Are you a smart, young Ugandan woman who wants to study abroad?

An opportunity from the Madvhani Foundation. For more information, download this document.

Zawadi Africa will offer Five (5) scholarships as follows: Two (2) Scholarships in Computer Science, ICT or Computer Engineering sponsored by Google to study in South Africa. The scholarships will cover all academic costs (tuition room and board) plus annual travel, and most living expenses.

Applicants must have the following qualifications:

a. must be a female Ugandan citizen, and a recent (past 2 years) graduate of a Ugandan high school

b. must have a minimum of 21 points in A Levels, with minimum grade point of A-6 in Mathematics and Physics

c. Interested in majoring in Computer science, ICT or Computer Engineering

d. must show demonstrated leadership capability based on activities in high school or in the community (head girl, sports captain, community volunteer)

e. demonstrated financial need

Application deadline for the Computer Science Scholarships is August 15th 2008

Three (3) General Scholarships to study in the United States of America.

The scholarships will cover annual travel, and tuition, room and board. Applicants must have the following qualifications:

f. must be a female Ugandan citizen, and a recent (past 2 years) graduate of a Ugandan high school

g. must have 23 points or better in A levels.

h. majors/area of study offered in a broad variety of areas except for Medicine or Law.

i. must show demonstrated leadership capability based on activities in high school or in the community (head girl, sports captain, community volunteer)j. demonstrated financial need Application deadline for the General Scholarships is September 1, 2008.

To apply, please send a brief letter of introduction providing your name, qualifications, desired area of study, and contact information. Please attach a copy of your A-level certificate. Please also attach a brief essay (1 page or less) stating why you believe you would be the best candidate for the scholarship that you are applying for and why you believe you would make the best use of the education you would receive if you win the scholarship.

Applications, specifying which category is being applied for, should be submitted to :

SECRETARY MULJIBHAI MADHVANI FOUNDATION ZAWADI / MADHVANI FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPSC/o. EAST AFRICAN DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED MADHVANI FOUNDATION BUILDING PLOT 20/2, JINJA ROAD, P.O. BOX 6361, KAMPALA.