DAFI Scholarship Programme for the 2024/2025 Academic Year: Applications are hereby invited for UNHCR’s Tertiary Refugee Scholarship Programme (DAFI) offers to qualified refugee and returnee (in selected countries) students the possibility to earn an undergraduate degree in their country of asylum or home country.
The Call for Application for DAFI Scholarship Programme for Academic Year 2024-2025. The scholarship is designed to provide students with academic and/or professional knowledge, skills, and competencies, leading to a first degree or equivalent qualification.
SUMMARY:
- Scholarship Sponsor(s): UNHCR
- Host Institution(s): Universities in Rwanda
- Funding Amount: Funded
- Number of Awards: Several
- Study Level: Undergraduates
- Nationality: International Students
See Also: Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UC Berkeley 2024/2025
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for DAFI Scholarship Programme for Academic, the applicant has to meet all of the following criteria:
- The applicant must be a recognized refugee or asylum seeker living in Rwanda.
- Priority will be given to those who achieved excellent academic performance.
- Applicant should have been accepted to a university in Rwanda. (You will have to submit proof of admission to a university.)
- Only one family member can apply/obtain DAFI scholarship to ensure that benefits allocated are equally given to other refugee students.
- Applicants currently benefiting from another Higher Education scholarship programmes, are not eligible to apply for DAFI scholarship.
- Applicants who have been confirmed to depart for resettlement to third countries are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
SECONDARY SELECTION CRITERIA:
- Female and persons with special needs education are highly encouraged to apply.
Scholarship Benefits
The scholarship package varies from country to country and covers a range of costs including:
- Tuition and study materials,
- Food,
- Transportation, and
- Accommodation
Equally Check: Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship 2024
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: All application should be submitted through online application form, available at the following link: Rwanda DAFI Application 2024 | Rounds | DAFI Programme Management Platform (scholarshipsplatform.com)
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED OR UPLOADED
- Please attach your UNHCR Proof of registration
- Please upload your official/certified copy of the high school diploma.
- Please upload university admission letter or proof of acceptance for study in one of the universities in Rwanda
- Please upload the equivalence certificate from the Ministry of Education of the country of asylum (optional).
Application Deadline: September 15, 2024