Armenia, Club Yerevan
Anzhelika SHIRINYAN
2.000€
Anzhelika is a student of Business at the American University of Armenia. She will use the SIE Scholarship to finish her last year of study. She is determined to contribute to the development of businesses in her country. She works part time to finance her studies.
Belgium, Club Bastogne-Coeur Ardenne
Nancy HOUSCHEIDT
3.000€
Married with three children, Nancy has resumed education to secure a better life for her family. She is now a student in law at HELMo University in Liege. She will use the SIE scholarsip to finish a Bachelor of Laws and become a legal adviser/lawyer.
Belgium, Club Val Brabant-Waterloo
Sophie ROUSSEAU
3.000€
After having worked more than 20 years as scenario writer and journalist, Sophie has been accepted onto a master course highly respected by the UNO and ONGs: Master in “Peace, Development, Security and International Conflict Transformation”, at the Unesco Chair for Peace Studies, Innsbruck University, Austria.
Bulgaria, Club Sofia Vitosha-Ilina
Oleksandra DANILINA
1.500€
STEM – A full-time student at the University of Antwerp in her second year of a BA’s degree. She wants to pursue a career in drug research and her vocation started at the age of 8 when she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Given the difficult circumstances of the family she needs financial support to finish her studies.
Croatia, Club Zagreb
Ana CIMEK
5.000€
Ana is a first year BA-student at Istituto Superiore di studi musicali Luigi Boccherini, Italy. Her instrument is classical guitar and very few women are classical guitarists. Ana is very talented and has won several competitions and prices. Her long term goal is to become a conductor.
Finland, Club Jyvässeutu
Maryam MOUSAPOUR
5.000€
STEM – An Afghani refugee, Maryam, a widow and mother of two, had to start her education again in Finland. At present she is a nurse but she wishes to become a doctor. The SIE scholarship will allow her to attend a one-year preparation course for the Medical School entrance examination. She believes she can act as a role model for other refugee and immigrant women (especially for single mothers). Volunteering with Red Crescent, Unicef and Médecins sans frontières.
Finland, Club Lahti
Anna VEIRTO
2.000€
Anna is a student in two complementary Master Programmes: Political Science in Finland and Global Politics in Sweden. The SIE Scholarship will allow her to finish her Master with Malmo University in Sweden.
France, Club Paris-Lutèce
Beatrice BOUILLON
4.000€
Already a brilliant economic and political sciences student, and now sociology student, she envisages a career as a sociologist specialising in gender studies. The one year British MSc program, which introduces different methodologies and research practices, is in preparation for writing a PhD thesis. She is involved with a feminist association: the “National Council of French Women” and other ONGs supporting women’s rights.
Georgia, Club Kutaisi-Colchis
Tamar GAGNIDZE
3.000€
A brilliant student; due to difficult family circumstances she needs financial support for her MBA. She actively participated in the club project ” Empowering Women to stop violence” financed by the “Action Fund”. She also has working experience.
Greece, Club Kavala
Athanasia GAITATZI
3.000€
STEM – Athanasia is a second-year student at the department of Environmental and Pollution Control Engineering. She needs the SIE scholarship to continue her studies so as to contribute to environmental protection.
Hungary, Club Budapest
Krisztina MERENYI
1.500€
Krisztina worked for many years as a translator and is now a post graduate student in Supervision process at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church, Institute of Psychology, Budapest. She has two children and the family has only her income. This career change will enable her to work as a freelance consultant.
Iceland, Club Reykjavik
Thordis KRISTJANSDOTTIR
4.000€
STEM – A PhD student in Bioengineering, Thordis needs the SIE scholarship to finish her doctoral degree which is part of the European Project -ERA-NET. Her research is in the new field of metabolic modelling which combines biochemistry, biology, computer sciences and mathematics.
Israel, Club Hasharon
Rachel SHEMESH
7.500€
STEM – With lots of volunteering activities in the community and awards for academic achievements, Rachel is an excellent student in her last year at Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University. She wishes to build a career as a doctor and as a researcher of lung cancer. Given the difficult family situation she needs financial support to finish her studies.
Israel, Club Jerusalem Hanan Nashaf
Vered HALPERN
3.000€
STEM – Vered will use the SIE scholarship to finish her Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering and Management, major in Information System Engineering. She believes that she can contribute to the increase in the representation and leadership of women in technological fields.Given the poor economic family situation, she had to work to pay for her education.
Italy, Club Trieste
Ambra CAPPELLETTO
5.000€
STEM – Ambra is a PhD student in her last year of Cardiovascular Biology. She is part of a team who does important research work in finding effective therapy to fight cancer. Her research projects are very ambitious and could lead to significant advances in the fields of cancer and cardiovascular disorders.
Kenya, Club Nakuru
Ruth OWINO
1.600€
STEM – A single parent of four children, Ruth is a medical lab technologist. The SIE scholarship will enable her to pursue a B.Sc.degree in Medical Laboratory at university level. High education qualifications will enhance her employment opportunities and ensure a better life.
Latvia, Club Riga
Krista GAMORJA
2.500€
With the belief that she can contribute to women’s leadership globally, this very young candidate is applying for the scholarship to finish her last year of a BA degree in Business Administration at the University of Latvia.
Netherlands, Club Delft
Aliya ISKHAKOVA
7.000€
Aliya is from Russia and she is in the final year of her Master degree in classical piano at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. She has a very difficult financial situation. She has received financial support from SI Delft earlier. Having the Russian nationality it is difficult for her to work in the EU and earn enough money to pay for the admission fee of the conservatorium etc. The scholarship would be very helpful.
Poland, Club Gdansk
Laura MAKENA INYINGI
5.000€
STEM – Laura is a Kenyan medical student in her fourth year at Gdansk University.Her dream is to become a doctor and return to Kenya to take care of African children and change the precarious African medical service for the better. She was supported for the 1st year by SI Gdansk and for the second year from the SIE fund.
Portugal, Club Lisboa Caravela
Ivone Maria RODRIGUES DE MATOS FERREIRA
2.500€
Ivone worked as a real estate consultant for many years, but after a stroke in 2016 she must have a less stressful job. She wants to become a professional coach in the field of real estate and will attend courses of Practitioner, Master Practitioner and Professional Coach at the institute PNL-Portugal (Instituto de Programacao Neurolinguistica).
Portugal, Club Setubal
Maria Alexandra ANDRADE
1.000€
STEM – Maria is studying to become a Specialist (PhD) in Food Industries at Santarém Higher Agricultural School. She has worked as a professional in food quality, safety and technology in one of the biggest wineries in Portugal and is now teaching part-time at Estoril Higher lnstitute for Tourism and Hotel Studies. To be able to teach full time in Higher schools in Portugal she must obtain the title Specialist.
Romania, Club Bucharest
Emilia A. APOSTU
7.000€
STEM -Top of her class, now taking a traineeship in Germany, at the European agency, EASA. The master programme at Cranfield (UK) will open up for more opportunites for aviation jobs. She volunteered for the non-profit organization Euroavia. Emilia was a STEM young woman sponsored by SIE for the Congress in Florence.
Romania, Club Timisoara
Cristina BUTA
3.000€
Cristina is in her final year of a dual intensive master program at the University of Amsterdam & The Vrije Universieit Amsterdam, to become an international art curator. The heavy work load during the last year makes it almost impossible for her to work part time and the scholarship would be very helpful since her financial means are otherwise rather limited.
Rwanda, Club Astrida Butare
Marie Claire NYINAWASE
4.000€
STEM – after 9 years of work as Chief Registered Nurse she started an MA in Nursing Sciences (Oncology) to upgrade her skills, better support cancer patients and contribute to the awareness of people in prevention of cancer. Since no funds are available for this MA from the Rwandan Ministry of Health she needs support to finish her studies.
Rwanda, Club Butare
Dosithe MUKAYIRANGA
4.000€
Currently working as a bank cashier, she would like to undertake Certified Public Accountant (CPA) training so that she can progress in her professional career. Her wages alone will not stretch to covering both the costs of the studies as well as providing for her family.
Slovenia, Club Celje
Masa RUTAR
4.000€
STEM – Doctor in Veterinary Medecine, now a PhD student at Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine, her research focus are viral receptors with oncogenic potential. The grant will allow her to return to Copenhagen for another year to expand her PhD research project.
Sweden, Club Stockholm-City
Annica FRANK
2.500€
Annica is in her final year to become a social worker after 15 years in IT companies. She has up till now worked part-time to finance her studies. There are not enough educated social workers for handling the demand in Sweden. She has also a strong drive to explore social work in other countries such as Greece (refugees) and Mexico. Active in many NGOs.
Togo, Club Lomé-Aurore
Sadaitu KORIKO
2.000€
Holder of a higher technical diploma (BTS), administration option, and currently a trainee in this field, Sadaitou wishes to further her studies with a view to gaining employment at management level afterwards. Obtaining this diploma will enable her to broaden her knowledge, obtain more professional experience and to diversify within the administrative, commercial and accounting fields.
Turkey, Club Etiler / Istanbul
Selen SOHTA AYDINLIYIM
3.500€
Selen is a last year student in a Tourism and Hospitality Management Diploma Program at George Brown College, Canada. Selen will utilize her background in management and human resources in the tourism and hospitality management industry. She is planning to search for part time job opportunities to cover part of her expenses.
United Arab Emirates, Club Gulf-Dubai
Sinthia Khondoker URMEE
8.000€
After earning a Magna cum Laude BA, she is now in her final year of a student exchange program between Asian University for Women (AUW) in Bangladesh and Paris Institute of Political Studies, for a Master degree. Sinthia is a young Bengali woman working hard to develop her future in one of the most impoverished countries in the world. She wants to work in public administration and facilitate structural changes in Bangladesh where she can be a role model for young women. In the last two years she was financially supported by SI club Dubai and by a French club.
DR NOËL FUND
Lithuania, Club Alytus
Ruta VENCIUTE
8.000€
A 4th year resident in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Ruta wishes to pursue a hand surgery and aesthetic surgery programme in the USA.This would give her the opportunity to become a better practitioner.
Poland, Club Krakow
Malgoratza MAKOWSKA
8.000€
Malgorzata is in her last year of plastical surgery specialisation at Małopolska Center for Burn and Plastic Surgery. She has been accepted to pursue a 3 months fellowship as a clinical fellow in plastic and aesthetic surgery at Brussels University Hospital. She has a strong academic background and very good results.