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    The IMF Youth Fellowship Program 2023 for young people worldwide (Fully Funded to Marrakech, Morocco)

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    Young Nigerian Lady graduates from US university as a Nurse, wins best student award

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    Brilliant South African man becomes a mathematics scholar after bagging 2 Bachelor’s degrees, 1 Masters, 1 PhD in Maths and Physics

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    36-year-old single dad earns Masters degree while working in 3 companies to care for his son

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    Meet 4 Exceptional Ladies Who Graduated As Best Students at a Historically Black College

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    13-year-old Nigerian girl gains admission to US university, set to become a Computer Scientist at 16 years old

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    75-year-old man finally graduates from university after abandoning studies since 1959

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    Young Lady bags PhD in Nuclear Engineering, sets record as the first-ever black person to achieve it in US university

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    18-year-old boy gains admission to 27 US universities, wins $4m scholarship to become an Engineer

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        The Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (i-FAIR) Program 2023 for entrepreneurs and innovators.

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        EJN Fellowships for Journalists to Cover the Seventh Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Assembly in Vancouver, Canada (Fully Funded)

        Canon Collins Trust/James Learmonth Malawi Scholarships 2023 for Master’s in Education (US$3,500 per academic year)

        Canon Collins Trust/James Learmonth Malawi Scholarships 2023 for Master’s in Education (US$3,500 per academic year)

        Global Good Fund 2024 Fellowships for young Social Entrepreneurs across the globe.

        Global Good Fund 2024 Fellowships for young Social Entrepreneurs across the globe.

        The IMF Youth Fellowship Program 2023 for young people worldwide (Fully Funded to Marrakech, Morocco)

        The IMF Youth Fellowship Program 2023 for young people worldwide (Fully Funded to Marrakech, Morocco)

        2023 UNICEF Innovation Funding Opportunity for Frontier tech solutions ($100K equity-free investments)

        2023 UNICEF Innovation Funding Opportunity for Frontier tech solutions ($100K equity-free investments)

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        UNODA Youth Leader Fund for a World Without Nuclear Weapons (Fully Funded Study trip to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan)

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        Brilliant South African man becomes a mathematics scholar after bagging 2 Bachelor’s degrees, 1 Masters, 1 PhD in Maths and Physics

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        36-year-old single dad earns Masters degree while working in 3 companies to care for his son

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          Exceptional Young Lady wins $50k scholarship award from Drake, bags Masters degree at US university

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          An exceptional young Lady named Destiny James has earned a Master’s degree from the University of North Carolina, United States after winning a $50,000 Scholarship award from Drake.

          Drake, a popular Canadian singer had in 2018 donated a huge sum of $25,000 to Miami Senior High School after filming a music video with the students. The video showed him distributing gifts and toys to young children.

          After filming the video, Destiny James, who at the time was an undergraduate student at the University of Miami put up a story which gained the attention of Drake and thereafter decided to award her a $50,000 scholarship.

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          “I had tears in my eye, I screamed, I ran around. [Drake] told me that he had read my story, was proud of me, and that he wanted to give me $50,000 towards my education,” Destiny James told Essence.

          She explained that the fund helped her proceed with her university education. “It gave me the opportunity to fully enjoy being a student at UM without financial burden. The scholarship was applied to my senior year at the University of Miami, and it was hands down, my best year of undergrad. I was able to focus on academics, leadership roles, and enjoying college and life without worrying about my tuition would be paid,” she said.

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