The Sawiris Linkage Scholarship is supported by the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development and administered by Amideast. Based in Upper Egypt, the program will establish a Sohag College Club that provides Egyptian youth with the skills to enroll in high-quality universities in the U.S. The program will integrate a dynamic combination of English language training, character building, testing support, and personalized academic advising services for high-potential Egyptian youth.
To support youth seeking to enroll in high-quality universities in the U.S., the program aims to achieve the following:
- Strengthen students’ English language proficiency
- Design a dynamic and interactive character-building module
- Support students to prepare for and obtain high scores on required U.S. standardized tests
- Offer personalized college advising services to support students’ university and financial applications
Supporting outstanding students and students with disabilities
Eligibility
- Students*, age 14 -17 years old, enrolled in grade 9 in September 2022 in Public schools and experimental schools in Sohag with high academic performance of minimum score of 90% in third preparatory academic scores ( Third preparatory first term grades can be submitted)
- Students must be involved in extracurricular activities
- Students must be able to dedicate time to the program, alongside their academic studies.
- Students can be from any center in Sohag, but they must be committed to completing the program
- Students must be at an intermediate level of English proficiency, specifically B1 based on the Common European Framework for Reference (CEFR) for Languages. Amideast will support students to test their English
Preference will be given to Takaful and Karama Program beneficiaries
Students with disabilities are encouraged to apply
*The program will start with students in grade enrolled in grade 10
PICK UP Your Paper Application:
Amideast Partner NGOs ( locations: TBD)
Note: The program is free of charge and there is not any charges for the application or placement test.
The deadline for submitting the application is March 15, 2023
You can grab and submit your application at International Centre for Information Technology - Sohag
For more inquiries, please contact: 19263
