Empowering Ethiopia's next generation
Nazareth empowers promising students through scholarships, mentorship, and educational support — helping them pursue their goals and create positive change in their communities.
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Receive an opportunity. Give an opportunity.
Every accepted scholar joins a community that turns support into service, mentoring younger students in the subjects, careers, and skills they love.
Opportunity today, leaders tomorrow.
Nazareth is a nonprofit initiative dedicated to supporting students who demonstrate academic potential, determination, and a commitment to helping others.
Through scholarships and mentorship, we connect students with opportunities, guidance, and a community that believes in their future.
Nazareth encourages scholarship recipients to become mentors, sharing their knowledge, experience, and encouragement with younger students in areas they are passionate about.
Empowering students to create change.
Nazareth empowers promising students through scholarships, mentorship, and educational support, helping them pursue their goals and create positive change in their communities.
Full potential for every student.
A future where every talented and motivated student has the opportunity, guidance, and support to reach their full potential.
Education can transform individuals, families, and communities. We believe that supporting one student today can inspire many more tomorrow.
Core Values
Students who dare to dream.
Behind every scholarship is a story of determination, sacrifice, and hope. These images represent the spirit of every Nazareth scholar.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
Support that meets real need.
Nazareth scholarships may support university and professional education, with priority given to students who show academic potential and financial need.
University Excellence
Backing high-potential students pursuing university degrees across fields.
Women in STEM
Opening doors for women in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Rural & Underserved
Reaching talented students from rural and underserved communities.
Healthcare & Lab Sciences
Growing the next generation of healthcare and laboratory professionals.
Vocational & Technical
Funding practical, skills-based education and technical training.
More areas as we grow
Focus areas expand with our community of donors and partners.
What a scholarship can cover
Support is tailored to each scholar's real circumstances and may include:
One opportunity becomes many.
Nazareth encourages scholarship recipients to become mentors, sharing their knowledge, experience, and encouragement with younger students in areas they are passionate about.
Scholarship
Education
Mentorship
Leadership
Service
New Opportunities
How scholars give back
Scholars mentor younger students in subjects, careers, or skills connected to their interests.
The goal is never a quota. It is a habit of generosity that scholars carry into their careers and communities for life.
Measuring what matters.
Nazareth tracks real outcomes — from scholars supported to the younger students they reach — so every supporter can see the difference they make.
The faces behind the mission.
Real stories, shared with permission, show what opportunity makes possible. Scholar spotlights will appear here as they are added by the Nazareth team.
SCHOLAR PHOTO · WITH CONSENTMiriam Tekeste
"Before Nazareth, I was preparing to leave school. Now I am in my third year of engineering, and I mentor two girls from my hometown every week."
SCHOLAR PHOTO · WITH CONSENTSamuel Hailu
"The scholarship removed the financial barrier. The mentorship gave me direction. I want to become a doctor and serve my community in the same way."
SCHOLAR PHOTO · WITH CONSENTHana Gebremichael
"Nazareth believed in me when I was not sure I believed in myself. I graduate this year, and I am already guiding three younger students through their applications."
Scholar profiles will be added by the Nazareth team with full consent and privacy protections in place.
The Nazareth Cycle
Once a scholar, always part of Nazareth.
The Nazareth journey does not end at graduation. Alumni are the living proof of what the program makes possible -- and they are its most powerful force for expansion. Every scholar who graduates carries the potential to open doors for the next student.
Alumni can stay connected in many ways, from mentoring scholars in their field to partnering as future donors or community ambassadors.
There is a place for you in Nazareth.
Whether you are a student, a professional, or someone who believes in the power of education -- there is a meaningful way to be part of this mission.
Become a Nazareth Scholar
Your potential matters. If you are an Ethiopian student facing financial barriers, start your application today.
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Help a younger Ethiopian student see what is possible. Register as a mentor and invest your experience where it matters most.
Become a mentorTurn potential into opportunity
Your support helps a scholar stay in school and pay it forward. Every contribution is an investment in people -- not just a donation.
Support a scholarWe don't just invest in students. We invest in the people they will become -- and the people they will help along the way.
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“We don't just invest in students. We invest in the people they will become -- and the people they will help along the way.”