Amideast, Google Partnership Offers 400 Career Certificate Scholarships

Amideast/Lebanon is pleased to announce its new partnership with Google to provide 400 scholarships for people living in Lebanon to complete Google Career Certificates in five high-demand fields: IT Support, Project Management, Data Analytics, UX Design, and IT Automation with Python.
Google Scholarships for Lebanon Poster

Google is offering this valuable learning opportunity to help empower those living in Lebanon to be more successful in every phase of their professional journey. The courses will be available on Coursera.org and require no previous degree or experience to be completed. The certificates can be completed in less than 6 months and use a hands-on, practice-based approach.

Further details about the program and the Google Career Certificates are available at this LINK.

“These scholarships in partnership with Google and the Coursera platform are a great complement to our programs supporting workforce development and entrepreneurship in Lebanon. We hope these professional certifications can empower hundreds of people to gain key skills needed to secure jobs in Lebanon or by working remotely,” said Amideast/Lebanon Country Director Barbara Shahin Batlouni.

This opportunity is currently open for Amideast Alumni who have taken any program or service with Amideast. If you’re an alumni and you’re interested in this opportunity, please contact us at googlescholarships@amideast.org. The application deadline is March 31, 2021 and acceptances will be provided on a rolling basis until the deadline.