Applications for the 2020 Ashinaga Africa Initiative for Anglophone countries are currently open .
The Ashinaga Africa Initiative began in 2014. Its mission is to contribute to Sub-Saharan Africa’s expanding role in global development through increasing access to higher education abroad. We support orphaned students who are committed to returning home and initiating change, by providing access to full financial support to study at a university abroad (equivalent to an undergraduate degree). Ashinaga support covers tuition, accommodation, travel costs, and other necessary fees.
Requirements
Applicants must:
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Have lost one or both parents;
- 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 2017, including all of 2018 and 2019) or will have completed secondary school and received final exam results before February 28th, 2020.
- Were born after 1st September, 1997;
- Have an outstanding academic performance at high school and were amongst the top students in their class;
- Be committed to returning home, or to Sub-Saharan Africa, and contribute to society in Sub-Saharan Africa after graduating from university.
See the full list of requirements here.
Required Documents
This is a list of the documents you will need to submit as part of your application.
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- Copy of birth certificate of applicant.
- Copy of death certificate of deceased parent(s), including the deceased parent’s name, or alternative official documentation proving death of parent(s) or orphan status.
- Copy of national ID card or passport.
- Copy of term reports / high school transcripts (from the last 2 years).
- Copy of final Secondary School Examination Certificate*
- Copy of academic transcripts or diplomas from university/post-secondary institution, if applicable.
* For students receiving their examination results after December 13th, 2019 and before February 28th, 2020 we will ask you to send your examination certificate if you are selected to progress to the second round of the application process
Selection
Applications for Anglophone countries are open between 2nd September – 13th December 2019. Successful applicants will be invited to a second application round in late January which will be open between 28th January – 28th February 2020. This second round will include additional questions and essays to help us better understand your leadership potential and how you intend to use your university education to help others in the future. Successful applicants from the second round will be invited to an assessment day in April 2020 where Ashinaga conducts individual interviews and sets an examination to better understand students’ academic abilities and career goals in Sub-Saharan Africa. Students must bring all original academic documents and identification documents to the interview. Failure to do so may result in dismissal from the application process.
Eligible Countries
Botswana, Ethiopia, Eritrea, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Kingdom of eSwatini, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius*, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles*, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
How to apply for Anglophone Recruitment
There are three ways to apply for the Ashinaga Africa Initiative, although we prefer online applications or those sent by email. There is no application fee, and you must never pay anyone to apply or to apply on your behalf. Applications are now open.
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.
| Online | Post | ||
| Step 1 | Gather all the required documents, except for the application form. | Download the application form;Click here for the English form. | Download the 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 | 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 | For Anglophone countries, email your scanned documents to: admissions.en@ashinaga.orgFor Francophone countries, email your scanned documents to: admissions.fr@ashinaga.org
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 |
Application process
| Step | English & French | Portuguese |
| Applications open | September 2nd, 2019 | 6 July 2019 |
| Applications close | December 13th, 2019 | 30 September 2019 |
| Second stage of application begins | January 28th 2020 | |
| Second stage of application ends | February 28th, 2020 | |
| Document screening | March 2020 | October 2019 |
| Final decision | Late May 2020 | Mid-January 2020 |
| Notification and acceptance | Late May 2020 | End of February 2020 |
| Preparation / Health check | June 2020 | March 2020 |
| Start of Study Camp | Early July 2020 | May 2020 |
Online Application Form
Applications for the 2020 Ashinaga Africa Initiative for Anglophone countries are currently open :
For more information,please visit official site >> https://en.ashinaga.org/apply/aai/