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What is FAWE offering?
FAWE Ethiopia and FAWE Africa, working with the MasterCard Foundation, are inviting young people aged 15 to 25 to apply for higher education support. The support covers money, education and training, and social help. The education part pays for courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at TVET level 4 and 5, which are taught at technical and vocational colleges.
Tikvah Ethiopia's Telegram channel carried the notice on Tikimt 12, 2019 E.C. (22 October 2026). The post says that registration and selection are free of any payment, and it warns that applications arriving after the closing date will not be accepted.
Who can apply, and at which colleges?
The support is aimed at young people aged 15 to 25. The post says it is especially meant for women from low-income households, young people with disabilities, people displaced within Ethiopia, and refugees from other countries.
According to the post, the courses are given at these colleges:
- Addis Ababa: General Wingate Polytechnic College and Addis Ababa Tegbare Ed Polytechnic College
- Adama: Adama Polytechnic College
- Hawassa: Hawassa Polytechnic College and Hawassa Tegbare Ed Polytechnic College
- Bahir Dar: Bahir Dar Polytechnic College
When do applications close, and what do you need?
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Application window | Tikimt 12 to 17, 2018 E.C., as the post writes it |
| Post date | Tikimt 12, 2019 E.C. (22 October 2026) |
| Fee | None, the post says registration and selection are free |
If the year is 2019 E.C., the window runs from 22 to 27 October 2026. If it is 2018 E.C., the window closed in October 2025, before the post appeared. The post does not list the documents to bring, the application form or the dates of selection, and none of these has been announced in the post.
What should you do now?
Confirm the year
Check the FAWE Ethiopia website, which the post names for more information, to learn whether the window is in 2018 or 2019 E.C.
Call the office in your city
Addis Ababa 0981642541, Adama 0930357919, Bahir Dar 0915719436, Hawassa 0981630651.
Apply only inside the window
The post says applications arriving after the closing date will not be accepted, so send yours within the dates FAWE confirms.
Is this a new round?
The post does not say whether this call follows an earlier round of support, and it gives no earlier figures or results. It describes the work as carried out by FAWE Ethiopia and FAWE Africa with the MasterCard Foundation, and it points readers to FAWE Ethiopia's website for more details.
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