Ashinaga is a Japanese foundation headquartered in Tokyo. We provide financial support and emotional care to young people around the world who have lost either one or both parents. With a history of more than 55 years, our support has enabled more than 110,000 orphaned students to gain access to higher education.
The Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI) is an international leadership program that cultivates the next generation of leaders to contribute to the development of sub-Saharan Africa.
AAI Scholars have lost one or both parents and are committed to returning to sub-Saharan Africa to initiate change, innovation, and development. The AAI provides access to full financial support to study at university abroad (equivalent to an undergraduate degree), including tuition, room, travel costs and other necessary fees.
In order to apply for the AAI online, you will have to register through this portal. Once registered you will use your account to access and submit your application.
We strongly encourage you to apply online using this portal. However, if this is not possible you can also apply using our paper application form. This form can be downloaded here. After downloading and completing your application you will have to send your scanned form and all relevant documents to admissions.en@ashinaga.org.
Please refer to our FAQ document if you have any questions about the programme or application process: click here. If you cannot find your answer to your question please send an email to admissions.en@ashinaga.org.
The application is open to those who;
There are two stages to the Ashinaga Africa Initiative application process;
1. Registration: all applicants must first confirm their eligibility by registering for the program. Only students who register for the program and are deemed eligible (based on criteria/eligibility on the previous page) will receive the application form.
2. Application: all students who register for the program will receive an email with a link to the application form within 1 month of their registration if they are eligible for the program. There are three ways to register for the program: via online website, via email, or via post. Please choose one method and submit all the correct documents before the deadline.
If you choose to apply by post, please ensure you send your registration by January 15th 2021 to guarantee it arrives on time. We strongly recommend registering and applying online. Please note that we will communicate with all applicants by email and so you must include an email address when you submit your registration form, even if you register by post.
**For students receiving their examination results after February 19th 2021 and before February 28th 2021 we will ask you to send your examination certificate if you are invited to submit the application for the program.
Note: All documents must be submitted in French or English if possible. Use the Gregorian (Western) calendar to fill in the application.
For more information download this document http://www.education.go.ug/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Ashinaga-Application-and-Program-Information.pdf
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