WAAW Foundation 2022 Undergraduate Scholarships for African Students
Published: 08 Sep 2022
WAAW Foundation Scholarship offers $500 for need-based undergraduate female African students admitted to a University, College, or institute of higher learning in Africa.
WAAW Foundation awards annual scholarships to students who demonstrate need and prove their status as full-time students in a STEM-related course in an African University. Recipients will be required to start a STEM Outreach Chapter at their university.
Accepted Courses:
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-related courses at any African university;
- All fields of Engineering
- All computer science
- Science & Mathematics related fields; Industrial chemistry, environmental sciences
- Medical courses; Pharmacy / Biomedical, Biochemistry, Zoology
Agriculture, Geography, Statistics, etc.
Not Accepted Courses:
- Core medical courses like Medicine and Surgery, Nursing, etc
- Social Science courses
- Art courses.
WAAW Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships
Benefits of WAAW Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships
- WAAW Foundation Scholarship offers $500 for need-based undergraduate female African students
Requirements for WAAW Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships
- Female students of African origin, living and studying in Africa.
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate B.S.degree program.
- Studying STEM-related courses in a University or college in Africa.
- Demonstrable financial need
- Excellent Academic Record.
- Proven leadership, volunteering, and community service
- Below the age of 32 years.
- Only students in their first and second year are eligible to apply. And also students in their third year if studying a five-year course.
Application Deadline
November 12, 2022
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
WAAW Foundation on forms.gle to apply
Your application will include the following:
ONLY Shortlisted candidates will be required to send the following additional items in order to complete this process.
- 2 references; one MUST be written by a professor from your institution of study and the other from an academic supervisor/advisor or mentor to be emailed by your referee to us.
- A copy of a current signed and sealed transcript from your University is to be emailed to [email protected]
- A copy of the student’s School identity card must be scanned and emailed to us.
For more details,visit WAAW Foundation website