The Sawiris Foundation for Social Development provides grants to fund scholarships to Egyptian youth to continue their studies in and outside Egypt. The general terms are that all applicants have to be of Egyptian nationality, they have good grades throughout the scholarship years, and they return to Egypt (only for those studying abroad) once their agreed-upon study years are over.
The Foundation offers a set of different scholarships. The applications for each one of these scholarships are as follows:
1. The Sawiris Foundation Scholarship to Germany in cooperation with the German Academic Exchange Service in Cairo (DAAD)
2. The Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program Sponsored by Orascom Construction Industries (OCI)
3. The Ibrahim Shihata Scholarship
4. The LRC Scholarship for a Master Degree in Inclusive and Special Education
5. The LRC Scholarship for a Doctorate Degree in Inclusive and Special Education
Sawiris Cultural Award
The Sawiris Foundation for Social Development also presents awards for excellence to Egyptian authors, screen writers and playwrights with the aim of activating the literary movement in Egypt, encouraging the artistic creativity of its writers and improving the chances of the emergence of new talents. The competition places great emphasis on developing Egyptian new authors and promoting indigenous literature. It is also dedicated to providing a forum for the screenwriters to display their talents in a bid to support the development and growth of the Egyptian film industry. The newly-added category of best playwriting aims to help playwrights to get their work out into the theatre world.
The foundation presents awards of cash and recognition plaques to winners in the categories of novels, collections of short stories, screenplays and playwriting. The competition goes through a lengthy process that starts in mid June and ends in January. The winning submissions are selected by an independent judging committee consisting of well-known writers and literary experts. The winners are announced in a big ceremony held at the Cairo Opera House in January of each year.
The 2010 winners have already been announced and recognized. See the news here. We will post announcements for the 2011 awards when available.
More information about the Sawiris Cultural Award here.
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