Friends of HALI
Friends of HALI are institutions working alongside our network to keep global education accessible to exceptional African students. We are grateful for their scholarship commitments and shared advocacy.
African Leadership University
African Leadership University is a pan-African university offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs in our campuses in Mauritius and Rwanda. Our mission is developing the next generation of African leaders.
Ahaspora
Ahaspora connects and empowers members of the African diaspora to contribute to the development of Africa.
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Ashesi University
Ashesi University is a private university in Ghana dedicated to developing ethical, entrepreneurial leaders.
Barnard College
Ambitious, curious, and bold - Barnard women change the world and the way we think about it. Since 1889, Barnard College has been a distinguished leader in American higher education offering a rigorous liberal arts and sciences foundation to extraordinary young women whose drive and exuberance set them apart. Barnard undergraduate students study the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Ours is an intellectual community in a learning environment that provides the best of all worlds: small, intimate classes in a collaborative liberal arts and sciences setting dedicated to women’s advancement with the vast resources of Columbia University just steps away. Our world-class faculty educates around 3,000 inspired and intrepid undergraduate women. As a women’s college located in vibrant and electric New York City, Barnard students use the city as a launchpad for unparalleled internships, mentorship, and career opportunities. Barnard is a premier college passionately dedicated to educating the next generation of women leaders, innovators, and change-makers. Barnard is committed to affordability and meets full demonstrated financial need for all students.
Bates College
Bates College (Maine) has been dedicated to the emancipating potential of the liberal arts and sciences since its founding by idealists in 1855. Bates educates the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community of 2000 students coming from over 75 countries. Located in the city of Lewiston, Maine - the state known as Vacationland - Bates is the perfect site for engaged learning in a vibrant, dynamic, and accessible community. A Bates education is known for its roots in informed civic action, responsible stewardship of a sustainable wider world, and a commitment to creating a college for the coming times.
Beacon Equity Trust
Beacon Equity Trust supports access to higher education for talented students across Africa.
Bocconi University
Bocconi University is a private research university in Milan, Italy, focused on economics and management.
Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine.
Brown University
Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island.
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a private women's liberal arts college near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Carleton College
Carleton College is a top ranked private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. International students make up 10% of the student body and we meet full demonstrated need of all admitted students.
Columbia University
Columbia University is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private Ivy League research university in Ithaca, New York.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Davidson College
Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina.
Duke Kunshan University
Duke Kunshan University is a joint venture university between Duke University and Wuhan University in Kunshan, China.
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina.
Duolingo
Duolingo provides language learning and the Duolingo English Test for university admissions.
Enko Education
Enko Education runs a network of African schools preparing students for international universities.
Grinnell College
Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa.
Hamilton College
Hamilton College is a private liberal arts college in Clinton, New York.
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.
Macalester College
Macalester College is a private residential liberal arts college in St. Paul, Minnesota. Macalester is ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the nation and welcomes students from 48 states and 111 countries.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont.
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois.
Northwestern University in Qatar
Northwestern University in Qatar is a branch campus of Northwestern University in Education City, Doha.
NYU Abu Dhabi
NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and science campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective liberal arts, engineering and science curriculum with a world center for advanced research and scholarship, enabling its students to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi’s high-achieving students have come from more than 115 nations and speak over 115 languages. Together, NYU’s campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university, giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio.
Pioneer Academics
Pioneer Academics is an innovative institute committed to researching, developing, and delivering cutting-edge academic initiatives that equip high school students with the skills to succeed in college and in future. Our two flagship institutes are: 1. The Pioneer Research Institute – Recognized globally as the most rigorous and prestigious research opportunity for high school students, it is the world’s first and only fully accredited online research institute. Since 2012, we have enabled top scholars to conduct original research under the mentorship of leading university professors. 2. The Global Problem-Solving Institute – A virtual innovation lab that empowers students to tackle complex global issues through interdisciplinary thinking and collaborative design. Pioneer is redefining what ambitious young scholars can achieve before college.
Pomona College
Pomona College is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California.
SHE-CAN
SHE-CAN builds female leadership in post-conflict nations by equipping young women with education.
Smith College
Smith College is a private women's liberal arts and sciences college in Northampton, Massachusetts. Our 2500 students (we are one of the largest women's colleges in the U.S.) enjoy world-class facilities, guaranteed paid internship opportunities, and access to highly successful and personalized career advising. We have a unique housing situation where our students live and lead in 40 different self-governed houses not dorms. Our entire campus is itself a Botanic Garden and we are located in a beautiful New England city, close by 3 other colleges and universities, giving Smithies a huge array of social, cultural and academic options.
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a renowned, highly selective undergraduate residential college focused on providing a transformative liberal arts education that empowers individuals to contribute to a better world. With approximately 1,700 students and a student-to-faculty ratio of 8:1, Swarthmore provides an engaging intellectual environment rooted in a vibrant, caring community. Swarthmore offers more than 50 majors and programs, including an ABET-accredited engineering program. Located 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia, in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, the College is situated on a sprawling 425-acre campus that is also a designated arboretum. Swarthmore meets 100% of determined financial need with loan-free financial aid awards for all admitted students seeking aid.
The Knowledge Institute
The Knowledge Institute supports access to knowledge and education for underserved communities.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a world-class institution, internationally recognized for its excellence in AI, engineering, data science, design, health sciences, language, social sciences and hospitality and tourism management. PolyU’s unwavering commitment to academic and research excellence has earned it global acclaim—ranked 50th in the QS World University Rankings 2026, with 5 subjects in the global top 30 and 24 subjects ranked among the world’s top 100. PolyU’s English-taught undergraduate (UG) programmes attract students from over 80 nationalities, alongside hundreds of exchange students from more than 500 partner universities worldwide. Guided by its motto, “To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind,” PolyU integrates experiential learning and global opportunities into innovative UG programmes, fostering creativity, character, and academic excellence as well as preparing students to become future-ready global citizens and leaders. Over 97.8% of our class of 2025 were employed or pursuing further studies upon graduation in prestigious universities worldwide, reflecting PolyU’s strong reputation and commitment to student success.
The University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong is a public research university and the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong.
The University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public research university in Sydney, Australia.
Tufts University
Tufts University is a student-centered, medium-sized R1 Research institution in metropolitan Boston, Massachusetts, where bright minds solve problems together. Tufts has 150+ majors, minors, and programs across the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering, and School of the Museum of Fine Arts. The most popular majors & programs include Engineering, Biology, Economics, Entrepreneurship, International Relations, Political Science, Psychology, Computer Science, and Art. 13% of Tufts students are international students, representing 100+ countries around the world. Tufts enrolls 6,900 undergraduate students. 60% of students conduct research with faculty before they graduate, and 60% of students double major or add an academic minor to their program. Tufts meets 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted students, regardless of citizenship. Tufts proudly enrolls dozens of HALI students and encourages high-achieving HALI scholars to consider Tufts University for their undergraduate study.
United States International University-Africa
USIU-Africa is one of the oldest private universities in Africa, located in Nairobi-Kenya. It offers the American curriculum of education in Africa. It is dual accredited in Kenya by Commission for University Education (CUE) and in the USA by WASC Senior College and University Commission.
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university in Canada.
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois.
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh is a public research university in Scotland.
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame is a private research university near South Bend, Indiana.
University of Pécs
The University of Pécs is a public research university in Pécs, Hungary.
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria is a public research university in Pretoria, South Africa.
University of Rwanda
The University of Rwanda is the main public university in Rwanda.
University of Western Cape
The University of Western Cape is a public university in Bellville, South Africa.
University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin.
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Wellesley College
Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut.
Williams College
Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Yale University
Yale is a private 4-year college located in New Haven, Connecticut in the United States. Yale offers over 80 different majors across the sciences, humanities, social sciences, and engineering. We offer need-based financial aid and meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for all admitted students, regardless of country of origin or nationality. Learn more about our application requirements, what Yale looks for in the selective admissions process, advice for applicants, and affordability at admissions.yale.edu.
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