Complete applications should be delivered/emailed only ONCE.

Duplicate applications or several emails

from the same person will lead to disqualification of the applicant. Applications sent to another email
address other than the one provided will not be evaluated

DEADLINE:
All applications must be received by Monday, February 20, 2023 at 11:59pm (East Africa Time).
We strongly encourage earlier submissions.

**Please read carefully all the instructions and gather all the necessary supporting documents before
filling the application form.

A: PERSONAL INFORMATION
Please enter your name and all information as it appears on official documents such as an
identification card, birth certificate, or passport.
Name; First:
Abrha Middle: Last:
Gereziher Gebru
Other name:
Gender: F M P Nationality:
Ethiopian Birth: Date: 02 / 01 / 1997
Day Month Year

single
Marital status; Single: ______________ Married: ______________ No of children(if any): ______________________
no
Age at the time of application:
25
Country of Birth:
Ethiopia
Country of Citizenship:
Ethiopia
Country of residence at the time of application:
Ethiopia
County/Region:
Tigray
Place of residence at the time of application: Urban P Rural Peri-urban

Do you have a passport? Yes P No *Passport No:

*If you have a passport, please attach a copy of it to this application.
Passport Issued by (Country): Ethiopia
Your Email Address: [email protected]
Mobile Phone (Including Country Code): +251992033809
Permanent Physical Address: Nebelet,Tigray,Ethiopia
Primary language spoken: Tigrigna
Other Languages: Amharic and English
B: CATEGORY OF SCHOLARSHIP
Please tick from the list below the category of scholarship you are applying for
Young Women
Young Men

P Refugee/displaced youth
Youth with disability
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How did you learn about the scholarship?
Read from our IDP's Post
For refugees kindly provide the following information:
1. Refugee status:
2. UNHCR Number:
3. Do you live in a camp or as an integrated refugee:
4. If camp, please name the camp:
5. If integrated, please give details of residence and contact details of persons responsible for your
integration.

For Internally Displaced Youth, Kindly provide the following:
1. Letter from relevant government authority stating reason and nature of displacement.

For persons with disability, kindly provide the following information:

1. Nature of disability:
2. Are you registered with any disability organizations? Yes No
If yes which one?
3. Please attach your disability registration form/card
4. Please indicate any special accommodation needs that you may require

C. ACADEMIC INFORMATION
State the degree program you are applying for_____________________________________________________
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Your program of choice must be among the 13 sponsored programs (Refer to the Call for Applications)

Name of High/Secondary School: Getachew Weldu

Physical Address:(Location): Nebelet, Tigray, Ethiopia

Date of Graduation: August,2016

High/Secondary school exam system (e.g. WAEC, GCE, KCSE, etc): EUEEC
Grade (s) Obtained: 448

School Type (mark all that apply): Government/Public P Independent/Private

Have you ever applied to, placed by the government or admitted to a tertiary institution? Yes P No
If you answered yes, please provide additional information in the table below:

Name of the Date applied/ Duration of Qualification

Institution admitted studies Obtained

Mekelle University 25,10,2016 2 no

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If you were admitted/placed by the government but did not attend or you attended but did not graduate,
give reasons and attach evidence:

Who paid for your High/Secondary school education?

Guardian (s) (Related to the applicant)
Guardian (s) not related to applicant
Parent
Scholarship (attach recommendation letter from sponsor/ proof
Sibling (s)
Sponsor (s)
P Other

If other; state who paid fees: Since My high school was public, no fee was needed.

Applicant Name: Abrha Gereziher Gebru Phone/Email: [email protected]

D. FAMILY INFORMATION (Contact person in case of emergency)

Section 1: Parents or Guardians

Parent/Guardian #1

Surname: Gebrihet First:

Gereziher Gebru
Other names: Relation to you: Father
Occupation: Farmer Estimated income per month: 27$
Highest Level of Education Attained:
0
Mobile Phone: no Email: no
Country of Residence: Ethiopia Physical Address: Ethiopia

Parent/Guardian #2

Surname: Alemayho First:

Ametebrhan Gebremedhin
Other names: Relation to you: Mother
Occupation: Farmer Estimated income per month: 13$
Highest Level of Education Attained:
0
Mobile Phone: no Email: no
Country of Residence: Ethiopia Physical Address: Ethiopia

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Section 2: Siblings: Please list the Names, Level of Education, genders and ages of any brothers/ sisters
you have, even if they don’t live in your household. If you need more lines please attach a separate page
at the end.

Full Name Gender Age Highest level of Occupation/Employment/

(M/F) education/ degree
attained Monthly income

Brhane Gereziher Gebru M 35 grade 10 9$

Berihu Gereziher Gebru M 33 grade 10 7$
Tsegay Gereziher Gebru F 42 grade7 10$
Fkre Gereziher Gebru M 46 grade 10 20$
Tekeste Gereziher Gebru M 26 grade 10 30$

Yemane Gereziher Gebru M 23 grade 10 0$

Masho Gereziher Gebru M 18 grade 8 5$

Applicant Name: Abrha Geregziher Gebru Phone/Email: [email protected]

E. SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

(Write your essays only within the spaces provided)

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
1. Describe a previously held leadership position, activities, or experiences: (i.e. positions where
you guided or led a group of people, a project, or a cause in which you were involved)
I have been actively engaging in groups and forums in our school. for instance
I had worked as a leader of traffic group in our preparatory school for two years.
I had been also worked as head of student's union for 2 years when I was in high
school. I have been participated in as member and as group leader of peace forum,
group of youth empowerment, cafe committee , our class's representative and
student union I have participated actively in many conferences, seminars and
experience sharing programme during two years my university duration. I have
experienced about dealing with people, come a person to the way I think, treating
rude behaviour and patience.

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 2. State any Awards and Honors received: (i.e., academic award; Outstanding Leadership award,
Community service award etc. (Attach evidence)

I had been received awards since grade one up to grade 12 from my class

in most cases ranked a first and top three from my high school studies.

I used to participate in community service, like helping socially disadvantaged

teaching elementary school student and empowering youth, during the break from

university and I received a certificates for the service.

3. What are you passionate about and how will your program of study contribute to your passion?

I am passionate to the programme you are giving because I starve for higher quality of education especially

with fully funded scholarship. I want to learn with student that come from different culture, country and

speak different language and competitor international student.

Accounting is my dream to learn and my aspiration is to be a competent professional of business administration.

I am sure that ,since your programme is fully funded and world wide standard , I will be

be a dedicated student and a competent professional.

Applicant Name: Abrha Geregziher Gebru Phone/Email: [email protected]

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 F. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program vision is that Scholars will use their education to
create change and improve the lives of others.

Describe the voluntary/community activities and experiences you have engaged in the past

Before the war's broke out,when I was a student at mekelle university, on summer I had been

participating in voluntary community activities such as helping to old aged with illness or no supporter, on.

I had been teaching children on our village with no access to school during the summer break.

During the siege and the war I was engaging in local NGO called Tnsaee that collect money from

voluntary person's and Diaspora and distribute to those who are more emasculated by the siege and

blockade And I was also giving moral and awareness to raped women in our internally displaced people

camp. I am involving in caring and giving moral to those gunned during the siege and massacare.

Describe your aspirations for social change and how you plan to achieve social change through
your program of study

Servant philosophy is the philosophy I intend to follow as a program participant. my education is to lead social

and Economic revolution in developing countries. Every thing is related to political statues of the state. and to come

social, economical and educational change we have to work on our politics. it is known that here war occur by 20 year

period. thus my parent are emasculated and lived poor by the continuos war. My desire is to stop the periodic war.

and to invest on Education.

Applicant Name: Abrha Geregziher Gebru Phone/Email: [email protected]

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 G. ACTIVITIES
Please list up to three of the most important activities in each category (in order of importance
to you) that you have participated in during the past three years, either through your secondary
school or independently/in your community. Complete only the sections relevant to you. (Attach
evidence)

School and Community Service:

Activity Role Number of years
Example: Student Government
1. Tnsaee local NGO member 1
2.
3.

Employment/Entrepreneurial Enterprises:
Activity Role Number of years
Example: Poultry farming
1.
2.
3.

Competitions/Conferences/Special Programs:
Activity Role Number of years
Example: Science Congress
1.
2.
3.

Artistic/Musical:
Activity Role Number of years
Example: Music festival
1.
2.
3.

Athletics:
Activity Role Number of years
Example: Swimming
1.
2.
3.

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 H. CERTIFICATION PAGE

I, Abrha Geregziher Gebru hereby certify that all information

contained in this application is truthfully and accurately presented and is my work alone and give my
permission to USIU-Africa to obtain any verification deemed necessary to process my application.
Finally, I acknowledge that completing this application form does not guarantee scholarship.

Signature: Date: 02/11/2023

Application submission guidelines

1. Read carefully through the application guidelines on the Call for Applications document before
submitting your application.
2. Go through your application and review to make sure you have all the required documents and your form
is completely filled before submission. Incomplete forms will not be evaluated.
3. Submit only 1 application. Multiple submissions will lead to automatic disqualification.
4. When submitting your application, all documents must be scanned in PDF format and named
accordingly then sent as an attachment(s) on email.
5. Do not convert your application form to word document when you download. Print the form, fill it and
then scan into pdf format. PDF editor is acceptable.
6. The subject of the application email should be your name and nationality.
7. Use the provided email address to send your application; [email protected]. Any
application sent to a different email address will NOT be evaluated.
8. If your sibling or immediate family member is a beneficiary of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars
Program at USIU-Africa, you are NOT eligible to apply.

Note:
Submitting a complete application does not guarantee award of scholarship

CONTACT DETAILS
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
United States International University-Africa
P.O. Box 14634 00800
Nairobi
Tel: +254 730 116 218 /500 /303 /107 /521 /148

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