Scholarship for Afghan people provided by Studies Without Borders We are very happy that you are interested in our scholarship program. Please read the following information carefully before filling in the application. It will provide you with some background information about who we are and what we offer. Additionally it contains some very important information about how to fill in the application form and the requirements for the scholarship. We are providing a scholarship for studying at the Afghan German Management College (AGMC) for Afghan people in Afghanistan. AGMC is a distance-learning university, so you can apply for this program from anywhere in Afghanistan, but you have to have the possibility to have regular internet access, so for example by using an Internet café. At first we want to present you some information about our organisation, then also about the Afghan German Management College and then we will give you some details about the application. Studies Without Borders The organisation Studies Without Borders (german: Studieren Ohne Grenzen e.v. ) is a benevolent, charitable organisation run completely by students. Founded in October 2006 in Constance, Germany, it is one of several European branches of the French organization Etudes Sans Frontières. Our goal Our goal consists of qualifying young people from crisis regions to make their own contribution to the reconstruction of their home country. In order to help a larger number of students, we also work on
improving the quality of educational institutions in the countries our students come from. We think that especially societies affected by crises need young and motivated people in periods of reconstruction. Students help students One of our characteristics is our student background. Even though studying is not a requirement to become a member, we welcome committed people of all areas to join. This basis enables us to stay at eye-level with our scholars. In their studies they are confronted with the same problems as we are. Many of us are scholars at other organizations as well. Afghan German Management College The College The Afghan German Management College (AGMC) is a not-for-profit distance-teaching university for business education in Afghanistan. The AGMC focuses on management education, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and NGO management. History AGMC was born of an initiative by former officers of the German Federal Armed Forces. During their NATO missions in Afghanistan, they had experienced the devastating situation in the Afghan higher education sector, and particularly in the field of management there is an immense amount of catchingup to do. In January 2006, preparatory work was advanced sufficiently for Bastian Kuhl to found the AGMC. The first class started in July 2006 with 12 Afghan students. By the end of the year the number of students had already grown to 82. Four years later, in March 2010, over 360 students from all areas of Afghanistan gained access to business education at the AGMC. For further information please visit http://www.afgemaco.com. General information about the study and the scholarship The study The degree of Bachelor of Business Administration involves a study duration of 4,5 years, consisting of 9 semesters of 6-months duration. In each semester the student has to attend one of the courses offered by the faculties. Staff of each faculty will coach students during their work on the bachelor-thesis. The 8th semester is a practical semester. In this practical semester, you will conduct a project or do an internship in your regional environment. You are free to choose the topic. In the 9th semester, you will have to write your bachelor-thesis. The distance study is online based, all the study material is provided on an internet platform. Also the exams take place online. Begin of study and scholarship: 4th March 2011
The requirements You should be interested in economics and management. have a good knowledge of English. All the study material is in English as well as the exams. Therefore it is highly important that you can understand, read and write English. have a good school-leaving certificate that enables you to attend an university. not be older than 30 years. You must be in need. We will only chose applicants who cannot afford a study without financial help. have an idea for a social project which you will put into practice within the studies (further information of the project see below). have an e-mail address to stay in contact with us. We also will inform you about the result of your application via email. If you have a mobile phone, please declare your phone number in the application, then we can also inform your via phone. life in Afghanistan have internet access e. g. at an internet café. We are also planning to provide you internet access of our own. We are especially looking forward to female applicants! We expect from you: a report about your improvements in your study and the social project every half year. a motivated participation at your studies. The realisation of a social project: the project is meant to help people in your surrounding (beyond your family) to improve their living conditions by bringing in your talents and knowledge. The project is to be carried outduring your whole study period (i.e. at least the first 7 semesters) and should take at least 4 hours a week. A possible project could be teaching English to youth or teaching reading and writing to illiterates. Furthermore it is possible to start your own business like a bakery, a sewing company or a cinema (but we can not provide you with money for founding such a business). You could also write a blog and inform people about the Afghan society in the whole world. The project can be done in cooperation with a local NGO which gives you information concerning the realisation of your ideas (the support of the NGO must not be financial.. There are no limitations to your ideas. Please keep in mind that your project is realizable for you. It may affect disadvantaged persons, give work or occupation. Let Afghanistan feel your creativity and capacities! The scholarship includes: the tuition fees of 60$ per semester. 80$ living costs per month. This amount can be increased, beginning with the 2nd semester. This depends on the quality of your social project and the time you need for the project.
For the 8th and the 9th semester you have to apply once again separately. Information concerning the application: The time period of application is: 6th of December 2010 09th of January 2011. During this time period, you should fill in and send us the application form at this website. You can either upload the full application form at http://www.studieren-ohnegrenzen.org/afghanscholarship or you can send it by email to afghanscholarship@studierenohne-grenzen.org After the 9th of January, applications are no longer possible. There will not be made any exceptions. If you have been chosen as a scholarship holder, you have to show your school-leaving certificate to verify the information given in the application form. Therefore you have to present yourself to a contact person of the college within two weeks after you have been informed of your acceptance. You will get further information in case of a choice. In case of false information we are obligated to disqualify you. If you have been chosen as a scholarship holder from Studies Without Borders, you are automatically accepted as a student at the AGMC. It is NOT necessary to apply for both, the scholarship from Studies Without Borders AND the study at the AGMC. We will inform all of you of the result of your application probably between the 7th and 13th of February 2011 via email (or mobile phone if available). Please pay special attention to the following points concerning your application: One of the determining factors will be your social project with which you want to help to reconstruct your home country. Therefore, the description of your social project should be pretty explicit. Please answer the following questions in the description of the project if possible: Where and how do you want to realize the project? Who do you want to reach with the project? Who could help you to carry out your project? Where do you want to get the money for your project from (if necessary)? What is your personal motivation for the project? The questions in the application form are necessary for a fair selection of the applicants. So please give detailed and correct answers. In case of false information we are obligated to disqualify the applicant. Please fill in the form completely. Only complete application forms are considered.
1. Name: 2. Surname: 3. Sex: 4. Date of birth: 5. Nationality: 6. Place of residence/address: 7. Province: 8. Telephone number (if any): 9. E-mail address: (if you do not have an e-mail address at the moment, please create one) 10. How many sisters and brothers do you have? 11. Are you married? 12. Do you have children? If yes, how many and how old are they? 13. Could you afford to study at AGMC without our support? 13b. If not, why? 14. How much money (in Afghani) is at your personal disposal each month? 15. Where does this money come from? 16. Are you or your family affected by war? If yes, in which way? 17. What is the opinion of your family about your plans to study? 18. Do you think they would support you financially? Why, why not? 19. To which ethnic group do you belong? Page 1
20. Where did you go to school and in which period of time? Please specify name and type of your school. 21. What is your final school grade? 22. Have you studied? If you answered question 22 with no, please go to question 27. Otherwise please also answer question 23 to 26 and skip question 27. 23. If yes, please indicate the name of the university and the degree program. 24. If yes, how long and when did you study? 25. If yes, did you receive a scholarship? 25a. If yes, from which institution did you get the scholarship? 26. If yes, have you graduated? 26a. If not, why did you abandon your studies? 27. If no, why did you not yet study? 28. Have you worked after school/university? 28a. If yes, how long and what kind of jobs did you do? Page 2
29. What is your current occupation (Studying, working, looking for a job, etc.)? 30. Are you actively involved in your society, for example in your neighborhood, in your family, in school, in an association or somewhere else? 30a. If yes, in which one? 30b. If yes, what is/was your role there? 30c. If yes, in which period of time and how long have you been active? 31. Imagine a female friend of your cousin is not sure if she should study or not. What would you advise her? Please also state the reasons why. 32. What is the most serious issue that bothers you in the Afghan Society and/or Afghan politics? Please name only one and explain in detail why you regard it as such a big problem for Afghanistan. Page 3
33. Imagine, you would be president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for one day. What would you do and what would you like to change in this one day? 34. How do you imagine your life in 10 years? What do you want to achieve in this period of time? 35. Some people regard individual social commitment or volunteering as a key point for a vital society. What do you think about it? 36. Imagine, a woman in your community offers reading and writing lessons to other women. What do you think about? Please explain in detail, why you think so. Page 4
37. Why do you want to start studying business? 38. In your opinion, what qualifies you for this course? 39. As already described, one condition for the scholarship is to run a social project during your studies. What type of project would you like to do? Please explain it in detail. 40. What goals do you want to achieve with your social project? 41. How can studying business be helpful? 42. How do you plan to put it into practice? 43. In your opinion, what makes you qualified for such volunteer work? Page 5
44. If you want to provide the jury with other information that might be relevant, please do it here: 45. How did you hear about the scholarship program? I hereby certify that all the information I have given are correct Yes, all the information are correct Note: The accuracy of all information will be verified before granting a scholarship! We will not tolerate any false information and you would be dismissed immediately. Page 6