Orascom Construction, Sawiris Foundation back next generation of scholars

Our friends at Orascom Construction are sending another cohort of Egyptian students to top universities in the US. The company awarded full scholarships to three students through the Onsi Sawiris Scholarship Program, with Yomna Shehata heading to the University of Pennsylvania to study engineering, while Hanna Khashaba will study mechanical engineering at the University of Chicago and Ahmed Awad will pursue economics at the same university. The scholarships cover tuition, living costs, travel, and health ins.

This marks the 26th consecutive year of the program, which Orascom Construction runs in partnership with the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development. Since its launch in 2000, the program has awarded 105 scholarships to Egyptian students, with previous recipients attending universities including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, the University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania. Scholarship recipients are required to return to Egypt after completing their degrees.