Scholarships for African Women

Norman E. Bourlaug

• The Norman E. Borlaug International Science and Technology Fellows Scholarship is for African women residing in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Niger, Uganda and Zambia. The program helps developing countries, and it started in March 2004 in honor of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, who devote his life to improving international agriculture and global food security.

  To qualify, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
  1. Be an African woman
  2. Have a good working knowledge of the English language
  3. Be working toward a master’s degree
  4. Be employed at an institution in one of the countries named above
  5. Fill out an application
  6. Submit a one-page program proposal
  7. Submit two letters of recommendation
  8. Submit a copy of passport identification and one passport-size photo

  For more information in the United States, contact:
  Scott Lewis, Acting Director
  Room 3239, South Building
  1400 Independence Avenue SW
  Washington, DC 20250
  202-690-1734

  For more information in Ghana, contact:
  Dr. Gloria Essilfie
  Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
  PMB CT 173 Cantonments
  2 Gowa Close, roman Ridge
  Accra, Ghana
  +233-21-772823

African Women Public Service Fellowship

• The African Women Public Service Fellowship program was made possible by a donation from the Oprah Winfrey Foundation to provide African Women with an opportunity to attend the New York University Wagner Institution. The institution offers an exceptional program to help women expand their Public Service in their home countries. The award pays for tuition, housing, travel to and from the United States, books and miscellaneous expenses.

  To qualify, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
  1. Be an African woman residing in an African country at the time of application
  2. Pay the application fee is $80
  3. Submit one or more recommendations
  4. Give a personal interview
  5. Have work or volunteer experience

  After the program is complete, applicants must return to their home countries so they can contribute their education to the citizens of their countries.

  For more information, contact:
  NYU Wagner
  295 Lafayette Street
  New York, NY 10012
  1-212-998-7400

Nigerian Women Association of Georgia Scholarship

• The Nigerian Women Association of Georgia Scholarship is provided by the Nigerian Women Association of Georgia to improve the lives of Nigerian women at home and abroad. This association works to empower women, youth and children. Membership in the association is available on the web site, but the scholarship award does not require membership.

  To qualify, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
  1. Be an African woman attending a Nigerian university
  2. Write a two-page essay on the topic "Should the education of women be a national priority in a developing nation?"
  3. Fill out an application

  High school Nigerian girls living in the United States should contact the Nigerian Women Association of Georgia for other scholarship opportunities from the association.

  For more information, contact:
  Nigerian Women Association of Georgia, Inc.
  P.O. Box 14532
  Atlanta, GA 30324
  1-770-496-4380