UoPeople Providing 1,000 Scholarships to Turkish and Syrian Students Following Devastating Earthquake

To help the Turkish and Syrian people recover from the recent earthquake that seriously damaged or destroyed many of the universities in the region, University of the People (UoPeople) is providing 1,000 scholarships to students from the impacted area so they can continue their education online. UoPeople currently enrolls around 14,000 students from Turkey and Syria in its English and Arabic divisions.

“The massive earthquake destroyed parts of Turkey and Syria and killed tens of thousands of people,” said UoPeople President Shai Reshef. “Our university wants to provide the survivors with hope for a better future by providing them with educational opportunities to help the Turkish and Syrian people rebuild their lives.”

Founded in 2009, UoPeople is the first non-profit, tuition-free, American-accredited, online university dedicated to providing access to higher education globally to help qualified high school graduates overcome the financial, geographic, political, and personal constraints keeping them from university studies. The university currently enrolls more than 126,000 students from over 200 countries. UoPeople’s student body includes more than 16,500 refugees – including around 10,000 Syrian refugees.

To quality for one of the 1,000 scholarships being offered, prospective students from Turkey and Syria must be high school graduates and meet the English language or Arabic language proficiency requirements. For more information or to apply, visit UoPeople scholarships. To donate in support of student scholarships, please visit Give to UoPeople.

About University of the People

University of the People (UoPeople) is the Education Revolution. It is the first non-profit, tuition-free, American-accredited online university. Currently there are over 126,000 students from more than 200 countries and territories. Designed to open access to higher education globally, UoPeople helps qualified high school graduates overcome financial, geographic, political, and personal constraints keeping them from collegiate studies. The university offers associate and bachelor’s degree programs in business administration, computer science, and health science, as well as an MBA and M.Ed. program. Graduates of UoPeople can be found working at such companies as Deloitte, Amazon, Apple, Pfizer, Google, Microsoft and IBM. UoPeople collaborates with Harvard Business School Online, New York University, McGill University, and the University of Edinburgh and has been supported by foundations such as the Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation and Hewlett Foundation. Learn more at www.uopeople.edu.