The Ministry of Education and Science announced the Competition for awarding 1,200 (one thousand two hundred) scholarships in four categories for Roma students enrolled in the first, second, third and fourth year of public and private high schools in Macedonia for the academic year 2024/2025.

The competition states that in the academic year 2024/2025, a total of 1,200 scholarships will be awarded to Roma high school students in four categories, of which:

1. In the first category, a total of 340 scholarships are awarded for Roma high school students for the academic year 2024/2025 in the amount of 3,000 MKD per student, who achieved a grade of 4.50 to 5.00 in the last academic year;
2. In the second category, 390 scholarships are awarded to Roma high school students for the academic year 2024/2025 in the amount of 2,300 denars per student per month, who achieved a grade of 3.50 to 4.49 in the last academic year;
3. In the third category, 250 scholarships are awarded for Roma high school students for the academic year 2024/2025 in the amount of 1,700 denars per student per month, who achieved a grade of 3.00 to 3.49 in the last academic year;
4. In four categories, 220 scholarships are awarded for Roma high school students for the academic year 2024/2025 in the amount of 1,200 denars per month per student, who achieved a GPA of 2.00 to 2.99 in the last academic year.

Students who meet the requirements of the competition fill out an electronic application and upload the relevant documentation to e-uslugi.mon.gov.mk, from the day of the announcement of the competition until 10.10.2024.

Link- Application Guide

https://mon.gov.mk/content/?id=8787

120 young Roma acquired skills for professional development and activism with the support of USAID's activity for youth who actively create opportunities and in cooperation with the educational center "Geniuses", through the organized youth action in the high school "Shaip Yusuf" in Skopje.

As part of the action, certificates were awarded to young people who participated in sessions on English language, computer science and activism.

As announced by the USAID Office, the event was attended by Maria Longzi, Development Assistance Coordinator from the Office for the Coordination of US Aid for Europe and Eurasia.

The program also involves the participation of former participants, helping them acquire basic language, digital and practical skills for better employment opportunities.

The principal of "Shaip Yusuf" secondary school, Doan Suleimanoski, emphasized that he is proud of their students "for their enthusiasm, dedication and innovation".

During the event, Shaip Yusuf High School graduates had the opportunity to attend individual career counseling sessions.

These initiatives are organized within the framework of the USAID Activity for Youth Actively Creating Opportunities, implemented by the American non-profit organization Advancing Economies for Stronger Communities, in partnership with the Center for the Development of Managers and Entrepreneurs (CEED Hub) Skopje and the Youth Education Forum, and are made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).