ESFNA Scholarships

Overview

The ESFNA Scholarship Program provides financial support to outstanding students of Ethiopian origin who are currently pursuing or intend to pursue higher education in an accredited institution. The program pays $5000 each for two categories of applicants: Category 1, Player Scholarship, for ESFNA rostered players; and Category 2, Non-player Scholarship, for all other students of Ethiopian origin who are not eligible for a player scholarship. Six scholarship recipients will be selected each year with the top three applicants in each category receiving awards in the amount of $2500, $1500, and $1000. The money will be paid directly to the applicant's institution at the beginning of the school year.

Eligibility: Player Scholarship

The applicant must be a rostered ESFNA player at the time of the application.
The individual must be accepted into an accredited college or university, community college or recognized technical or trade school at the time the award is issued.
Past winners are not eligible.
Write an Essay on the following topic: When Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935 and the League of Nations lifted its sanctions against Italy and the rest of the world was indifferent to Ethiopia's suffering under Fascist Italy, Haiti was one of only a handful of countries that refused to recognize Italy's conquest. In addition to Haiti, which countries supported the Ethiopian cause and what is the significance of this historical event in the world politics?

Eligibility: Non-Player Scholarship

The applicant must not be a rostered ESFNA player at the time of the application.
The applicant must have a 3.0 or above GPA.
The individual must be accepted into an accredited four-year college or university at the time the award is issued.
Past winners and graduate students are not eligible.
Write an Essay on the following topic: In the development of a country, it is said that a nation’s citizens are the most critical resources in achieving development goals. What can societies do in order to maximize the efficiency of their citizenry for the well being of the whole society? Use Ethiopia as a case study.

The Scholarship check will be made out to the winner to be used for college related expenses. You may download the application form here.

Announcement

Harvard University Announcement -

No tuition; No Student Loans

Harvard University announced over the weekend that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families

will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard's president Lawrence H. Summers said, "When only ten percent of the students in elite higher education come from families in the lower half of the income distribution, we are not doing enough. We are not doing enough in bringing elite higher education to the lower half of the income distribution." If you know of a family earning less than $60,000 a year with an honor student graduating from high school soon, Harvard University wants to pay the tuition.

The prestigious university recently announced that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families can go to Harvard for free... no tuition and no student loans!

To find out more about Harvard offering free tuition for families making less than $60,000 a year, visit Harvard's financial aid website at:

http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/ or call the school's financial aid office at

(617) 495-1581.

Application Forms

To apply for ESFNA's scholarships, download and complete the form below.

Application Form

First Name: Helina
Last Name: Bedasa
Title: Miss
Gender: female
City: Richardson
State Province: texas
Email: http://us.mc592.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=h_Bedasa@yahoo.com
Inquiry: Hello,

My name is Helina Bedasa and I received the ESFNA scholarship in the fall of 2009. I would like to thank everyone who made it possible for me to receive the scholarship and in aiding to further my education. It is greatly appreciated and I will continue to work hard in order to make the Ethiopian community proud.

Thank you,

Helina Bedasa