USAID announces $50 million for higher education in Lebanon
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power announced Thursday that USAID will provide $50 million for Lebanese and refugee students to attend the American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanese American University (LAU), and Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU).
Of the $50 million, $15 million will support 140 full undergraduate scholarships to AUB and LAU for financially disadvantaged yet academically meritorious students, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement. "The remainder of the funds will provide partial need-based financial aid for about 3,500 students over the next three years to help students who can no longer afford tuition amidst Lebanon’s economic crisis," the statement went on to say.
"Since 2010, USAID has provided more than $156 million in full undergraduate scholarships to more than 1,600 Lebanese and refugee students who might not otherwise be able to attend a university. USAID also works closely with these universities to prepare students with technical and manufacturing skills applicable to emerging sectors, such as solar power," the U.S. Embassy added.
The statement concluded that this new funding reflects USAID’s continued commitment to empowering youth to shape Lebanon’s future.
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Thank you USA, your support helps all Lebanese regardless of region or religion.
Interesting to know all types of living assistance provided by Iran in past 20 years to help Lebanon and Palestinian and Syrian refugees and who benefitted from this aid. We should demand a full list published in official documents since Iran claims to care so deeply about Palestinians and Syrians. Let us start dealing with facts, similar to a full accounting and audit of how $22 billion in foreign reserve was spent since 2019 and by whom. This is the biggest robbery in Lebanon's history!
