indle en International cine a STUDENT REFUGEE PROGRAM (SRP) CALL FOR APPLICATIONS, 2023-2024 INTAKE ‘Word University Service of Canada (WUSQ, in partnership with Windle international Kenya (WIK), would keto invite suitably qualified refugee youth to apply for the 2023-2024 academe year intake ofthe Student Refugee Program (SP). ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Applicants must: ‘© Have original UNHCR Proof of Registration and Government of Kenya Refuge entiation Card ‘© Be currently ning a refugee in Kenya and has continuously resided in Kenya fora least 2 years Bt the time of application must have rived before January 1, 2020; © Be between 18-25 yeas old sof lanuary 1%, 2022 (applicants must be born ro ear than January 1, 1997 and ne later than January 1", 2004); ‘© Be efgible and suitable for resettlement under the criteria of Canada's Private Sponsorship of Refugees program: ‘© Have complete secondary school and already ben posession of Primary and Secondary schools Leaving cetfates and result sips, and anyother academic documents atthe tine of application ‘Be competent in Engl o French ora and writen competence) Be single (unmarted) with no chdeen; Facing barriers to accesing or completing undergraduate post secondary education. seifreliant, mature an sultablefor integration n Canada 2 an inviual; [MINIMUM ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS BY COUNTRY OF STU: ‘Pease note that th rot an exhaustve st. you have completa secondary eucaton n acount other than the one atedbelow, andere a ofthe ther ceria bows, we encourage you wo apply" (come Tram concate ‘Minimum Grade/Score suru Diplome Des Humanites ‘55% Bulletin Scolar / Reeve des notes “ Generales (Female applicants: 50%) ‘55% Reeve des nots (Female applicants re Diplome ott i '5 subjects. GPA of 3.0 (Famale applicants: ives sstce 5 ans “The Ethiopian Higher Education | 5 subj GPA OF 3.0 (Female applicants a Entrance Exmination (EREEE) | 25) Kenya KesE Bs plus Female applicants: 8 mins) “minimum of @ principal pases (Female wanda eB ACS applicants: A minimur of 3. principal passes)indle uF International nscvsine i Somalia ssc "70% Female applicants: 65%) South sudan | SE 65% (Female applicants: 6%) ‘Sudan sc 508 (Female applicants: 55%) Uganda ace 12 points (Female applicants: 10 points) HOW To AppLy: ‘Compete the online SRP Application Form avaiable here: lpm. glashav2hC4SEBLiMVeR [Applications wl only be accepted online, Please ensure tha alla your documents are electron es (PEs or PO} FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE APPLICATION PROCESS: ‘©The SRP values gander equalty. Qualified female candidates are encouraged to gpl «# Ensure you answer all questions fly and honesty and submit documents which ae dear legible Incomplete applications will ot be shorted lease closely very the elgbilty requirements and the eequired documentation requested in the application form. ‘© WUSCis unable to add documents or change detalisin your alin application shuld you make a ‘png error. you make 2 mistake In your online application itis yourresponsibity to subi application before the aplication deadline. n cases where applicants submit mutipl applications, ‘we wll only consider the detalsin your most recent appliation. ' Aapliants ae encouraged to attach adiional documentation (along certfiates, reference letters, ‘tet thei application to suppor the review of ther candidacy in adton to the required documents, «# Students mus be in possession ofthe hard copy andoffiaorignal secondary ecucation document len they frst appt you do not hve your erga secondary documentation, ou wll not be shortlited or selected forthe SRP. ©The 2021 graduates, who have recently rcoived their oss are allowed to submit their applications without the orginal secondary education document, bu they mustprovde the screenshot ofthe result text message. Their original document are required tobe submited before ‘the interviews « candidates must be elgide for resettlement to Canada. Your eit s based on your individual ‘cumstances and refugee enim. The SAPs open to refugees from all rationals. There are no quotas o- targets by country of erg ‘The sponsorship proces can take up to two years or mare. Final decisions are mae by Canedion Immigration ficial before SRP students are cleared fr travel to Canada. + WUSC thanks al candidates fr their interest Only shorted candidates wil be contacted « Piaase nate: SRP applicants are expected o present WUSC with honest and consistent information and documentation during the apletion and interview process, WUSC has a er-tolerance policy reearding the submission of alse identification or academic documents. Applicants whe i nor fly thelr documentation tobe rt removed and/or permanently banned from future consideration eindle wwe International Kenya [The online application form wil open on April 26%, 2022, We wil accopt applic insane | deadine of May 11,2022 at Spm Kenya time, For further details and inuiies, please contact Windle International Kenya, Email: wosesp@vindleorg, Phone: +254 721551 451 ‘Thank you for your interest inthe SR Information Sheet about the Student Refugee Program ‘About WUSC ‘World University Service of Canada (WUSC) isa Canadian non-governmental organization, Our head office isin Ottawa, Canada, WUSCl& dedicated to providing education, employment and empowerment opportunites for youth around the world, especialy for women and refugee youth, ‘About the: Student Program ‘The Student Refugee Program (SRP) is WUSC's flagship program. The SRP resetles between 130-150 students every year fom 7 countries of asylum (Jordan, Lebanon, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Pakistan). The SRP isa Unique youth-to-youth sponsorship mode! with post-secondary students in Canada playing leadership role in the sponsorship of refugee students, WUSC “Local Committees" on Canadian campuses raise funds for the SRP and awareness about the global refugee crisis. Local Committes also offer day-to day social support to SRP students after they arive in Canada, Important things to know about the SRP: ‘© The SRP isnot a traditional scholarship -Itis a one-year sponsorship that Includes resettlement to Canada and access to a Canadian post: secondary academic institution, ‘SRP students arive in Canada as a Permanent Resident, able to apply for Canacian citizenship after 3-4 years. ‘= Successful candidates are resetled independently as a single person the SRP does not include resettlement of any family members. The SRP covers a student's academic and living expenses forthe first year In Canada. After 1 year, RP students are expected to become financially Independent, SP students are allowed to work during summer vacation periods, and/or during the school year, and SRP can apply for Canadian ‘overnment student loans, scholarships and/or bursaries/grants to support the rest oftheir degre ‘About Universities, Colleges, and CEGEPS \WUSCs academic partners in Canada include more than 90 universities, colleges {and CEGEPS. You will learn more about these options if you are selected for the SRP. For now, here isa brief description ofthese three different types of Institutions where you may have an opportunity to study you are selected for the sRP:te ‘indle eet International tuctien ce Co University: Undergraduate students in a university are working towards ‘Bachelors Degree. The approach to education in most universities is theoretical and research-oriented, Many students in Canada who sraduate with a Bachelor's degree will need to also study at the Master's level before they begin their career. The tuition at auniversty is more ‘expensive than at a colege © College: Students in a college are working towards # Diploma or Certificate, Some colleges have a partnership with a university with the first 2 years at a college being transferable to the 3rd year ofa Degree program. The approach to education 's more practical and skillsoriented. Many students who graduate fram a college are able to enter the labour force dcecty, with employers finding college graduates 100-ready. College tution is less expensive than university tition. © CEGEP: Ths isa unique type of college thats present only in Québec, ‘one of Canade’s provinces, Students in a CEGEP have an option of two streams: one stream Is considered a bridging year to university, and the ‘other stream is for technical diploma programs that are directly linked to labour market demands, Selection process for ‘the SRP WUSCSs objective isto select equal numbers of female and male students for the ‘SRP, There are no targets or quotas by nationality - refugees from any country of origin are welcome to apply: The selection of SRP students includes a review of their refugee claim, academic strengths and personal suitability for integration in Canada, \WUSC is responsible for making the preliminary selection decision, After the interview, we conduct a final round of verifications with local organizations including UNHCR and education partners to verify refugee status and academic histories. After students are selected by WUSC, a final decison will be made by ‘Canadian immigration officals about whois eligibi for resettlement to Canada, Lnder the “Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program’, WUSC recommends ‘candidates to Canadian immigration officals but WUSC dees not have the abllty 10 Influence the final decision thats made by Canadian government officials. Immigration | process for the SRP ‘After students are selected by WUSC, students complete the immigration ‘application form for resettlement to Canada under Canada's Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program, WUSC submits SRP candidates to Canadian immigration officals. WUSC does not have the ability to influence the final decision that is made by Canadian government officials. The nal decision willbe ‘made by Canadian immigration officials about who is eligible fr resettlement to Canada Safeguarding ‘the integrity There are no fees to apply to WUSC's Student Refugee Program. At ll stages of the application process, the SRP is totally free for applicants. Applicants shouldcos wusceeumc ‘ofthe sRP | never be asked to pay anything or provide any other beneft to a WUSC staff application | memiver or a local partner representative. Ifyou experience or witness any at corruption or unethical behaviour during the application process, we ask that you report this incident to WUSC headquarters in Ottawa through this email address: report-to-srp@wuse.ca ‘Type of Full Name questions Date of birth included in Gender the Online Country of origin ‘Application Location of birth form Marital and family status Telephone number Length of time living in Kenya Current adress in Kenya Language abilities -In English and French Have you completed secondary school? ‘Do you have your orignal secondary schoo! diploma? (must attach) \What country issued your secondary school diploma? ‘What was your final average grade? Have you studied atthe postsecondary evel? Ifyou had to stop studies atthe post-secondary level why? \What is your current refugee status in Kenya? Do you have registration or other documents that confirm your status in Kenya (Le. temporary visa, registration as an asylum seeker or refugee with UNHERP? (must attach) + Haye you been referred for resettlement to any country by UNHCR? If yes, where and what was the result? ‘© "Why and when did you leave your country of origin? Are you able to return to your country of origin? Is there anything else you'd like to add to your SRP application? ‘Wishing you alte best xecive Director ‘Winl Iteration! Kenya WaNLE INTERNATIONAL KENYA] 120, Box 40521-00100, NAIROBI SPO 2 el 20 Fens) 1/15/19, 8 71 51 al: wind inde 7