Dubai A handful of UAE residents have been shortlisted for the finals of a global online competition offering a full university scholarship to one needy student, launched by a local falafel chain.
Gulf News reported the launch of the competition in January after the founders of Just Falafel (JF) announced the opportunity. The winner will be selected from among 15 finalists by a combination of public and JF staff votes and is expected to be announced next week.
Aqil Rashid, 15, hails from Pakistan but was born and raised in the UAE. At the time this story went to print he was leading the final battle with 468 public votes.
He has been actively raising funds to build wells in Afghanistan for the past two years and has to date managed to raise $25,000 (Dh91,250).
“This scholarship would be amazing because it would give me to access an education in the world’s best universities which I wouldn’t otherwise be able to access,” he said.
“I’m aiming for an Ivy League school to concentrate on two main areas of water management and water policy.”
via gulfnews : Fifteen UAE entries shortlisted for full university scholarship.
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