Scholarship program
Friends of Mongolia's Matthew Girvin, Mongolia 21|21 and Leadership scholarships for university students, run with YOUTHinc since 2021.
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Matthew Girvin Scholarship
The Matthew Girvin Scholarship Program is supported primarily by the Matthew Girvin Fund. This was established in the spring of 2006, and has supported over one hundred and fifty Mongolian university students over the course of the past 15 years. Our program targets underserved, rural applicants with high academic potential and financial need who want to attend university in Mongolia.
Our scholarships are given under the Matthew Girvin Scholarship Fund, managed by Innovia Foundation. https://innovia.org/our_stories/scholarship-fund-opens-the-path-to-college-for-underprivileged-mongolian-students/
This fund was created in memory of Matthew Girvin, a UNICEF program officer who worked for the development of Mongolia's children, health, and future. Matthew was killed in a tragic helicopter crash in Mongolia in January of 2001. UNICEF established a scholarship in Matthew's honor in 2003, and in 2006 Friends of Mongolia began administering the scholarship. Our organization is honored to be able to have the chance to assist Girvin family with this important scholarship, and we look forward to working with them to honor Matthew's legacy for years to come. You can find out more about Matthew Girvin and the fund at the Matthew Girvin Scholarship website.
We are advertising the Program and its Application Form now but will not accept submissions until July 1st-31st 2023. The first 100 applications will be accepted, starting on July 1st. Here are the forms.
FOM-Mongolia 21|21 Scholarship
The Mongolia 21|21 Scholarship is a new program beginning in 2023. It serves as a centralizing hub between Rotary Clubs in the United States and students from each province in Mongolia (21 provinces). Our program targets underserved, students with high academic potential and financial need who want to attend university in Mongolia. Once selected, scholarship recipients are given preference for future awards if they are in good standing with the university during their term of study.
We also strive to strengthen awareness and relations between Mongolian students and Mongolian Rotaract and Rotary as organizations who serve the local and global communities.
Our scholarships are given within the Mongolia 21|21 program, managed by FOM and supported by American Rotary clubs. https://mongolia2121.org/.
This year, we are accepting applicants from Khovd and Selenge provinces. Please share this information with students, parents, and administrators in these provinces. The link for submitting applications will open on 1 July. Check out the links below to review the application.
FOM- Leadership Scholarship
The FOM Leadership Scholarship is a new scholarship program beginning in 2023. This scholarship fund was created in order to support Mongolian secondary school graduates wishing to study at some of the best state institutions of higher learning within the country. It is the Friends of Mongolia's desire to annually fund full-tuition scholarships for students from low-income families in or around Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (including ger districts or suburbs) who serve as leaders in their community and/or family. Once selected, scholarship recipients are given preference for future awards if they are in good standing with the university during their term of study.
The FOM Leadership Scholarship may include multiple donors, with varying requirements or levels of engagement. Students may receive scholarships in honor of outstanding citizens (American or Mongolian) and may have additional expectations or variations to funding. The minimal amount of support guaranteed by FOM includes covering tuition expenses.
We are excited to share our next scholarship opportunity for Mongolian students! We are advertising our first year of the Friends of Mongolia Leadership Scholarship where we are offering scholarships for students from Ulaanbaatar and the surrounding area.
This scholarship is open to incoming freshmen pursuing education above secondary school. The applicants should demonstrate leadership, in the community and/or within their family. The link for submitting applications will open on 1 July. Check out the links below to review the application. Good Luck!
If you, your organization/business, or someone you know would be interested in sponsoring a student in Mongolia, please contact us with any questions at codirector.usa@friendsofmongolia.org.
Scholarship Application Links
Starting today, until 31 July, we are accepting applications for our scholarship programs. Only the first 100 applications in each program will be reviewed and evaluated. Please ensure all of the required documents are submitted.
Here are the links for each scholarship. You are only eligible to apply for 1 scholarship program. After we receive, screen, and evaluate… you will be notified via e-mail if you’ve been selected for an interview. Only incoming freshmen are eligible to apply this year.
- Matthew Girvin Scholarship (from all provinces except Khovd/Selenge): https://forms.gle/J32qztXiHn6VjWy6A
- Mongolia 21|21 (Khovd, Selenge): https://forms.gle/2zz6piyn7VsNxrhp6
- Leadership Scholarship (from UB): https://forms.gle/Psx7FH7NyHdQEmNb6
Good Luck to the applicants!
Friends of Mongolia — YOUTHinc partnership
Friends of Mongolia-YOUTHinc Partnership
Starting in late 2021, YOUTHinc - the Young Mongolian Professionals Association and Friends of Mongolia have been collaborating on this scholarship program and helped ten deserving students attend university in 2021-2022.
As a result, “YOUTHinc” Young Mongolian Professionals Association and Friends of Mongolia signed a MOU, memorandum of understanding. As part of this partnership, we are pleased to announce the rebranding and collaboration on the Matthew Girvin Scholarship Fund (MGSF), which provides the full cost of tuition for the selected lucky young Mongolians studying in Ulaanbaatar or aimag centers in different fields of studies.
In 2022 we expanded our collaboration further to offer the scholarship 2021-2022 students - our personal & professional development programs including the internship pilot 3 program for practical work experience.
