Scholarship Application

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Overview The ESFNA Scholarship Program provides financial support to outstanding students of Ethiopian origin who are currently pursuing or intend to pursue higher education in an accredited institution. The program pays $5000 each for two categories of applicants: Category 1, Player Scholarship, for ESFNA rostered players; and Category 2, Non-player Scholarship, for all other students of Ethiopian origin who are not eligible for a player scholarship. Six scholarship recipients will be selected each year with the top three applicants in each category receiving awards in the amount of $2500, $1500, and $1000. The money will be paid directly to the applicant's institution at the beginning of the school year. Eligibility Player Schoarship The applicant must be a rostered ESFNA player at the time of the application. The individual must be accepted into an accredited college or university, community college or recognized technical or trade school at the time the award is issued. Past winners are not eligible. Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa, is currently ranked 29 out of 52 African countries in FIFA world soccer ranking. Ethiopia was a soccer power in Africa in the 1960s but her standing has steadily declined in the last four decades. Developing youth soccer in Ethiopia would help reverse this trend and build a strong united Ethiopia. Explain how we, Ethiopians living in US, can help the development of youth soccer in Ethiopia? Non-Player Schoarship The applicant must not be a rostered ESFNA player at the time of the application. The applicant must have a 3.0 or above GPA The individual must be accepted into an accredited four-year college or university at the time the award is issued. Graduate students are not eligible. Past winners are not eligible. Write an Essay on the following topic: In 2008, the world witnessed an historic event by the election of Barack Obama as the first African American president of the United States. Explain your thoughts about this historic event and what it means to African Americans of Ethiopian origin and Ethiopians in general? PS. The scholarship check will be made out and mailed to the college or to the student if ESFNA's scholarship will not be a net gain. Click here to read our Evaluation criteria at the bottom of this page.
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