About the Scholarship Program:
NEF Scholarship ProgramThe Africa Education Initiative (NEF) is happy to announce the 2025 Berenice Douglas & Suzanne Williams (BD&SW) Memorial Scholarship in honor of a NEF Board member’s mother & sister who passed away from COVID-19 complications in 2020. This scholarship is for the 2025 academic year and supports financially disadvantaged undergraduate students who are on a path to creating a secure future for themselves and are working hard to realize their full potential. Since we cannot meet with each applicant in person, the application is designed to help us learn as much about you as possible – your family background, your interests and extracurricular activities, your goals and aspirations, etc. The more we know about you, the easier it will be to evaluate your application.
Scholarship Benefits:
Scholarship funds will be applied directly to the achievement of educational goals
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Scholarship Requirements:
Recipients of the 2025 BD&SW scholarship will be required to:
- Provide confirmation from the academic institution of successful school fee payment for the upcoming school year (after scholarship funds are disbursed), and
- Provide proof of satisfactory grades during the previous school year.
Supporting Documents:
- Essay explaining why you have a compelling financial need for this scholarship.
- Passport-style photo of yourself
- Proof of Enrollment
- Current Academic Transcript or Stamped Statement of Results (CGPA) from previous school year.
- Two reference letters that shed insights into your character and financial situation (for example, letters from a pastor, a previous employer, a volunteer organization, a teacher that knows you very well, etc.)
- Awards/Grants (if applicable)
Application Deadline:
The deadline for submitting a complete application is February 15, 2025. All applicants will be notified of scholarship results in early April 2025
Application Process:
The 2025 application can be found by accessing the application form available in the application link below:
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