UoPeople Receives $240,000 Grant from Oak Foundation for Ukrainian Scholarships

Following a request by the Ukrainian Ministry of Education, UoPeople has opened all of its courses to Ukrainian students

Pasadena, CA. July 5, 2022 – University of the People (UoPeople), the world’s first tuition-free, non-profit, accredited, American online university, has received a $240,000 grant from the Oak Foundation to support the university’s Ukrainian scholarship initiative.

Following a request by the Ukrainian Ministry of Education, UoPeople has opened all of its courses to Ukrainian students whose universities have closed due to the Russian invasion to enable them to continue their studies uninterrupted online. To provide Ukrainians with hope for a better future once the invasion has ended, UoPeople also is providing 1,000 scholarships for students from Ukraine, including those who have fled their country, so they can continue their education.

“We cannot thank the Oak Foundation enough for their generous support of UoPeople’s efforts to aid the people of Ukraine during this critical time,” said UoPeople President Shai Reshef. “The Ukrianian people are suffering greatly due to the Russian invasion, and many have lost hope that they will be able to continue their education. As an online institution, UoPeople is able to provide educational lifelines to thousands of Ukrainians providing them with hope for a better future.”

Oak Foundation commits its resources to address issues of global, social and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged. Through its grant-making, the foundation supports organizations to make the world a safer, fairer and more sustainable place to live. The foundation is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Oak Foundation grant follows other recent donations UoPeople has received in support of its Ukrainian initiative from SAP and other donors.

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About University of the People

University of the People (UoPeople) is the Education Revolution. It is the first non-profit, tuition-free, American, accredited online university. Currently there are over 117,000 students from more than 200 countries and territories. Designed to open access to higher education globally, UoPeople helps qualified high school graduates overcome financial, geographic, political, and personal constraints keeping them from collegiate studies. The university offers associate and bachelor’s degree programs in business administration, computer science, and health science, as well as an MBA and M.Ed. program. Graduates of UoPeople can be found working at such companies as Deloitte, Amazon, Apple, Pfizer, Google, Microsoft and IBM. UoPeople collaborates with Harvard Business School Online, New York University, McGill University, and the University of Edinburgh and has been supported by foundations such as the Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation and Hewlett Foundation. Learn more at www.uopeople.edu.

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