How 80 Nigerians Travelled To USA Free - And Bagged $2.1 Million Scholarship
How 80 Nigerians Traveled To USA Free,
... And Bagged Scholarship Worth More Than $2.1 Million
... And How You Too Can Benefit
For years now, many nations, organizations, foundations, individuals, and universities, have been offering scholarships, grants and loans to foreign students the world over. This they do, mostly to aid indigent students, and students from poor background while, most nations do this, so as either to maintain bi-lateral agreement pacts, or as part of an exchange programme. Ultimately all scholarships, grants and loans are targeted at talented and prospective students from poor families.
Recently, exactly on the 14th of July, 2010, the USA embassy paraded about 80 Nigerians who are due to leave for USA free, on $2.1 million worth of scholarships, to study free in the USA. “As you go the U.S., let the institution and students know that you are a good Nigerian. Let them know that Nigerians are brilliant… Nigerians show resilience and often times, excel in difficult situations,” said Antonia Anamege, a post graduate returnee student from Radford University, Virginia.
Ms Anamege, a former EducationUSA student member and the only “black” student in her class of 20 students in the U.S., spoke as a guest to more than 80 departing Nigerian students who are proceeding to the United States in pursuit of their academic studies. The event was the pre-departure program organized by the U.S. Mission EducationUSA center in Abuja.
She added that Advisors derive their greatest joy when an intelligent but financially disadvantaged Nigerian in a remote part of the country, under the umbrella of the United States Embassy, makes it to a top U.S. university with full or nearly full funding. She went on to explain that the Education program is a highly selective program that identifies academically stellar students from economically disadvantaged background.
She went on to say that these students receive cost-free EducationUSA membership and qualify for funds to cover the cost of standardized tests, application fees for U.S. universities, etc. These students are individually matched with U.S. universities which offer full scholarships for tuition and fees.
She added further that some of these students received multiple funding from institutions like Stanford University, Amherst, California Institute of Technology and Mount Holyoke to name a few. Other U.S. institutions that have accepted members of the advising center for next academic year include Bryn Mawr, Case Western Reserve University, Pomona College and California Institute of Technology.
Delivering his remarks, Ed Flynn, Public Diplomacy Officer of the U.S. Mission Nigeria said “For Fall of 2010, out of the 140 Education Advising Center Abuja student members, 77 of them received admission for undergraduate and graduate studies at various universities in the U.S. Further, 62 of these students received a combined total of over $2.1 million in scholarships and financial aid offers from about 80 institutions in the U.S. for academic year 2010/2011.”
For free info on how to join the next batch, please text “FreeUSA” to 0806 332 9008.
To your success
Engr Orji.
