Yale Young African Scholars Programme 2024 in USA
The Yale University is pleased and delighted to welcome highly intelligent and outstanding African students who wish to further their academic in the USA to partake on their ongoing Yale Young African Scholars Programme (YYAS) for the 2024/2025 academic session.
The scholarship program is a fully funded one, and have been considered by many individuals as one of the most competitive undergraduate scholarships in USA, and strictly based on merits with other benefits like meals and accommodation provision. The opportunity is set aside to intensively support young Africans who are currently in the secondary school and planning to pursue a higher education as well as those wishing to make a meaningful leadership impact as youths.
Yale University have shown over the years as one of the best private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut for Africans. Since it’s formation around 1701, the institution have been keen to supporting financially challenged students into getting an outstanding education and research and Yale Young African Scholars Programme is one of them.
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Scholarship Summary:
Scholarship Sponsor(s): Yale University
Scholarship Location: United States of America
Scholarship Type: Fully Funded
Scholarship level: Undergraduate
Scholarship Benefits: Tuition free, meals and accommodation provision
Subject Eligibility: All fields of study.
Nationality: Africans
Requirements and Eligibility Criteria for the 2024 Yale Young African Scholars Programme:
- Be at least 14 years old by application deadline in order to be considered. Please note that a typical YYAS student is between the ages of 15 and 18.
- Be able to participate in a rigorous academic curriculum conducted in English.
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of an African country. Applications will also be accepted from refugees living in an African country.
- Be currently attend school in an African country.
- Be a current 11th grade student (or the international equivalent).
- If you attend school in the Northern Hemisphere, you must be graduating secondary school by latest May/June 2024. If you attend school in the Southern Hemisphere, you must be graduating secondary school by earliest November/December 2023 and no later than November/December 2024.
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Application Procedures for the Yale Young African Scholars Programme 2024 (How to apply):
Interested applicants who meets the above requirements and eligibility criteria are expected to carefully follow the steps below, and also provide all supporting documents on or before the application deadline. Official transcript of grade report should be attached and also a recommendation from applicant’s teacher.
Application Requirements:
- Completed application form – The application can be found online and must be filled out by the applicant. Students will be asked to complete one 500-word essay and two short responses, and must provide information on their extracurricular activities and the school that they currently attend.
- Official transcript or grade report(s)
- One (1) teacher recommendation – The recommendation must be filled out via the Online Recommendation Form that will be sent to a teacher’s email after the student provides their contact details.
Steps to Apply:
| Step 1 | Review and ensure you meet the YYAS eligibility criteria. |
| Step 2 | Review the YYAS application required components. |
| Step 3 | Review a PDF of a sample blank application, and start preparing to answer as many application questions as possible. |
| Step 4 | You will need to submit contact information for a parent/guardian, teacher, and/or official at your school. Reach out to them as soon as possible to review the PDF of a sample blank application with you, and be sure to collect the information you need. |
Complete the Application:
| Step 5 | Click APPLY NOW to start your YYAS application. Be sure to write down your email and password to access the application at a later time. Ensure that you complete and submit your application before the deadline. |
| Step 6 | Check the “Review” page of the application to see if you are missing any required components, and re-visit any pages that require further information. |
| Step 7 | Once your application is complete, click on the “Review” page. Next click on the “Submit Application” button at the bottom of the page. |
| Step 8 | Check your inbox for a YYAS confirmation receipt that indicates the successful submission of your application. |
Application Deadline: 25 January 2024
For more information about this opportunity, Visit the Official Website.
