The Biberaj Family Scholarship

The Biberaj Family Scholarship is made possible through the generous donation pledge of $1.16 mil by The Biberaj Foundation Inc. and participation of RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) and American University in Kosovo Foundation Inc. to provide 40 full undergraduate scholarship awards for freshmen students with strong academic records and demonstrating financial need.

The competitive Biberaj Family Scholarship includes tuition and fees, housing and board at RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) campus and one semester of studies in United States, granted over four years. There will be 10 available scholarships for students from Kosova, Tropoja, Plava & Guci, and Tetova & Shkup enrolling in Academic year starting fall 2022. Please see the table below for specific scholarships offered by region.  

About the Biberaj Foundation Inc.

The Biberaj Foundation Inc, founded as a not-for-profit in 2017, provides educational opportunities for qualified students of Albanian descent, living in the Balkans, to receive scholarship assistance for study in undergraduate and graduate programs leading to a degree at United States colleges and universities.

The scholarship application is open to anyone who meets the following requirements:        

• Is of an Albanian descent from one of the following regions: rural parts of Kosova, Tropoja, Plava, Gucia, Presheva, Tetova, and Shkup, or is from one of the minority groups of Kosova.
• Completes the freshman admission requirements at RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) – see: Admission Information
• Able to demonstrate an outstanding academic record and achievements.
• Have completed a High School Degree by the time of scholarship award.
• Been active in extra-curricular activities.
• Able to demonstrate financial need.
• Proficient in spoken and written English and able to demonstrate strong mathematical skills (The application, selection process, and interview are all conducted in English).
  
  Preference will be given to women and to those pursuing studies in STEM and Journalism Concentrations

As requirements of the Biberaj Family Scholarship, each student will spend one month each summer between each academic year, working to support community service in their home region, and each student will be required to complete a Capstone project by the end of their fourth year. Additionally, each student will spend one academic semester studying in the U.S. To maintain his or her scholarship, each student will need to maintain a superior grade point average.

• To Qualify for this Scholarship you must be from one of the provided Origins on the list provided below.
• You must attach your Essay of "What receiving a scholarship means to me and how I intend to benefit my community through my studies at RIT Kosovo".

Select Your Origin to see the rest of the Application Form