First Data Western Union Foundation Scholarship Program (FDWUSP)
2005-2006
Between 2005 and 2006, AAI administered the First Data Western Union Foundation Scholarship (FDWUSP) in partnership with the Association of African Universities (AAU), based in Accra, Ghana. With a 10 year presence in Africa, Western Union, through the First Data Western Union Foundation, funded this scholarship program that provided 13 qualified Africans with post-graduate training to obtain master’s and Ph.D. degrees at African universities in business, education, engineering and natural sciences. The scholarship covered the cost of tuition, books, fees and living expenses for the 2005—2006 academic year to individuals from Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia.
Total Number of Participants: 13