ICS provides merit scholarships each year to four local Ethiopian students entering Grade 9. The merit scholarship is need-blind and based on merit.

Scholarship Program History

Since the school's beginning, there has been a commitment to social responsibility and giving back to our Ethiopian community.  That’s why, since 1964, ICS has had an ambitious and robust local merit scholarship program, inviting high academic aptitude and high achieving Ethiopian students to attend ICS. Early on, ICS provided full-tuition scholarships to qualified students across all grade levels for the length of their time at ICS. 

Through the years, we have seen more than 200 scholarship students pass through ICS doors and carry on their learning to achieve success in university and their careers.

While our program has evolved over the last 50 years, our philosophy and commitment to provide educational opportunities to our local community has not.

 

 

Scholarship Program Today

ICS Addis grants four scholarships each year to high achieving Grade 9 students from schools throughout Addis Ababa. Each scholarship covers full-tuition for four years, enrolling each scholarship recipient into ICS throughout High School. 

The selection process begins with applications from the top students at public and private schools around the city. Applicants must be nominated by their school and cannot apply independently. Applicants take a three-hour exam in English, mathematics, and cognitive ability.

Each year, we have a total of 16 scholarship students in Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12. 

Our scholarship students demonstrate a high level of participation and service to the school and community. ICS has been successful in facilitating internships with national and multinational institutions in the sectors of health, aviation, business, finance, technology, the arts, and beyond.