KANIYA COLLECTIVE is a non-profit association registered in Germany. We are a politically and religiously strictly neutral organisation with the main goal to empower Lebanon's youth through access to education.
At KANIYA we provide financial scholarships for socially engaged students who have completed at least two thirds of the credits necessary to obtain their degree. We pursue not only the goal of individual relief but societal support. By giving students the opportunity to finish their studies, we invest in the education system as a whole.
We want the students to become their own actors of change. This is why KANIYA strives to be a platform connecting them to inspiring individuals, in Lebanon, Germany and beyond.
KANIYA scholars profit from a mentorship by inspiring personalities from industry and beyond, as well as regular impact and inspiration talks, for example on career planning.
After interested students apply for the KANIYA Scholarship, all applications are collected and checked for completeness.
A complete application entails an enrolment certificate at the respective university, transcript of records, your outstanding tuition fees, letter of motivation and Curriculum Vitae.
Subsequently the applications are forwarded to the jury – an independent panel of Lebanese jurors. Following the careful processing of applications, interviews with the candidates are scheduled. For our jury, the decisive criteria are outstanding personalities with ambition that are socially engaged and care about the future or Lebanon, rather than excellent grades.
The KANIYA board in Germany has no decision-making power over the selection of scholars. Thus, national independence can be guaranteed as the funding decisions are taken by the people of Lebanon, for Lebanon.
You are studying in Lebanon and have already completed at least two thirds of your university career?
Stay tuned via this website and our social media channels for the opening of applications for our Class of 2024!
