{"id":26151,"date":"2024-12-11T16:07:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T16:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=26151"},"modified":"2024-12-11T16:07:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T16:07:45","slug":"2025-yale-young-african-scholars-program-in-usa-fully-funded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/2025-yale-young-african-scholars-program-in-usa-fully-funded\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Yale Young African Scholars Program in USA | Fully Funded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Yale Young African Scholars Program is an academic enrichment program for outstanding high school students from around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yale Young African Scholars (YYAS) is an intensive academic and enrichment program designed for African secondary school students planning to pursue tertiary education and who wish to make meaningful impact as young leaders on the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Requirements:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>be between the ages of 14-18 years old on the program dates in 2025 in order to be considered (i.e. born between 18 August 2006 and 17 July 2011).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>be able\u00a0to participate in a rigorous academic curriculum conducted in English.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>be a citizen or permanent resident of an African country. 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