AFS Global STEM Academies

BP is a global energy company with wide reach across the world’s energy system. The energy we produce serves to power economic growth and lift people out of poverty. In the future, the way heat, light and mobility are delivered will change. We aim to anchor our business in these changing patterns of demand, rather than in the quest for supply. We have a real contribution to make to the world’s ambition of a low carbon future. We have operations in Europe, North and South America, Australasia, Asia and Africa, and employ around 75,000 people.

AFS and BP share a commitment to diversity and encourage students from any background to apply.

This scholarship is ideal for, but not limited to, students with demonstrated strengths in academics, but particularly an interest in science, technology, engineering, maths and other fields important to the energy industry, as well as an interest to study abroad and meet other cultures.

Strong candidates will be ready to fully immerse themselves in the academic and intercultural learning experience for the duration of the programme.

• The ability to participate fully in a classroom and program conducted entirely in English
• Demonstrated interest in STEM, study abroad and interacting with different cultures
• Willingness to attend all four Academy destinations – Brazil, Egypt, India, or China
• Ability and willingness to travel unaccompanied abroad
• BP and AFS are committed to ensuring diversity of all kinds; a focus will be placed on engaging females and students with financial need

To complete an application, you will first be asked to fill in some basic information to ensure that you are eligible to apply. Once we have verified your eligibility, you will need to provide some additional information about yourself, complete four short essay questions, provide us with a school transcript, and verify your parent or guardian’s consent to apply.

The first step is to ensure that all eligibility criteria are met.  Application review and scholarship selection will then be conducted by AFS on a competitive, blind, third-party evaluation to ensure that all students are selected without preference or prejudice and solely on the quality of their application, merits and experience. A select number of applicants will be invited for an interview after which scholarship winners will be chosen and notified.

Students will be studying in Brazil, Egypt, India and China– countries with significant BP operations. While a student’s preference is considered, students must be flexible as AFS works to find the best fit for each student.

AFS reserves the right to choose the final country destination and does not guarantee you will be offered a scholarship to your top country preference listed on your application

Your scholarship covers the AFS programme fee, domestic and international airfares, your visa (if necessary), government fees to obtain a passport (if needed), and all programme costs, including meals and housing.

Expenses not covered by the scholarship include, but are not limited, to:

• Vaccinations, immunizations, and other disease-preventing medications (i.e. malaria)
• Travel expenses to the regional consulate to obtain a visa and to your initial point of departure
• Additional spending money
• Checked luggage fees

Click on the apply now button on this page to submit your application.

Participants on the Egypt programme will live with host families, participants in China programme will live with host family, and participants in the Brazil and India programmes will have a mixture of both. AFS is committed to diversity of all kinds and its host families come from all backgrounds that reflect the diversity of the populations of Brazil, Egypt and India. All host families are carefully vetted by AFS.

• Brazil
• Egypt
• China
• India