Margaret McNamara Educational Grants for African Women 2023 - Scholarships for African Women to Canada

Margaret McNamara Educational Grants for African Women; The Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG) provides grants to women from developing countries to help further their education and strengthen their leadership skills to improve the lives of women and children in developing countries.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNot Specified
• Study LevelUndergraduate , Grants
• SponsorMargaret McNamara Education Grants

Benefits

About $15,000 Education grants are awarded to women from developing and middle-income countries who, upon obtaining their degree, intend to return to or remain in their countries, or other developing countries, and work to improve the lives of women and/or children.

Requirements

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Be at least 25 years old at time of application deadline (see specific regional program application below);
• Be a national of a country listed on the MMEG Country Eligibility List (except for the Trinity Washington University program);
• Be enrolled (not just accepted) at an accredited academic institution when submitting application; and plan to be enrolled for a full academic term after award of the grant by the Board;
• Not be related to a World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund or Inter-American Development Bank staff member or spouse;

Interview Dates and Process

• Already be enrolled as a full time student, with relevant student visa in national passport, and plan to continue studying full time in the following academic year;
• Not hold US citizenship or permanent residency (green card) or Canadian citizenship or Canadian landed immigrant status.
• Remember to read the Application Checklist & FAQs before applying, and select the "US-Canada program" in the first question of the application. If the program name does not appear, the program may be closed to new applications. The results will be announced in early April. Successful candidates will be informed personally.
• Applications are accepted between September 15 - January 15. Queries may be addressed to [email protected].

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to Margaret McNamara Education Grants on www.mmeg.org to apply