Fully Funded Scholarships for African Students 2023

  • Fully Funded
  • USA Universities
  • Undergraduate
  • All Subjects
  • Domestic Students, African Students
  • USA
  • 10/07/2022
Expired in
10/07/2022
Fully Funded Scholarships.

Fully Funded Scholarships.



Scholarship Description:

With top-class academic programs, world-class institutions, and unmatched diversity, the United States offers a wealth of higher-education opportunities to international students that they will not find anywhere else in the world. It has the world’s largest international student population with more than 1,000,000 students choosing the USA to broaden their life experience and educational opportunities.

Nearly 5% of higher-level students in the USA are international students from around the world— and the numbers are still growing. Everyone is welcome to the United States for studying without any gender or ethnicity-based discrimination. Every year government of the United States offers fully or partially funded scholarships to international students.

Universities in the United States also welcome students from around the world to study through scholarship programs such as Knight-Hennessy Scholars and Fulbright Foreign Student Programs. You can check the scholarships in the Universities in the USA.

TE Connectivity has established a 2-year scholarship program to assist college students who will be sophomores for the 2023-2024 academic year and are majoring in Engineering (all disciplines), Operations Management, Finance, Supply Chain, or Marketing. The program provides a college scholarship paired with career development, including a required PAID internship with TE Connectivity for two summers after the sophomore year of college.

Learn more about the African Heritage Scholarship Program and visit the TE Connectivity Careers Page.

The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor, and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.


Notification

All applicants will be notified in early December.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of TE Connectivity. Payment is made in September 2023, after successful completion of PAID internship with TE Connectivity.

Degree Level:

Fully Funded Scholarships for African Students 2023 is available to undertake Undergraduate level programs at USA Universities.

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.

  • All Subjects

Scholarship Benefits:

If selected as a recipient, the student will receive an award up to $22,500 per year in each of the next two years upon successful completion of the paid summer internships. Up to 14 awards will be granted.

Award amounts will be determined based on the total cost of attendance as determined by the College Board (institution-specific in/out of state tuition, books/supplies, room/board, transportation, and other expenses) minus other granted awards at the time of scholarship acceptance prior to the fall semester.

Awards are for undergraduate study only.

Eligible Nationalities:

USA

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants to the TE Connectivity African Heritage Scholarship Program must:

  • Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
  • Self-identify as Black or African American or multiracial*
  • Be enrolling as college sophomores for the 2023-2024 academic year
  • Be willing to accept a 2023 summer paid internship with TE Connectivity**
  • Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
  • Be majoring in Engineering (all disciplines), Operations Management, Finance, Supply Chain, or Marketing
  • Be enrolled in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited four-year college or university (in the U.S.) and planning to continue full-time enrollment for the entire upcoming academic year

*Applicants who self-identify as more than one race/ethnicity are eligible as long as one of the races/ethnicities is Black or African American.

** Recipients (both new and renewal) must complete a summer paid internship to receive their award disbursement the following fall. Internships are full-time positions, 40 hours per week.

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of:

  • Academic record
  • Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
  • Work experience
  • A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
  • An online recommendation
  • An essay question*.

Financial need will be considered. Recipients must demonstrate need.

Scholarship America will select up to 40 finalists. Provided there are qualified applicants, approximately five (5) finalists will be selected from each of the five (5) preferred HBCUs and fifteen (15) finalists will be selected from any four-­year college or university in the United States.

TE Connectivity will request video interviews with the finalists and will select up to 14 recipients.


Application Procedure:

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As part of your application, you must upload the following:

  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken
  • A copy of the latest 1040 tax filing
  • Resume

One online recommendation form must be submitted on your behalf no later than October 12, 2022 3:00 pm Central Time.

*Essay Question
Please describe challenges you’ve faced and overcome as a student. How have they affected your academic performance and/or participation in school and community activities? What steps did you take to overcome these challenges? (max 1,000 characters)

Your application is not complete unless all required materials are submitted electronically.

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