Young Aurora 2020: The Three Finalists

We are delighted to announce that Project Teams from UWC East Africa in Tanzania, UWC Mahindra College in India and UWC South East Asia in Singapore have been selected as the three finalist teams to proceed to the final of Young Aurora 2020. We congratulate all three teams as they prepare to present their projects to the final jury on November 3.

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MY AURORA HERO Winners

Results of the international video essay competition for young people announced
Results of the international video essay competition for young people announced
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2020 Young Aurora

The program aims to encourage, support, and showcase student-driven projects offering innovative and sustainable solutions to humanitarian issues

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New Recipients of Vartan Gregorian Scholarship Announced

Asya Darbinyan with a research project Armenian Refugees of the War and Genocide and Russian Imperial Humanitarianism and a team of scholars led by Knar Khachatryan with their project Urbanization and Socioeconomic Development in Armenia: A Throwback to More Than One Century, were named the new recipients of the Vartan Gregorian Scholarship (Research Grants) Program.

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2019 UWCD Graduation Ceremony

Aurora Gratitude Scholarships are given to at-risk youth from the Greater Middle East and North Africa who have been affected by conflict, displacement and poverty.
Aurora Gratitude Scholarships are given to at-risk youth from the Greater Middle East and North Africa who have been affected by conflict, displacement and poverty.
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AURORA GRATITUDE SCHOLARSHIPS. VIDEO

Aurora Gratitude Scholarships are given to at-risk youth from the Greater Middle East and North Africa who have been affected by conflict, displacement and poverty.
Aurora Gratitude Scholarships are given to at-risk youth from the Greater Middle East and North Africa who have been affected by conflict, displacement and poverty.
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Gabriel Abad Fernandez: Head of UWC Dilijan College

“The education can change one person's life, but you need to find your own education.”
“The education can change one person's life, but you need to find your own education.”
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Tsegaye Yismaw Eshetu: Gratitude Scholarship Fellow

Aurora Gratitude Scholarships are given to at-risk youth from the Greater Middle East and North Africa who have been affected by conflict, displacement, and poverty.
“Programs like Aurora Gratitude Scholarships help the community to support and grow all together and this is what humanity is about.”
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Aido Khiro Omar: Gratitude Scholarship Fellow

Aurora Gratitude Scholarships are given to at-risk youth from the Greater Middle East and North Africa who have been affected by conflict, displacement, and poverty.
"My goal is to work with NGOs and give this chance to others and make their life perfect as my life is perfect right now."
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Sophia Dragoti: GRATITUDE SCHOLARSHIP FELLOW

Aurora Gratitude Scholarships are given to at-risk youth from the Greater Middle East and North Africa who have been affected by conflict, displacement, and poverty.
"Each one of us can give opportunity to people. It is not a matter of money, you don't have to have money to do that."
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Rabiea Abu Taha: Gratitude Scholarship Fellow

Aurora Gratitude Scholarships are given to at-risk youth from the Greater Middle East and North Africa who have been affected by conflict, displacement, and poverty.
"One of the things I like most about this school is its diversity."
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Dalia Atallah: Amal Clooney Scholarship Fellow

Amal Clooney Scholarship is a part of Aurora Gratitude Projects and is given to a female student from Lebanon who demonstrates strong interest in human rights.
"I really believe that I am one of the luckiest girls right now to have been able to receive this kind of grant."
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Ahmad Abdal Qader: Gratitude Scholarship Fellow

Aurora Gratitude Scholarships are given to at-risk youth from the Greater Middle East and North Africa who have been affected by conflict, displacement, and poverty.
"What Aurora Gratitude Program gave me is the value that I have to give back to others."
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Elani Teklehaimanot: Gratitude Scholarship Fellow

Aurora Gratitude Scholarships are given to at-risk youth from the Greater Middle East and North Africa who have been affected by conflict, displacement, and poverty.
"Continue whatever you do and live despite everything"
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Yahia Al Baghdadi: Gratitude Scholarship Fellow

Aurora Gratitude Scholarships are given to at-risk youth from the Greater Middle East and North Africa who have been affected by conflict, displacement, and poverty.
"I don't feel like if I want to solve something in Syria I should carry a gun, just go and fight with people"
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