Google Zawadi Africa Scholarship: As part of Google ongoing commitments to supporting education in Africa and to diversifying the engineering talent pool, they are encouraging African women to pursue careers in computer science and technology.
Google has partnered with the Zawadi Africa Educational Fund to grant five Kenyan women full scholarships to complete degrees in computer science, computer engineering and/or ICT.
The Google Zawadi Scholars will pursue studies at top universities in Kenya and South Africa, and they’ll each have the support of a Google engineering mentor.
Scholarship selection criteria include:
- Excellent academics
- Extracurricular involvement
- Leadership potential and financial need.
The scholarship is offered every year.
Contacts: Zawadi Africa Educational Fund, P.O. Box 541046 Cincinnati OH45244. Tel: 513-289-8315. Fax: 513-624-6766. Email: info [at] zawadiafrica.org
For more information and application materials, see: Google Zawadi Africa Scholarship Website