Orascom Construction (OC) traces its roots back to 1950 when Eng. Onsi Sawiris first founded a construction company with a few friends in Upper Egypt. By digging waterways and paving roads, he built his business into one of Egypt’s largest general contractors. In 1961, the business was nationalized under President Nasser and later became known as the El Nasr Civil Works Company. Not content to be an employee in his own company, Eng. Sawiris left for Libya where he continued his construction career. In 1976, he returned to Egypt and founded Orascom as a general contracting and trading company with five employees. By the early 1990s, Eng. Sawiris had established Orascom as a leading private sector contractor by working in partnership with international companies pursuing projects in Egypt. Today Orascom Construction continues to blend international technical know-how with local resources to undertake even larger, more complex, and demanding projects.
The Onsi Sawiris Scholarships will be awarded based merit, need and character as demonstrated through academic excellence, extracurricular activities, and entrepreneurial initiative. The scholarships include full tuition, a living allowance, travel and health insurance. Scholarship recipients will also be given the option of an internship position within the company.
Eligibility:
| GPA 3.5 / 90% in Thanaweyya Amma certification (Secondary year) or equivalent certificates |
| TOEFL iBT: 100 or above [or equivalent] |
| Minimum SAT I Score: 1450 (Taken within 2 years) or Minimum ACT Score: 32 (Taken within 2 years) |
| SAT II in 3 subjects: 600 or above (Highly recommended) |
| Extracurricular Activities |
| Fields of Study: Engineering, Economics, Political Science, Finance and Management. |
Candidates should:
- Meet the above criteria
- Be planning to start their studies in the U.S.A in the year 2022-2023
- Be Egyptian nationals, who are residents of Egypt (preference will not be given to dual nationality applicants)
- Have not lived more than 3 years abroad
- Be committed to coming back to Egypt for two years directly after the successful completion of their bachelor’s degree
DEADLINE: July 31st, 2021
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