UNICAF officially announces its 2016 Scholarship programmes targeted for Africans. The programmes are targeted for students that domicile in Africa with interest in starting and/or continuing their Education.
The Scholarship programmes are operated and sponsored by UNICAF, in partnership with internationally recognized institutions in USA, UK and f EU, to offer various Master Degree programmes.
UNICAF is aiming towards providing access to high quality Education to individuals in Africa who have interest in furthering their education, but may not have been able to achieve this due to the cost implications or other family and work commitments which prohibit them to travel abroad. It provides them with the opportunity for distance learning toward various post graduate degrees.
UNICAF remains one of the most generous organization on the mission to combat education in Africa through its Scholarship programmes, with over $35 million already awarded in Scholarships. Some of its partnership institutions include The Marymount California University, USA, University of South Wales, UK and the University of Nicosia, EU.
In a Statement released by the UNICAF’s International Development Manager, Mr Savva Constantinou , “We are on the mission to totally liberate the access to quality higher education to Africans. We believe that Africans deserves the full education, and the best of it.
With our already secured partnerships with some of the best institutions across the globe, today, we can offer many Africans access to quality education in these institutions at the possible minimal cost. We will also continue to establish various partnerships and collaborations with various institutions to give more Africans wider range of choices.
Our scholarship programmes for now are mainly for Master Degrees, and soon, we should start offering programmes for First Degree, to enable more Africans to participate in the programmes.
Upon successful completion of a specific programme, students receive the degree from the awarding institution which is identical to the degree issued by the home campus students and has the same rights.
We are happy that many Africans are already benefiting from these programmes, and we will encourage more eligible Africans to participate.’’
The UNICAF offers scholarship programmes for distance learning studies toward MBA, MA Education, MSc Business Phycology and other Master Degree programmes. Interested students can engage on these programmes while they pursue other career ambitions. They also enjoy programme flexibility to suit their personal lifestyle and operations.
The scholarship programme no doubt is already helping many Africans, and can help more Africans achieve their dreams to further their studies and acquire career upgrade.
Eligibility criteria to be a Candidate include:
- Be a permanent resident of an African country
- Earn less than $20,000 per year
- Be available to commence their academic studies within 6 months from the date of receiving admission to one of the programmes offered
- Meet the entry requirements of the respective programme of study
Interested candidates should visit: http://www.unicaf.org/Nigeria/Scholarships
