Opportunities
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Featured Programs
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Opportunity Funds Program (EducationUSA)
Need-based support that helps high-achieving students cover key upfront costs of applying to U.S. colleges.
Program Details
- Run through EducationUSA advising centers and supported by U.S. Embassies/Consulates in select countries.
- Support varies by country, but can include standardized testing fees (SAT/ACT, TOEFL), application fees, document services, and step-by-step advising.
- This program usually supports the application process (upfront costs), not full tuition scholarships.
New Seasons Youth Program (NSYP)
A guided pathway that supports talented students through U.S. university admissions and scholarship opportunities.
Program Details
- Designed to help high-potential students access global education opportunities through structured advising and mentorship.
- Typically emphasizes academic excellence, leadership, and readiness to compete for U.S. admissions and scholarship pathways.
- Support structure and cohort expectations may vary by year.
Tilting Futures (Take Action Lab)
A global learning experience combining a virtual foundations course with an immersive apprenticeship abroad—helping young people grow their skills, perspective, and impact.
Program Details
- Take Action Lab (Semester-length): Post-high school students (Ages 17–21)
- Take Action Lab: Accelerator: Enrolled college/university students (Ages 17–22)
- Includes online foundations course, apprenticeship matching with mission-driven organizations, shared housing (private bedroom), utilities/Wi-Fi, stipend for basic living expenses, and local support team with airport transfers.
- Destinations include Cape Town, South Africa (Human Rights) and Penang Island, Malaysia (Environment & Sustainability).
Tuition & Financial Aid
Tuition: $21,000 (Take Action Lab) | $10,500 (Accelerator). Need-based financial aid available.
New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) — The Junior Academy
A project-based STEM program where students collaborate in teams on Innovation Challenges with mentors via NYAS Launchpad.
Program Details
- Students join teams, work through a defined challenge cycle, and build solutions to real-world problems.
- Participants build research, design thinking, collaboration, and communication skills and can be guided by STEM mentors.
- Important: student eligibility can be restricted by country/region for specific recruitment cycles and challenges.
Technovation Girls
A free global program where teams of girls build tech solutions to real problems with mentor support, and can submit projects to an annual challenge.
Program Details
- Free to participate for ages 8–18
- Team-based learning focused on problem solving, product thinking, and pitching
- Optional local Chapters/Clubs for in-person/community support
- Designed for girls and participants who want to be part of a female-identified environment
Tuition & Financial Aid
Free to participate
Michael Taiwo Scholarships (MT Scholarships)
Supports high-potential, low-income students from developing countries to take the first step toward graduate studies abroad by covering key application costs and providing mentorship.
Program Details
- Funding for standardized test fees (e.g., GRE/GMAT, TOEFL/IELTS depending on your pathway)
- Support for graduate school application fees and credential evaluation costs
- Mentorship and guidance through the admissions process
- Approximately $1,000 support per scholar (varies by cycle)
- Focuses on removing early barriers (test + application costs) rather than paying full graduate tuition
Tuition & Financial Aid
Free to apply. Provides ~$1,000 support per scholar for test fees, application fees, and credential evaluation.
Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS)
An intensive academic enrichment and leadership program for African secondary school students planning to pursue tertiary education and make impact as young leaders.
Program Details
- Two program options: Online College Prep Workshop (July 16–21, 2026) or Residential Leadership Summit (August 8–16, 2026 in Kenya)
- Tuition-free participation with guidance on university admissions and career paths
- Academic skill-building, leadership development, and networking with high-achieving African students
- Certificate of participation upon completion (attendance required)
- Students can only receive ONE offer (either Online or Residential), not both
- YYAS is NOT an undergraduate or graduate scholarship program
Tuition & Financial Aid
Tuition-free. Limited need-based Travel Grants available for airfare to residential program.
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