United States Student Achievers Program

There are many determined and talented, economically-disadvantaged students in Zimbabwe who lack only financial resources and access to information to better their educational futures. For the fifteenth year, the United States Embassy seeks to identify highly academically qualified and motivated, low-income, Upper Sixth “A” level students in Zimbabwe to join the United States Student Achievers Program (USAP). USAP’s mission is to assist highly-talented and determined, economically-disadvantaged Advanced Level students to negotiate and finance the admissions process for colleges and universities in the United States with the aim of producing highly-skilled and widely-educated leaders to build tomorrow’s Zimbabwe. USAP works closely with students through regularly scheduled meetings and seminars to assist them throughout the application process to secure admission and scholarships for colleges and universities in the United States. USAP finances all costs of the application process, including registration fees for required standardized examinations and provides free membership to the US Educational Advising Center for its participants. USAP expects a sincere commitment of students to give back their energy and time to the program and to their communities and to be the best they can be.

We do not limit the program geographically; however, students must be able to reach our offices in Harare, Gweru, Mutare or Bulawayo on a monthly basis during the school year, throughout school holidays, and after A level exams, for full participation. Upper Sixth students will work with our educational advising staff over this year and the next year to try to secure places and financial assistance to begin study in the US in August 2015. ENTRANCE INTO THIS PROGRAM IS NO GUARANTEE OF A SCHOLARSHIP OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES.

To apply to USAP, you must currently be a highly-determined and hardworking Upper Sixth student who is currently in school and who will write either ZIMSEC or Cambridge “A” level examinations in 2015. You will be disqualified if you wrote your A Level exams in 2014 or earlier. To be eligible for consideration, you must have a VERY strong academic record, be actively involved in co-curricular and leadership activities and have a strong record of giving back to community. You must also demonstrate financial need; that your family would not be capable of financing the US application process on your own. Please complete this application form; return it together with the required documents listed at the end of the application form by SWIFT, email, fax, post or in person, to reach our offices no later than Tuesday, April 7, 2015 to:
Harare Gweru Bulawayo Mutare
EducationUSA – US Embassy PAS American Center American Corner American Corner
Eastgate Building, Gold Bridge, 7th Fl Gweru Memorial Library Bulawayo Public Library Turner Memorial Library
Corner 3rd St and R. Mugabe, Harare 8th St and Lobengula,Gweru Fort & 8th Streets, Bulawayo Civic Center, Mutare
Tel: 758800/14/5; Fax: 758804; Tel: 054-222628 Tel: 09-882989 Tel: 020-602925
Email [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Any qualified U6 student is welcome to apply. Photocopies of this form are perfectly acceptable. We want to get to know you as well as possible. Please complete this application form fully, providing us as much information as you can about yourself, your dreams and ambitions, your family background and your academic and co-curricular record. Use additional paper as necessary. Please send all parts of our application together at one time to ensure that your application is complete and includes as much contact information for you as possible. We cannot consider incomplete applications. Because of the high volume of applications received, we can ONLY respond individually to those who are successfully selected to participate in the program.