Student Friends Association - Palestine (SFA) is a charitable, non-profit organization, founded in the year 2000 in the Gaza Strip. The Association works to provide the support and the development of capabilities, and to promote innovation of Palestinian students in a framework of transparency.
Support to Higher Education
Every season SFA provides support especially to higher education students in full scholarship programs and grants in addition to training courses and programs with total annual budget of USD 349,800.
Type of Support
Scholarships
233 students have full scholarships classified as each student gets (USD 600) annually that means that the total budget is USD 139,800 every year for different fields of study in engineering, IT, nursing, science, commerce, education, arts, sharea and law.
Training
SFA has two training centers in Gaza and Khanyounis city. The major fields of training are computer, management and English. Training certificates are issued in coordination with the Ministry of Education. The annual budget is USD 30,000.
Grants
Discrete grants are provided for university students to support them in paying university fees. The total budget of USD 100,000 are paid each year in the form of USD 100 for each student per semester for 500 different student. In addition, more than USD 80,000 are paid for items; such as school bags and stationary, books aid, uniforms, etc.
Duration of Support
Scholarships
Up to graduation
Training
Continuous program
Grants
Per semester
Eligibility Criteria
Scholarships
Applicants should:
● Be in the first year of study.
● Have an average of not less than 80% of accumulative grade in their study.
● Be classified as a social hard case.
Training
Applicants must be Palestinian nationals.
Grants
Applicants should:
● Be in the first year of study.
● Have an average of not less than 75% in high school certificate.
● Be from needy families, classified as social hard cases.
Application Procedures
Scholarships
● Applications should be filled online:
sfape.org/?pg=register1
● SFA social workers then check the information filled online.
Training
● Applications are to be sent by email to:
info@sfa.ps
● Applicants must pass a need assessment questionnaire.
Deadlines
Scholarships
N/A
Training
N/A
Grants
N/A
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