Applications are now open for the Fiji Association of Women Graduates (FAWG) Scholarship Fund, which pays for the tuition fees of young women studying in non-traditional fields at the Fiji Institute of Technology (FIT).
Eligibility requirements: Applicants must -
1) Be a female student in her second year of study at the Fiji Institute of Technology (FIT).
2) Studying in a 'non-traditional field' which include Building & Civil (e.g. Plumbing, Carpentry) Electrical & Electronic, Automotive, Mechanical, Maritime and related fields.
3) Have a grade B average in her first year examination result.
4) Come from an economically disadvantaged background.
Please submit the following documents with your application:
1) Two references; one academic and one for character.
2) One recent passport-sized photograph.
3) An essay (not more than 300 words) outlining your personal background, your education journey and the challenges faced. Also include your dream/vision and how you hope to achieve it.
Send your applications to: The FAWG Scholarship Fund, PO Box 5008, Raiwaqa, Fiji. Deadline of Applications is on 24 July 2008.
For queries email fawg.members@gmail.com, or contact Dr Akanisi Kedrayate - email: kedrayate_a@usp.ac.fj, phone: 3232049 or Maria Ronna Pastorizo - email: maonaizo@gmail.com, mobile: 9922423
The Fiji Association of Women Graduates is a voluntary and non-profit organization of women graduates working to promote lifelong education, to improve the status of women and girls and to enable women to effect positive change for a peaceful world. FAWG is a full member of the International Federation of University Women. Visit us at http://www.fawg.org.fj
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