2018, including all of 2019 and 2020) or will have completed secondary school and received final exam results before February 28th, 2021. 
3. Have citizenship and have completed/are completing high school in one of the following countries listed on the website
4. Were born after 1st September 1998.  
5. Do not have the means to attend university abroad without external financial support. 
6. Are proficient in English or French. 
7. Are regularly ranked in the top 10% of their class during their last 2 or 3 years of secondary school. Students without strong grades are unlikely to be successful.  
8. Are able to participate in the two Ashinaga preparatory programs, over the course of one year, before attending university. 
9. Are committed to return home, or to Sub-Saharan Africa, and contribute to society in Sub-Saharan Africa after graduating from university. 
10. Have no dependents who could interfere with academic progress. 
11. Have a good enough health condition to be able to study abroad. 

Application Documents

1. Completed application form
2. Working email address and telephone number
3. Document proving the death of one or both parents, such as a death certificate
4. Proof of age, such as a birth certificate, national ID or passport
5. Secondary school/high school graduation certificate
6. Results from final national exams
7. Academic report cards from the last two years of high school/secondary school
8. Passport-style photo of yourself

Application Deadline

February 19, 2021

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Ashinga Africa Initiative on ashinaga.smapply.io to apply