The Biberaj Foundation Inc. announces a $1.1 million scholarship for 40 RIT Kosovo students

The Biberaj Foundation Inc. announced a new academic scholarship, in the amount of $1,160,000, for 40 students to study to obtain a bachelor’s degree at Rochester Institute of Technology in Kosovo/American University in Kosovo Foundation.

The competitive Biberaj Family Scholarship provides for a total of 40 scholarship awards, granted over four years, to students with strong academic records and demonstrating financial need. Thirty-six of the scholarship awards will be granted to students of Albanian descent from Tropoja, Plava, Gucia, Presheva, Tetova, Shkup, and rural parts of Kosova, and four to students from minority groups in Kosova. It is the goal of the Biberaj Family Scholarship to grant 50-75% of the scholarships to women. Preference in receiving a scholarship will be given to students interested in science, technology, engineering, math, and journalism concentrations.

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