SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Application for a scholarship can be requested
from the Program Manager in Egypt by email
or regular mail. Applications are collected, evaluated and
Scholarship are offered according to availability of funds.
The Scholarship Manager is a volunteer who
promotes the scholarship program in Egyptian schools and universities.
She collects the applications from students, screens them
according to the following criteria, and sends them to the
Foundation head office in Vancouver for review and final approval.
Another volunteer will be working with students
to help them develop their school club. She is currently being
trained to undertake this task.
Application Evaluation Criteria
| Criteria |
Percentage |
Documents/Action required |
| Student grades |
25%
|
Grades in the previous school year |
| Character |
25%
|
A letter from the school social worker
|
| Community Service |
15%
|
Letter from the student describing an
act of kindness (s)he did for the community (a neighbor,
a friend, an elder, a colleague at a school, etc..). |
| Family Income |
25%
|
Info about the family income per family
member. |
| Letter of commitment |
|
A letter from the student that (s)he
pledges to promote and do acts of kindness and report
that to the Program Manager in Egypt. |
| Directors Review |
10%
|
Review and rank screened applications
for priority purposes. |
The successful candidates will receive a letter
from the Program Manager informing them that they won the
scholarship, the amount of the funds, the name of the scholarship
donor, and the date to receive the funds. They will be requested
to send a letter or an email to the donor to thank him/her
for their help and continue to be in touch with him/her if
the donor so wishes.
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