Rabat – Morocco’s Mohammed Polytechnic University (UM6P) has said that more than 80% of its students benefit from scholarships, a reflection of the institution’s commitment to financially assisting talented students pursue their education at the prestigious school.
UM6P offers a range of scholarships and financial aid options to its students, making it easier for students to afford their education. This includes merit-based scholarships, need-based scholarships, and a combination of both.
Over the past six years, an average of 80% of UM6P students have received merit scholarships, covering all or part of their living and study expenses, indicated the university in a press release.
This particularly concerns the 2,200 students enrolled in UM6P’s “conventional programs,” which include Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral programs.
In addition, around 2,400 students enrolled in non-conventional programs, such as 1337 Schools, Youcode, and Mahir Center, are “100% supported by UM6P and the OCP Foundation,” added the statement.
“In order to give an impetus to these actions of inclusion and promotion of knowledge, UM6P has created the ‘Ibn Rochd Foundation for Science and Innovation’ (FIRSI) in 2020,” with the aim of supporting young talents from Africa in their academic career in Morocco and abroad, added the university.
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Besides the financial support that FIRSI beneficiaries receive, they also benefit from guidance throughout their academic journey, as well as get introduced to the professional world through seminars, meetings with “inspiring personalities,” and discovering “promising professions” across the continent.
The foundation currently grants scholarships to more than 3,300 students, almost half of whom are women, to continue their studies at UM6P and other schools inside and outside of Morocco.
These include Lycee Mohammed VI d’Excellence, the Grandes Ecoles d’ingénieurs in Morocco, and the Grandes Ecoles d’Ingénieurs et de Commerce in France.
“Through this strategy, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University aims to become a hub of meritocracy that allows young Moroccans, and more broadly Africans, an equitable access to education of excellence,” concluded the statement.
Oumnia El Aajjaj, one of the beneficiaries from UM6P’s scholarship, expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to enroll in UM6P’s School of Architecture, Planning and Design through a 50% scholarship.
For her, one of the aspects that distinguishes UM6P from other schools is the fact that it includes students from different countries and backgrounds, creating an environment of “intellectual and cultural diversity.”
