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Scholarship

The OPEC Fund Scholarship Award supports outstanding young individuals from developing countries so that they are able to pursue graduate studies in a development-related field. 

Many of the OPEC Fund’s student ambassadors have returned to their home countries to begin their careers in international development. 

Kindly note that the OPEC Fund is currently restructuring its scholarship program and is not accepting applications at this time.

We encourage you to look at the internship program we offer - https://opecfund.org/career-opportunities/internships.

Winners of the most recent Scholarship Award:

Cristhian David Pulido Contecha, Colombia

will study Development Economics at the University of Sussex, UK.

Chung Do, Vietnam

will study Physical and Land Resources at the University of Ghent, Belgium.

Beatrice Hati Gitundu, Kenya

will study Urban Management and Development at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Sumaia Islam, Bangladesh

will study Urban Management and Development at Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Tracy Lewis, Belize

will attend Utrecht University, Netherlands, to study Cultural Anthropology: Sustainable Citizenship.

Eden Tsehaye, Ethiopia

will study Geo-information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Netherlands.

Melisa Slep, Argentina

will study Development Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Who We Are
  • About Us
  • Member Countries
  • Governance
  • Results Framework
  • Our Impact
  • Accountability
What we do
  • Strategic Framework
  • Public Sector
  • Private Sector
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  • Special Initiatives
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