This is the fifteenth newsletter of the iSTEPup Foundation. In this newsletter, we present you three new students; two of these students live in Suriname, a new country for iSTEPup! Furthermore, this newsletter contains student updates and the introduction of a new team member working for the iSTEPup Foundation.
iSTEPup in a nutshell
iSTEPup provides local scholarships for ambitious students to become a nurse, midwife, doctor or pharmacist in low- and middle income countries. In a transparent manner we aim to improve sustainability of basic healthcare by creating educational chances for motivated but underprivileged people. As many of our donors are international, newsletters are written in English.
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Three nursing students: Adriana from Tanzania, Nisha and Chanique from Suriname
We are happy to announce that three new students have been accepted to the iSTEPup programme!
Adriana Jeremiah is 20 year old and applied for sponsorship to enroll in nursing studies. Adriana: "After completing secondary school I volunteered at REDESO Bukoba Branch as a record assistant for five months. Here I performed different tasks such as clearing documents, receiving documents and maintaining confidentiality of the organisations’ reports and documents. I would like to study very much, to gain knowledge and make all efforts to study hard so as I can achieve my goals."
Nisha Ramnares and Chanique Read are two students from Suriname. Both applied for sponsorship to enroll in nursing studies.
Nisha: "The main reason why I chose the Nursing course is because I knew from an early age that I wanted to become a nurse and it has always been my dream to work with old people. It has also not escaped my notice that the teaching program is a very innovative method with an emphasis on understanding the material and applying it correctly, which certainly appeals to me. I am glad that I have been selected for a full scholarship for that I would like to thank you and your organization."
Chanique: "It has always been my dream to go in the future nurse college, but due to circumstances I have not been able to start the training earlier. Now that it has finally worked out, I am very very happy that I got in the results for this scholarship. This is a great help to me and I will certainly make good use of the opportunity presented to me to continue and successfully complete my studies."
Personal pages of these students will be completed soon!
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Criteria for new applications
Each year, iSTEPup receives a large number of applications from new students. In the past period we have received several applications from new students that were incomplete, or included a tuition payment due date within a few days or weeks. Unfortunately it is not possible for us to fulfill these requests.
If you are considering to apply for a scholarship or if you are helping a student with his/her application, please visit our website to check our criteria and guidelines for new applications! Please keep in mind that the iSTEPup foundation only takes complete applications into consideration; complete applications are discussed during regular board meetings (approximately 4-5 times a year), which means that there is a waiting period of at least 1 month after you receive the confirmation message before a final decision is made and / or a payment to the university can be done.
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Latest student updates
Updates from three students who started in March 2021 are summarized below. The updates from other students can be found on the personal pages of our students. Click here for an overview and to find the individual pages of all iSTEPup students! Student updates are also regularly posted on our social media accounts Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram or Twitter
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Joan, Midwifery, Uganda
"I feel so blessed among the chosen few for being granted a change to fulfill my long awaited dream of persuiing a course in Nursing. My experience while at the institution was good and all I can say is I enjoyed it to the fullest and boundlessly without serious challenges."
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Marion, Midwifery, Uganda
"Thanks for the tuition sent, I was able to study well without any problem. I enjoyed it though cut short by the presidential directive on school closing due to covid-19, yet we were left to three weeks to do semester one exams."
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Freddy, Pharmacy, Tanzania
“The semester has been nice, I have been meeting many new friends. Our teachers have been great too and have really done a nice job pertaining curriculum matters. Class lessons, group discussions and learning in general have really been awesome. I am proud to announce that I have passed my first semester! I want to express my thanks and deepest appreciation for your contribution in paying my tuition fees and relieving me from the financial worries which were a big challenge on my educational path.”
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Since more and more students are enrolling for the iSTEPup programme each year, we have made a worldmap as overview for our donors. Click on the image below to visit the worldmap, in which you can select for country or study and find additional information about our students!
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New team member: Parmida!
Last summer, a new member joined the iSTEPup team! Parmida Anvary, a medical student, will assist our student manager Bente on checking new applications and managing the updates and results of our students every semester.
More information on Parmida and the iSTEPup board members can be found here.
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