Misconceptions Regarding Studying Abroad in US Universities and Colleges

The Scholarship is open to all Nationals from around the world. The Harvard University Boustany Scholarship is awarded biennially to support a student pursuing the two-year MBA program at Harvard Business School. The Scholarship will be awarded in June 2025. There is no application fee to apply for the Boustany Scholarship. 

Overview

The Harvard MBA is one of the world’s leading business programmes, taught at one of the world’s most prestigious Universities.

The Boustany MBA Harvard Scholarship is granted once every two years for a two year course at Harvard Business School.

Financial aid amounting to 75% of the  tuition fees

Travel and accommodation expenses related to the internship.

The next Scholarship will be awarded for the class commencing Autumn 2025.

Criteria:

The Scholarship is open to all Nationals.

Candidates must possess an excellent academic background.

While the Scholarship is open to candidates of all nationalities, preference will be given to those of Lebanese descent.

Applicants are only eligible to apply for the Scholarship after receiving an official offer of admission to the Harvard MBA program.

The University of Hawaii ADB Scholarship is a fully funded program by the Asian Development Bank – Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP). It allows students from the ADB developing member countries to undertake a Master’s Degree in approved fields of study at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa (UHM) in the USA. 

Eligibility and the Requirements of the ADB-JSP

Citizenship and Age:

You must be a citizen and current resident of an ADB Member country.

You must be no more than 35 years old at the time of application.

Academic Background:

You must hold a four-year bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) at the time of application. This could include:

Three-year bachelor’s degree combined with a one-year master’s degree.

Two-year bachelor’s degree combined with a two-year master’s degree. (Equivalency is subject to review by the program.)

The Stamps Scholarship is UM's most prestigious merit award available to students at the University of Miami. This scholarship is awarded to exceptional and academically accomplished high school seniors.

Selection Process

The scholarship is awarded to high school seniors based on a thorough evaluation of their application and supporting documents.

Semi-finalist candidates for the Stamps Scholarship are required to interview via Zoom with the Stamps Scholarship Selection Committee in January. 

Finalists will be selected based on a review of the admissions application and supporting documents, including their Zoom interview, and notified of their status as finalists at the time of admission in late January.

Terms and Conditions

A Stamps Scholar must complete a full-time undergraduate program of study with no fewer than 12 credit hours during each of the fall and spring semesters for a minimum of 24 credit hours per academic year. A minimum of a 3.0 GPA for the academic year must be maintained at the University of Miami, with the initial calculation at the end of the second semester of attendance. 

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Fellowship in United States

The University of Michigan is offering the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Fellowship for African international students looking to study in the United States. 

Eligibility

Only African undergraduate or graduate students conducting research in Africa are eligible for this fellowship.

Applicants must be currently enrolled in an MSU degree-granting program, and awardees must return to MSU as registered students in the semester following the award. 

Priority will be given to students in good academic standing and with demonstrated financial need. 

Applicants must successfully complete any MSU requirements related to doing research abroad (IRB training for instance) 

Fellowship recipients must write and submit a report (3 to 5 pages) to the African Studies Center within one month of their return from Africa.