Amman- 14 February 2022
The EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN programme, funded by the European Union through the regional trust fund “MADAD” in response to the Syrian crisis and managed by the German Jordanian University, announces the provision of 100 Higher Education scholarships and 250 training scholarships. The scholarships are offered for the second and first semesters of the academic years 2021/2022 and 2022/2023, respectively, for both Syrian refugees and Jordanian youth.
These scholarships are the EU’s response to the increasing demand for higher education scholarships in Jordan.
The new scholarships are follows: 40 scholarships to study a four-year Bachelor degree programme at Zarqa University for Syrian refugee; 30 scholarships to study a BETC-Level 5 Vocational Education Diploma at Luminus Technical University College for Syrian refugees; and 30 scholarships for a Teacher Education Professional Diploma at the Queen Rania Teacher Academy, for Jordanians who benefit from one of the following aid fund organizations: National Aid Fund, Tkiyet Um Ali, Al-Zakat Fund and Al-Aman Fund.
On top of the 100-higer education scholarships, the programme will offer 250 On-Job-Training scholarships for 6 months On-Job-Training at Luminus technical University College, for Syrian refugees and Jordanians who benefit from the previously mentioned aid fund organizations. These trainings were tailored based on the “Jordanian Job Market” Study that the programme conducted in November 2021.
The registration for the scholarships will be announced in early February 2022, for both Bachelor and Vocational degree programmes, and in early July 2022 for the Teacher Education Professional Diploma.
Background:
The EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN programme is funded by the European Union to support higher education for Syrian refugees and vulnerable Jordanian youth. The programme aims to provide young students with opportunities to pursue higher education (bachelor and master’s degrees), vocational education, technical training, special entrepreneurial training, and labour market-oriented courses, as well as summer programmes for high school students.
The EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN programme has a total fund of EUR 32.6 million, and is managed by the German Jordanian University in partnership with Jordan University of Science and Technology, Yarmouk University, Mutah University, Zarqa University, Luminus Technical University College, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), Nuffic (The Dutch Organisation for Internationalisation in Education), and Queen Rania Teacher Academy. The Project also cooperates with Jordanian aid funds: National Aid Fund, Tkiyet Um Ali, Al-Aman Fund, and Zakat Fund.
EDU-SYRIA/EDU-JORDAN has awarded over 2900 scholarships so far.