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Vivacious Chidinma Udechukwu is a second-year Master’s student in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Cincinnati. She’s also a graduate assistant at the University of Cincinnati Women’s Center, and is the president of the School’s Women’s Gender Sexuality student organization. As a representative in the Graduate Student Government, her research focuses on ... Read more
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This personal narrative is based on a conversation with Chukwuma, a young Nigerian who got scholarship and a student loan to pursue his MBA at Duke University, USA. AfterSchoolAfrica has verified his employment and education history. The following has been edited for length and clarity. My application journey wasn’t anything like I had imagined. I ... Read more
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As a leading organization dedicated to empowering African students with access to global education opportunities, After School Africa is pleased to announce our new partnership with Duolingo English Test (DET), a trusted provider of accessible and affordable English proficiency testing worldwide. This strategic collaboration is through our parent company – Edxtra Associates Ltd. It will ... Read more
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Mark David Okecha, winner of the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship at the University of Portsmouth, UK, discloses in this all-telling interview with AfterSchoolAfrica what it means to be a scholarship winner after three attempts. So are you gearing up to move over to the UK for your Masters? Oh yes. I’ll be pursuing my Masters in ... Read more
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After applying to 7 schools abroad, he was offered 4 university admissions and 3 scholarships in the United States. He is currently studying for a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at Arizona State University on a MasterCard Foundation Scholarship, which covers his tuition fees, living expenses, laptop computers, air tickets, and more. Today, Moses shares the ... Read more
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Spread the loveIf you are a woman innovator offering novel and competitive solutions, services, and/or products in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa wants to hear from you! When is Application Deadline: Tell Me About the Innovate UK Global Alliance Africa #MoreThanAWoman initiative: The #MoreThanAWoman initiative aims to support the development ... Read more
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Spread the loveHe desired to further his studies by embarking on his MBA but funding was a major problem. How was he able to cross this hurdle? What role did Afterschoolafrica play? In today’s interview, Amos Alayande, a Nigerian currently studying at the Rotman’s School of Management University of Toronto Canada, tells us how he ... Read more
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Spread the loveAfter applying to 7 schools abroad, he was offered 4 university admissions and 3 scholarships in the United States. He is currently studying for bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry at Arizona State University on MasterCard Foundation Scholarship which covers his tuition fees, living expenses, laptop computer, air tickets and more. Today, Moses shares the ... Read more
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We are back with our scholarship interview series where we speak with Ifeanyi Jeremiah Isu, a University of Port Harcourt Nigeria Mathematics graduate. Jeremiah is going to do Masters and PhD on a full-ride GTA program given him by the University of Oklahoma, USA. This did not come easy however. Need motivation? Read his testimonial […]
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Life may seem unfair sometimes. While a lot of people are looking for funding for their studies, someone is being spoilt with the options of six fully-funded and two partial international scholarships. After his first encounter with a computer at the age of 13, Kaleab Alemayehu found himself in a long-term romance with the computing world. This has […]
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Diakalidia Kouyate, from Francophone country Mali, would have allowed his inability to speak English or his poor background deter him from getting a PhD scholarship. Yet Diakalidia, determined in his pursuits, will be studying in Saudi Arabia this fall on a full scholarship. How did he do it? This is his story. First of all, […]
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Join us on our first ever Facebook live event this Thursday. Whether you are looking for a scholarship to further your education abroad or to get funding to grow your ideas or venture, you don’t want to miss this event. Watch the recorded video below I will be discussing live with Emmanuel Chukwu, the founder […]
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Mark David Okecha, winner of the Commonwealth Shared scholarship at the University of Portsmouth, UK discloses in this all-telling interview with AfterSchoolAfrica, what it means to be a scholarship winner after three attempts. So are you gearing up to move over to UK for your Masters? Oh yes. I’ll be pursuing my Masters in business […]
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Yusuf Karu has come a long way but is still moving. An indigene of Gombe state in Nigeria, Yusuf’s story is one of disappointments, perseverance and the overcoming of obstacles to become an eventual winner of a scholarship. Read his story. What is the name of the scholarship? It’s the Scholarship for Christian Young People. […]
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Afolabi Kazir’s story is no ordinary one. Born in a small village in Oyo town of Nigeria into a family of 22 children all of whom have had no tertiary education, how did this young man with a very humble background become winner of two prestigious scholarships? He shared his story with After School Africa […]
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From the small Komakundi village in Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania to University of British Columbia in Canada, Abel Koka, a Bachelor of Law graduate at the University of Dar es Salaam, shares his dream of becoming a wellspring of change in his community. What school has given you this Scholarship? That would be the University […]
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Ugo Ndem-Chijioke and Oghenebrorhie Emuophedaro are two straight As’ students from humble backgrounds in Nigeria who became winners of the University of Toronto MasterCard scholarship in 2015 and 2016 respectively. ‘Brorhie as he prefers to be called and Ugo, both undergraduate students of Chemical Engineering, share their hurdles and experiences of winning a scholarship in […]
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Adebayo Afuape is a Food Science and Technology graduate from a humble village in Ibadan, Nigeria. He would have gone the usual way of thinking he had no chance at foreign education and simply settled for a job in his hometown all the while dreaming of what he could become with a little more exposure. […]
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Junior Cimwang Yav would not have thought himself a winner of a prestigious scholarship this time last year. A native of the Democratic Republic of Congo and dedicated ASA scholarship follower shares his experience on winning a Masters scholarship to Germany in this interview. Please tell us how you learnt about this scholarship I got an […]
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Meet Ayodamola Otun, the Nigerian student who won IUPUI’s (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA) Most Outstanding Student for 2016. Ayo, as he likes to be called, major in Biology. He has received many scholarships and academic awards. Here are a few: IUPUI University College Chancellor Scholar | 2015 Norman Brown Diversity and Leadership Scholar | […]
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In this exclusive interview on After School Africa, Daniel Waya Ddiba shares his experience on getting a scholarship and studying in Sweden as an African International student. Daniel, from Uganda, Africa is a recipient of the Swedish institute scholarship. He is studying for Masters in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable infrastructure at KTH Royal Institute of […]
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After applying to 7 schools abroad, he was offered 4 university admissions and 3 scholarships in the United States. He is currently studying for bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry at Arizona State University on MasterCard Foundation Scholarship which covers his tuition fees, living expenses, laptop computer, air tickets and more. Today, Moses shares the success secrets […]
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In this exclusive interview on After School Africa, Michael Olafusi shares the inspiring story of how his curiosity to learn on impulse lead him to develop exceptional skill in Microsoft Excel, accidentally caught the entrepreneurship bug, and quit his job to start his own Consulting firm purely based on his Excel skill. Michael Olafusi is […]
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An excellent first class undergraduate degree and a passion for Chemistry brought Nigerian Oluwaseun Mesele’s application for Cardiff University’s Commonwealth Shared Scholarship to the attention of the deciding scholarship committee. Rising above nearly 60 other applicants, Mesele is enjoying this highly prestigious award, enabling him to study his chosen programme, MSc Physical Organic Chemistry. Mesele […]
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The YouWIN Nigeria program was transparent. Because for someone like me to be among the winners, then I would say it’s really transparent. Because I don’t know anyone who would have helped me. The FG of Nigeria introduced the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria –YouWIN programme in 2011 www.youwin.org.ng; a collaboration of the Ministry […]
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