Featured byThe University of Lancashire
Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Tuition fee waiver
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
UCLan are a long-standing Ashinaga partner and each year Ashinaga supports orphaned children to become global leaders. Every year, 6,000 orphans receive Ashinaga scholarships.
Benefits
The scholarship is worth a reduction in tuition fee.
Eligibility
- AAI Scholars have lost one or both parents and are committed to returning to sub-Saharan Africa to initiate change, innovation, and development.
- Have completed secondary school and received the results of their baccalaureate (technical and vocational degrees not accepted).
- Be regularly ranked in the top 10% of their class during their last 2 or 3 years of secondary school and university, if applicable.
- Have no means to attend university abroad without external financial support.
- Be proficient in French.
- Be able to participate in the two Ashinaga preparatory programs, over the course of one year, before attending university.
- Be committed to return home, or to Sub-Saharan Africa, and contribute to society in Sub-Saharan Africa after graduating from university.
- Have no dependents who could interfere with academic progress.
- Have a good enough health condition to be able to study abroad.
- Please note that Ashinaga does not support students wishing to study medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or pharmacy, but can fund degrees in biomedicine.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
United Kingdom
Nationality
20 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Under 23
Application
Application deadline
31 Dec 2026
There are three ways to apply for the Ashinaga Africa Initiative, although they prefer online applications.
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.
Gather all the required documents, except for the application form.
Scan the required documents in either PDF or JPG format.
Apply online.
Application complete.
Francophone deadline: 31st December (12:00 GMT)
Lusophone deadline: 18th October (12:00 GMT)