Higher education scholarships

We support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to attend universities abroad, to gain quality higher education which is not available inside Myanmar.

They learn professional skills and knowledge. They also gain the experience of other cultures and ways to create solutions which they can apply back at home.

We help scholars to meet costs of travel, visas, health insurance, accommodation, subsistence, education equipment and tuition fees. We partner with several universities to provide tuition fee waivers at undergraduate level upwards.

Studying abroad can be confusing and daunting for a young person from an isolated community. We provide holistic support including mentoring and pastoral care and student networking to ensure students not just survive, but thrive in their studies and surroundings.

We have supported over 1,500 scholars since the 1990s. We support between 50 and 100 scholars each year.

Universities are widely closed since the 2021 coup. So higher education is an impossibility for most young people in Myanmar.

The only solution is to study abroad. But most young people have no hope of affording this. Many are displaced due to conflict, economic collapse, or losing family to sickness or violence. They face barriers due to lack of documentation and information.

Through creating pathways into higher education, we help young people avoid falling into trafficking, abuse or violence. We support them to become the experts Myanmar will desperately need in the years ahead if it is to build a sustainable, peaceful nation from the ashes of conflict.