Apply For Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG) Scholarship For Women From Developing Countries 2019/2020 To Study In United State and Canada

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Be at least 25 years old at time of application deadline (see specific regional program application below);

• Be a national of a country listed on the MMEG Country Eligibility List (except for the Trinity Washington University program);

• Be enrolled (not just accepted) at an accredited academic institution when submitting application; and plan to be enrolled for a full academic term after award of the grant by the Board;

• Not be related to a World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund or Inter-American Development Bank staff member or spouse;

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Before starting the MMEG application process, please scan the following documents in digital form (pdf preferred, jpeg or png): 

• Identification (ID) card with photo: 

  • (a) national passport page with photo and date of birth, if studying outside your home country, or

  • (b) government/university-issued identity card with photo and birth date;

• Most recent proof of official registration from university (not their acceptance letter); 
• Most recent official university transcripts and/or reports
• Visa page or study permit page within current passport (if studying outside home country); 
• Second passport page with clear photo (in case of dual citizenship).

You will be asked to upload these documents at specific areas of the on-line application form.  You will also provide:

• Brief paragraphs of your personal story, and a description of how your studies, experiences and future plans are linked to your commitment to women and children in developing countries;
• An estimate of your financial situation for the coming academic year, and planned strategies to cover funding needs;
• A summary of your thesis (if applicable), including its objective, methodology and findings, and relationship to career goals.

Two reference letters are required.

• One referee must be a faculty member from your current university. Second referee may be from a person (non-family member) who can vouch for your character. At least one of the individuals must have known you for the equivalent of at least two semesters.
• Please contact two people from whom you would like to request a reference letter.  After receiving their confirmation, you will be asked to provide in the application form:
• You need to provide email addresses  of the two people providing references. They will each receive an email link from Embark Online to write their recommendation. When their recommendations are submitted, you will also be notified by Embark.

MMEG Country Eligibility List / lista de países elegibles de MMEG*

 Low-income economies ($995 or less)/ Economía de bajos ingresos ($995 o menos)

• Afghanistan
• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Comoros
• Congo, Dem. Rep.
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Gambia, The
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Haiti
• Liberia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mozambique
• Nepal
• Niger
• Rwanda

 

• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Sudan
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Uganda
• Yemen, Rep.
• Zimbabwe

Lower-middle-income economies ($996 to $3,895)/Economia de ingresos medios ($996 to $3.895)

• Angola
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Cabo Verde
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Congo, Rep.
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Djibouti
• Egypt, Arab Rep.
• El Salvador
• Georgia
• Ghana
• Honduras
• India
• Indonesia
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Kosovo
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Lao PDR
• Lesotho
• Mauritania
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
• Moldova
• Mongolia
• Morocco
• Myanmar
• Nicaragua
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Papua New Guinea
• Philippines
• São Tomé and Principe
• Solomon Islands
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Swaziland
• Timor-Leste
• Tunisia
• Ukraine
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Vietnam
• Zambia

Upper-middle-income economies ($3,896 to $12,055)/ economía de ingresos media-alta ($ 3.896 a $ 12.055 )

• Albania
• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Belarus
• Belize
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• China
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Fiji
• Gabon
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Iran, Islamic Rep.
• Iraq
• Jamaica
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Macedonia, FYR
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritius
• Mexico
• Montenegro
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Romania
• Russian Federation
• Samoa
• Serbia
• South Africa
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Suriname
• Thailand
• Tonga
• Turkey
• Turkmenistan
• Tuvalu
• Venezuela, RB

PROGRAMS

US & CANADA

In addition to the above criteria, an applicant must: 

• already be enrolled as a full time student, with relevant student visa in national passport, and plan to continue studying full time in the following academic year;

• not hold US citizenship or permanent residency (green card) or Canadian citizenship or Canadian landed immigrant status

Remember to read the Application Checklist & FAQs before applying, and select the   "US-Canada program" in the first question of the application. If the program name  does not appear, the program may be closed to new applications.

Applications are accepted between September 15 – January 15. Queries may be addressed to  mmeg.us.canada@gmail.com during this period. Decisions for the academic year 2017-2018 have been announced and the recipients contacted.

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