Participant Name:	Abdalla Samy Metwaly Ibrahim
Project Location:	Cairo, Egypt
Program:	Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) on Social Entrepreneurship
Term:	Summer 2015
Project Title:	Marj3
UConn GTDI Project Award:	Application Accepted & Funding Awarded

 

As the co-founder of Marj3, Abdo Samy is passionate about giving students the tools they need to succeed. Being in charge of an online platform dedicated to giving students information about educational opportunities, Abdo Samy creates explanatory videos to describe the opportunities listed on the Marj3 website. He also organizes and plans new workshops, continually updates the organization’s website with exciting new educational opportunities, and meets with students and parents to help them apply for scholarships, internships and study abroad.

Organization Information: Marj3

Website: http://marj3.com/

Marj3 is an online platform that offers information about scholarships, internships, study abroad opportunities, as well as easier registration for universities. A three-minute explanatory video accompanies every educational opportunity posted on the Marj3 website. Marj3 holds workshops at various universities to introduce students to all of the information regarding educational opportunities, including all of the documents needed to apply for scholarships and study abroad. In addition to their website and workshops, Marj3 also offers face-to-face meetings with students and parents to answer questions about applying for opportunities listed on the website including advice on personal statements, essays, and recommendation letters.

Since its launch on July 7, 2016 Marj3 has published about 60 educational opportunities on their website, hosted 37 workshops and events about university scholarships with over 4,000 attendees total, and partnered with international companies for workshops outside of Egypt including Lebanon and Germany. The Marj3 website currently boasts over 1,000 visitors per day and this number is increasing at about 33% per day. Marj3 has already helped over 20 students apply for and receive scholarships to study abroad in countries around the world including the Turkey, Germany, Portugal, and the U.S.