Applications are invited for MMMF grants available for
women applicants of developing countries to
pursue their degree in the USA and Canada.
Applicants must enrolled (in residence) at an accredited U.S. or Canadian
educational institution for the full academic year in which the application is
submitted and intend to be enrolled for the subsequent year covered by the
grant. An MMMF grant covers only a portion of the total costs for an
academic year. Therefore, applicants need to access other financial resources.
Application deadline is January 15, 2015.
women applicants of developing countries to
pursue their degree in the USA and Canada.
Applicants must enrolled (in residence) at an accredited U.S. or Canadian
educational institution for the full academic year in which the application is
submitted and intend to be enrolled for the subsequent year covered by the
grant. An MMMF grant covers only a portion of the total costs for an
academic year. Therefore, applicants need to access other financial resources.
Application deadline is January 15, 2015.
Study Subject(s): Grant is
awarded to study
awarded to study
any courses offered by the U.S. or Canadian educational
institution.
Course Level: Grant is available towards the completion of the degree
program in Canada and USA.
Scholarship Provider: Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund
Scholarship can be taken at: USA / Canada
Eligibility: Eligible
applicants are women from developing countries currently enrolled at accredited
universities in the US or Canada. A candidate applying for the MMMF grant from
US/Canadian universities must meet all of the following criteria:
-Has a record of service (paid and/or volunteer) to women and children in the
developing world.
-Demonstrate a commitment to improve the lives of women and children in the
developing world through field of study and/or topic of research.
-Plan to return to her country (or other developing country) within two years
of completing her degree and intends to work to improve the lives of women
and/or children.
-Demonstrates financial need by providing relevant financial information.
-Be enrolled in an accredited educational institution in the US or Canada for
the full academic year in which the application is submitted and intend to be
enrolled for the subsequent year covered by the grant.
-Be a national of an eligible developing or middle-income country and residing
in the United States or Canada. United States citizens or permanent residents
(green card holders, Canadian citizens or Canadian landed immigrants are not
eligible.
-Demonstrate good academic performance at the university where she is
registered.
-Be at least 25 years of age by the relevant application deadline.
-Not be an immediate or extended family member of any World Bank Group, IMF or
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) staff member or their spouse.
-Not received a MMMF grant in any prior year.
applicants are women from developing countries currently enrolled at accredited
universities in the US or Canada. A candidate applying for the MMMF grant from
US/Canadian universities must meet all of the following criteria:
-Has a record of service (paid and/or volunteer) to women and children in the
developing world.
-Demonstrate a commitment to improve the lives of women and children in the
developing world through field of study and/or topic of research.
-Plan to return to her country (or other developing country) within two years
of completing her degree and intends to work to improve the lives of women
and/or children.
-Demonstrates financial need by providing relevant financial information.
-Be enrolled in an accredited educational institution in the US or Canada for
the full academic year in which the application is submitted and intend to be
enrolled for the subsequent year covered by the grant.
-Be a national of an eligible developing or middle-income country and residing
in the United States or Canada. United States citizens or permanent residents
(green card holders, Canadian citizens or Canadian landed immigrants are not
eligible.
-Demonstrate good academic performance at the university where she is
registered.
-Be at least 25 years of age by the relevant application deadline.
-Not be an immediate or extended family member of any World Bank Group, IMF or
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) staff member or their spouse.
-Not received a MMMF grant in any prior year.
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Students from developing countries (Afghanistan, Gambia, Mozambique,
Bangladesh, The Guinea, Myanmar, Benin,
Guinea-Bisau, Nepal, Burkina
Faso, Haiti, Niger, Burundi,
Kenya, Rwanda,
Cambodia, Korea, Dem Rep., Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Kyrgyz Republic,
Somalia, Liberia, Tajikistan, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Malawi, Togo, Congo, Dem. Rep, Eritrea,
Mali, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Zimbabwe,
Albania, Indonesia, Samoa, Armenia, India, São Tomé and Principe,
Belize, Iraq, Senegal, Bhutan, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Bolivia, Kosovo,
South Sudan, Cameroon,
Lao PDR, Sri Lanka, Cape Verde, Lesotho, Sudan, Congo, Rep., Marshall Islands,
Swaziland, Côte d’Ivoire, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Syrian Arab Republic,
Djibouti, Moldova, Timor-Leste, Egypt, Arab Rep., Mongolia, Tonga, El Salvador,
Morocco, Ukraine, Fiji, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Nigeria,
Vanuatu, Ghana,
Pakistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, West Bank and Gaza, Guyana,
Paraguay, Yemen, Rep., Honduras, Philippines, Zambia, Angola,
Ecuador, Palau, Algeria, Gabon,
Panama, American Samoa, Grenada, Peru, Antigua and Barbuda, Iran, Islamic Rep.,
Romania, Argentina, Jamaica, Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Serbia,
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, South Africa,
Botswana, Lebanon, St. Lucia, Brazil, Libya, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Bulgaria, Lithuania, Suriname, Chile, Macedonia, FYR, Thailand, China,
Malaysia, Tunisia, Colombia, Maldives, Turkey, Costa Rica,
Mauritius, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Mexico, Tuvalu, Dominica, Montenegro and
Uruguay) who are currently studying in the USA or Canada are eligible for this
grant.
Bangladesh, The Guinea, Myanmar, Benin,
Guinea-Bisau, Nepal, Burkina
Faso, Haiti, Niger, Burundi,
Kenya, Rwanda,
Cambodia, Korea, Dem Rep., Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Kyrgyz Republic,
Somalia, Liberia, Tajikistan, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Malawi, Togo, Congo, Dem. Rep, Eritrea,
Mali, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Zimbabwe,
Albania, Indonesia, Samoa, Armenia, India, São Tomé and Principe,
Belize, Iraq, Senegal, Bhutan, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Bolivia, Kosovo,
South Sudan, Cameroon,
Lao PDR, Sri Lanka, Cape Verde, Lesotho, Sudan, Congo, Rep., Marshall Islands,
Swaziland, Côte d’Ivoire, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Syrian Arab Republic,
Djibouti, Moldova, Timor-Leste, Egypt, Arab Rep., Mongolia, Tonga, El Salvador,
Morocco, Ukraine, Fiji, Nicaragua, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Nigeria,
Vanuatu, Ghana,
Pakistan, Vietnam, Guatemala, Papua New Guinea, West Bank and Gaza, Guyana,
Paraguay, Yemen, Rep., Honduras, Philippines, Zambia, Angola,
Ecuador, Palau, Algeria, Gabon,
Panama, American Samoa, Grenada, Peru, Antigua and Barbuda, Iran, Islamic Rep.,
Romania, Argentina, Jamaica, Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Jordan, Serbia,
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latvia, South Africa,
Botswana, Lebanon, St. Lucia, Brazil, Libya, St. Vincent and the Grenadines,
Bulgaria, Lithuania, Suriname, Chile, Macedonia, FYR, Thailand, China,
Malaysia, Tunisia, Colombia, Maldives, Turkey, Costa Rica,
Mauritius, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Mexico, Tuvalu, Dominica, Montenegro and
Uruguay) who are currently studying in the USA or Canada are eligible for this
grant.
Scholarship Description: The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) awards grants to women
from developing and middle-income countries to further their education and
strengthen the professional and leadership skills they need to improve the
lives of women and children.
from developing and middle-income countries to further their education and
strengthen the professional and leadership skills they need to improve the
lives of women and children.
Duration of award(s): An MMMF grant is awarded for an academic year.
What does it cover? An MMMF
grant covers only a portion of the total costs for an academic year.
grant covers only a portion of the total costs for an academic year.
Notification: Only the
finalists are contacted for a telephone interview after two to three months
following the closing date. Unsuccessful applicants are not contacted.
finalists are contacted for a telephone interview after two to three months
following the closing date. Unsuccessful applicants are not contacted.
Online Application: The mode of
applying is online.
applying is online.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is January 15, 2015.