Qatar Scholarship for Afghans Project (QSAP)

Afghan Future Fund, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

  • The Yalda Hakim Foundation created the Afghan Future Fund (AFF) to ensure that talented Afghans who were most at risk from Taliban leadership in Afghanistan – in particular prominent women leaders, Afghan students, journalists, civil society activists and entrepreneurs – have the opportunity to rise to their full potential, advance democracy and preserve their culture. The Afghan Future Fund is a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, a 501(c)(3) US public charity. https://afghanfuturefund.org/
    • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) accelerates philanthropy in pursuit of a just world. Continuing the Rockefeller family’s legacy of thoughtful, effective philanthropy, RPA is a global nonprofit that remains at the forefront of philanthropic growth and innovation, with a diverse team of experienced grantmakers with significant depth of knowledge across the spectrum of issue areas. https://www.rockpa.org/ 

Education Above All Foundation

  • Education Above All Foundation (EAA) is a global education foundation established in 2012 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. EAA aims to transform lives through education. EAA believes education is the single most effective means of reducing poverty, generating economic growth and creating peaceful and just societies thereby bringing hope and real opportunity to the lives of children, youth and women, especially those in poverty, conflict situations, and natural disasters. For more information, visit www.EducationAboveAll.org  

U.S. Department of State

  • The United States Department of State, or simply the State Department, is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the country’s foreign policy and relations. https://www.state.gov/
    • The Afghanistan Affairs Unit (AAU), a part of the US Department of State, manages the U.S. diplomatic mission to Afghanistan. It is currently located in Doha, Qatar, serving as the U.S. diplomatic mission to Afghanistan. https://af.usembassy.gov/ 

Program Stakeholders

Yalda Hakim Foundation

  • The Yalda Hakim Foundation (YHF) was established in 2018 by acclaimed international journalist Yalda Hakim to support the education, human capital development, and professional advancement of exceptionally talented young women from Afghanistan — in particular those from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds — through scholarships, internships, and mentoring. Learn more at: www.YaldaHakimFoundation.org   

Qatar Fund for Development

  • Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) is the State of Qatar’s international development provider dedicated to promoting human development, poverty alleviation, strengthening health services and educational systems, supporting economic development, mobilizing humanitarian aid, and enhancing communities’ resilience towards climate change. https://www.qatarfund.org.qa/ 

University Partners

Universities that have hosted QSAP students on program: 

United Sates 

  • Arizona State University 
  • Bard College 
  • Bard College & Academy at Simon’s Rock 
  • Bentley University 
  • Brandeis University 
  • California State University Sacramento  
  • Clark University 
  • Clarkson University 
  • Columbia University 
  • Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) 
  • Cornell University 
  • CUNY – Brooklyn College 
  • Fordham University 
  • Franklin & Marshall College 
  • George Mason University  
  • Hollins University 
  • Indiana University 
  • James Madison University 
  • Kansas State University 
  • Kent State University 
  • Lehigh University 
  • Lenoir – Rhyne University 
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver 
  • Michigan Technological University 
  • Mississippi Valley State University 
  • North Carolina State University 
  • Northeastern Illinois University 
  • Northeastern University 
  • Pennsylvania State University – University Park Campus 
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 
  • Saint Cloud State University 
  • Saint Martin’s University 
  • Salve Regina University 
  • Seattle University 
  • Shenandoah University 
  • Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 
  • State University of New York, Albany 
  • State University of New York, Binghamton  
  • Stony Brook University 
  • Temple University  
  • Tulane University 
  • University of Akron 
  • University of Chicago 
  • University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign 
  • University of Kentucky 
  • University of Louisville 
  • University of Maine 
  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst 
  • University of Massachusetts, Boston 
  • University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 
  • University of Mississippi 
  • University of Nebraska – Lincoln 
  • University of Nevada – Las Vegas 
  • University of New Haven 
  • University of Texas at Austin 
  • University of Tulsa 
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 
  • Wayne State University 
  • Webster University 
  • Western Illinois University 
  • Western Kentucky University 
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

Afghanistan 

  • American University of Afghanistan  

Canada 

  • Trinity Western University 
  • University of Toronto, Scarborough 
  • University of Toronto, St. George 
  • Yorkville University 

Germany 

  • Bard College Berlin 
  • Deggendorf Technical University 
  • Hertie School – Berlin 
  • Osnabrück University  
  • Technical University Dortmund 
  • University of Bremen 

Iraq 

  • American University of Iraq, Sulaimani  

Kyrgyzstan 

  • American University of Central Asia 

Lebanon 

  • American University of Beirut   

Qatar 

  • Texas A&M University – Qatar 

United Kingdom

  • University of Kent
  • University College London