Previous Opportunity Grant Recipients
Read more about Opportunity Grants on the Grants and Bursaries webpage. See below a comprehensive list of previous Opportunity Grant recipients. Click on the recipients name to read their Opportunity Grant report.
2023 Opportunity Grant Recipients
The selection committee believes that the motivation, reach and spirit of these programs serve as role models within our profession. Thank you to all who applied.
Congratulations to our 2023 Opportunity Grant recipients!
| Reachal Ainembabazi - Butemba High School Helped under-resourced students of Kyankwanzi District of Uganda with the online university application process by hosting a workshop and providing internet access. |
Baman Kumar Ghimire - Motherland Secondary School
Led workshops in two Nepalese cities for teachers and students about higher education opportunities abroad.
Arnold Habyarimana - Bridge for Future Academy
Organized admissions counseling workshops for high school counselors in Eastern DRC.
Joan Liu - Second Chance
Support for the Second Chance program, which assists HALI students with U.S. college admissions after the April 1 deadline.
Godfrey Omollo - South Sudan University Link
Purchased solar panels, laptops and internet routers to aid in the online university application process.
The selection committee also awarded 25 membership dues waivers for the 2023 year.
2022 Opportunity Grant Recipients
The selection committee believes that the motivation, reach and spirit of these programs serve as role models within our profession. Thank you to all who applied.
Congratulations to our 2022 Opportunity Grant recipients!
| James Akaba - Open Dreams, Cameroon Accommodate more internally displaced students in our college and career counseling Open Dreams Summer Academy in Cameroon. |
Yaw Fosu-Korankye - International Community School of Ghana
Provide training to youth on how to properly apply for university.
Baman Kumar Ghimire - Motherland Secondary School
Give presentations about studying abroad to HALI students in Nepal.
Aileen Lee - Affiliated High School of Peking University
Access funds to help refugees in Jordan access higher education.
Solomon Kayiwa Mugambe - Ushindi Education Initiative
Enable support to HALI students and school counselors to access resources relevant for international education.
Tenzin Wosel - Tibetan Children's Village School
To support high school students at Tibetan Children's Village School Golpalpur, India to access higher education in US, India and around the world.
The selection committee also awarded 23 membership dues waivers for the 2022 year.
2021 Opportunity Grant Recipients
The selection committee believes that the motivation, reach and spirit of these programs serve as role models within our profession. Thank you to all who applied.
Congratulations to our 2021 Opportunity Grant recipients!
| Gantumur Bat-Erdene - Educational Advising Resource Center Provide college and career counseling for orphanage children in Mongolia. Aileen Lee - Affiliated High School of Peking University Fund the purchase of Tawjihi test preparation materials for refugee students in Jordan. Emmanuel Moses Kemba - Busolwe Students' Centre Purchase computers and internet routers to help underprivileged students attend online classes and complete online university applications in Uganda. |
The selection committee also awarded 18 membership dues waivers for the 2021 year.
2020 Opportunity Grant Recipients
The selection committee believes that the motivation, reach and spirit of these programs serve as role models within our profession. Thank you to all who applied.
Congratulations to our 2020 Opportunity Grant recipients!
| Susana Aguilar de Urruela - APDE Schools in Guatemala Funding to support lunches for university representatives attending a college fair. Shannon Bracken - Ontario Tech University in Canada Hosting a joint Canadian higher education event for counselors in Doha. Neeraj Mandhana - The Next Genius Foundation in India Funding virtual webinar series for college counselors in India. |
The selection committee also awarded 15 membership dues waivers for the 2020 year.
2019 Opportunity Grant Recipients
The selection committee believes that the motivation, reach and spirit of these programs serve as role models within our profession. Thank you to all who applied.
Congratulations to our 2019 Round II Opportunity Grant recipients!
| Gantumur Bat-Erdene (Mongolia): Program providing bus services to bring students from under-resourced schools to a university fair held in Mongolia.
Mabadjam Katawa (Togo): Professional development workshops and training for counselors, teachers, and administrators in five regions of Togo. Berta Liao (Taiwan): Program providing bus services to bring students from under-resourced schools to a university fair held in Taiwan. Solomon Kayiwa Mugambe (Uganda): Program to support high achieving low-income students in Uganda with the university application process. Rebecca Zeigler Mano (Zimbabwe): Purchase of Kindles to load with resources for test prep, deeper reading, and application assistance for students in rural areas of Zimbabwe, allowing students to study at night without a power source for extended periods of time. |
Congratulations to our 2019 Round I Opportunity Grant recipients!
| James Akaba (Cameroon): Professional development workshops for counselors in three cities of Cameroon (Summary 1, Summary 2). Ray Marx (Ecuador): Professional development training in Quito for counselors in local area high schools. Hilarion Vegba (Benin): Program bringing global university admission information to students, teachers and administrators in six regions of Benin. |
The selection committee also awarded 7 membership dues waivers for the 2019 year.
For more information, please reach out to OppGrants@InternationalACAC.org.