The Ashinaga Africa Initiative is offering scholarships to students who wish to pursue their undergraduate studies outside their countries of origin or residence.
The countries where the successful candidates will pursue their studies will be decided during the study camp for students selected for this scholarship. It will be decided together with each of the student.
Scholarship Benefits
Ashinaga scholarship is fully-funded and covers tuition, accommodation, travel costs, and other necessary fees.
Eligibility/Requirements
Applicants must:
- Be an orphan, having lost one or both parents
- Be 23 or younger, having been born after October 1, 1995
- Have graduated high school within the past two years
- Be committed to returning to Sub-Saharan Africa once they have finished their studies abroad
Required Documents
- Completed application form
- Working email address and telephone number
- Document proving the death of one or both parents, such as a death certificate
- Proof of age, such as a birth certificate, national ID or passport
- Secondary school/high school graduation certificate
- Results from final national exams
- Academic report cards from the last two years of high school/secondary school
- Recommendation letter from a principal or teacher
- Passport-style photo of yourself
- Both essays described below
Essays
Candidates will be required to submit to essays as described below;
Please type/write using a separate sheet of paper. If you choose to handwrite your essays, please write in print and with black ink. Essays written with pencils will not be accepted.
- Essay 1: Please describe how you grew up and experienced losing your parent(s). What challenges have you faced after the loss of your parent(s) and what have you done in order to overcome them? Please write in detail, especially the actions you took to continue and further your education. (Maximum 500 words)
- Essay 2: Please describe the goals you wish to achieve after graduating from university abroad. Outline how the skills and knowledge you gain from a university degree would help you reach your goals when you return to Sub-Saharan Africa. (Maximum 500 words)
Remember that these essays are personal—they are about you and so should only be written by you.
Eligible Countries
Angola, Botswana, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
How To apply
There are three ways to apply for the Ashinaga Africa Initiative, although we prefer online applications or those sent by email.
The three application method and their steps are outlined below;
| Online | Post | ||
| Step 1 | Gather all the required documents, except for the application form. | Click here to download the english application form | Click here to download the english application form,or ask for the form from your local Japanese embassy. |
| Step 2 | Scan the required documents in either PDF or JPG format. | Print the application form and fill it out. | Print the application form and fill it out. |
| Step 3 | Click here to apply online | Scan the completed application form and the other required documents in either PDF or JPG format. | Make photocopies of your completed application form and all other required documents |
| Step 4 | Application complete | Email your scanned documents to: [email protected] Use your name and country as the email title. | Send all photocopies to the following address: Ashinaga Africa Initiative Recruitment Team P. O. Box 16864 – Kampala, UGANDA Do not send original documents, copies only. |
| Step 5 | – | Application complete | Application complete |
There is no application fee, and you must never pay anyone to apply or to apply on your behalf.
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.
Application Deadline
Application opens October 1st, 2017 and closes February 25, 2018.
For more information, visit the official scholarship page.
