My name is Temiloluwa Okelowo Francis, and I hail from Lagos State, Nigeria, in West Africa. I grew up in Lagos state, where things aren’t as rosy as in the United States. Growing up, a significant challenge in the country was stable electricity; As a young aspiring youth, I became inspired to change my country for good. I aspire to become an electrical engineer to solve the electricity shortage problems in my country. I have traveled from West Africa to come to the United States of America to get the best possible education with the hope of acquiring the skills to save my country from this predicament. In my quest to gain knowledge that can solve my country’s problem, I have encountered some hurdles like cultural differences, language differences, and, most importantly, financial restraints. As a foreigner seeking knowledge, I must pay out-of-state tuition, which is a significant percentage higher than in-state tuition. Although, understandably, the country regards people like me as tourists or, as I say, “legal aliens,” I think the difference is a little inconsiderate. For a country like mine, whose currency doesn’t mean much in dollars, paying out-of-state tuition will take a lot. Nevertheless, I am passionate about the end goal of bringing an uninterrupted power supply to my nation. I am enrolled in the Associate in Engineering program at Durham Technical community college. I am enrolled in this program because of how passionate I am about solving not just the dominant challenge of my country but also impacting the world with my knowledge. An excellent way to describe me would be someone who derives pleasure in solving people’s problems and putting a smile on their faces to the best of my ability. After Durham Tech, I plan to study electrical engineering at either North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University or Massachusetts Institute of Technology. These schools are appealing to me because they are known to produce the best of the best engineers the country offers. As someone interested in solving a country’s challenge, I must be groomed by the best. Upon completing these goals that I have set for myself, I would love to have a Master’s degree in electrical engineering to solidify my grounds in the field. After all my academic goals have been met, I will head back to my home country Nigeria to begin what I believe I am made to do. Mohamed Magdi Taha Memorial Scholarship would greatly help me concentrate on my studies. Given the financial cost of earning degrees and the limitations of working as an international student, it is improbable that I will achieve my dream. This scholarship can make the journey to achieving my dream easier and perhaps a sign that I am not on the wrong track but on the path to greatness.

My name is Temiloluwa Okelowo Francis, and I hail from Lagos State, Nigeria, in West Africa. I grew up in Lagos state, where things aren’t as rosy as in the United States. Growing up, a significant challenge in the country was stable electricity; As a young aspiring youth, I became inspired to change my country for good. I aspire to become an electrical engineer to solve the electricity shortage problems in my country. I have traveled from West Africa to come to the United States of America to get the best possible education with the hope of acquiring the skills to save my country from this predicament. In my quest to gain knowledge that can solve my country’s problem, I have encountered some hurdles like cultural differences, language differences, and, most importantly, financial restraints. As a foreigner seeking knowledge, I must pay out-of-state tuition, which is a significant percentage higher than in-state tuition. Although, understandably, the country regards people like me as tourists or, as I say, “legal aliens,” I think the difference is a little inconsiderate. For a country like mine, whose currency doesn’t mean much in dollars, paying out-of-state tuition will take a lot. Nevertheless, I am passionate about the end goal of bringing an uninterrupted power supply to my nation. I am enrolled in the Associate in Engineering program at Durham Technical community college. I am enrolled in this program because of how passionate I am about solving not just the dominant challenge of my country but also impacting the world with my knowledge. An excellent way to describe me would be someone who derives pleasure in solving people’s problems and putting a smile on their faces to the best of my ability. After Durham Tech, I plan to study electrical engineering at either North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University or Massachusetts Institute of Technology. These schools are appealing to me because they are known to produce the best of the best engineers the country offers. As someone interested in solving a country’s challenge, I must be groomed by the best. Upon completing these goals that I have set for myself, I would love to have a Master’s degree in electrical engineering to solidify my grounds in the field. After all my academic goals have been met, I will head back to my home country Nigeria to begin what I believe I am made to do. This scholarship would greatly help me concentrate on my studies. Given the financial cost of earning degrees and the limitations of working as an international student, it is improbable that I will achieve my dream. There aren’t many scholarships for people like me to further our education, so I would be greatly honored if I am awarded this scholarship. This scholarship can make the journey to achieving my dream easier and perhaps a sign that I am not on the wrong track but on the path to greatness.

My name is Temiloluwa Okelowo Francis, and I hail from Lagos State, Nigeria, in West Africa. I grew up in Lagos state, where things aren’t as rosy as in the United States. Growing up, a significant challenge in the country was stable electricity; As a young aspiring youth, I became inspired to change my country for good. I aspire to become an electrical engineer to solve the electricity shortage problems in my country. I have traveled from West Africa to come to the United States of America to get the best possible education with the hope of acquiring the skills to save my country from this predicament. In my quest to gain knowledge that can solve my country’s problem, I have encountered some hurdles like cultural differences, language differences, and, most importantly, financial restraints. As a foreigner seeking knowledge, I must pay out-of-state tuition, which is a significant percentage higher than in-state tuition. Although, understandably, the country regards people like me as tourists or, as I say, “legal aliens,” I think the difference is a little inconsiderate. For a country like mine, whose currency doesn’t mean much in dollars, paying out-of-state tuition will take a lot. Nevertheless, I am passionate about the end goal of bringing an uninterrupted power supply to my nation. I am enrolled in the Associate in Engineering program at Durham Technical community college. I am enrolled in this program because of how passionate I am about solving not just the dominant challenge of my country but also impacting the world with my knowledge. An excellent way to describe me would be someone who derives pleasure in solving people’s problems and putting a smile on their faces to the best of my ability. After Durham Tech, I plan to study electrical engineering at either North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University or Massachusetts Institute of Technology. These schools are appealing to me because they are known to produce the best of the best engineers the country offers. As someone interested in solving a country’s challenge, I must be groomed by the best. Upon completing these goals that I have set for myself, I would love to have a Master’s degree in electrical engineering to solidify my grounds in the field. After all my academic goals have been met, I will head back to my home country Nigeria to begin what I believe I am made to do. This scholarship would greatly help me concentrate on my studies. Given the financial cost of earning degrees and the limitations of working as an international student, it is improbable that I will achieve my dream. There aren’t many scholarships for people like me to further our education, so I would be greatly honored if I am awarded this scholarship. This scholarship can make the journey to achieving my dream easier and perhaps a sign that I am not on the wrong track but on the path to greatness.

My name is Temiloluwa Okelowo Francis, and I hail from Lagos State, Nigeria, in West Africa. I grew up in Lagos state, where things are not as rosy as they are in the United States. Growing up, a significant challenge in the country was stable electricity. As a young aspiring youth, I became inspired to make a change in my country for good. My hunger to change the situation in my country gave me the hunger to want to become an electrical engineer. An excellent way to describe me would be someone who derives pleasure in solving people's problems and putting a smile on their faces to the best of my ability. As it is said, something gets you to start doing things, but another sustains the hunger for it. My quest to become an engineer went beyond solving my country's dominant challenge but now impacting the world with my knowledge. The whole idea of Engineering is solving people's problems in different areas, which is what I believe I am called to do. There's just this hunger in me that always wants to know how to solve a problem and is curious to know why it even exists in the first place. Although the path to identifying the solutions to problems is not straightforward or even cut out precisely, the goal, in hindsight, keeps me going because the reward that comes with the discovery is always more significant than the pain of discovery. I hope to be one of the pioneers of a great discovery during the lifetime of humans.

My name is Temiloluwa Okelowo Francis, and I hail from Lagos State, Nigeria in West Africa. I grew up in Lagos state where things aren’t as rosy as they are in the United states. Growing up, a major challenge in the country was stable electricity;. As a young aspiring youth, I became inspired to make a change in my country for good. I aspire to become an electrical engineer in order to solve the electricity shortage problems in my country. I have traveled all the way from West Africa to come to the United States of America to get the best possible education with the hope of acquiring the skills to save my country from this embarrassment. In my quest to gain knowledge that can solve my country’s problem, I have encountered some hurdles like cultural differences, language differences, and most importantly financial restraints. As a foreigner that seeks knowledge, I am required to pay out-of-state tuition which is a great percentage higher than in-state tuition. Although it is understandable that the country regards people like me as tourists or as I say “legal aliens”, I think the difference is a little inconsiderate. For a country like mine whose currency doesn’t mean much in dollars, it will take a lot to pay the out-of-state tuition. Nevertheless, I am passionate about the end goal of bringing uninterrupted power supply to my nation. In Durham Technical community college, I am enrolled in the Associates in Engineering program. I am enrolled in this program because of how passionate I am about solving not just the dominant challenge of my country but also impacting the world with my knowledge. A good way to describe me would be someone who derives pleasure in solving people’s problems and putting a smile on their faces to the best of my ability. After Durham Tech, I plan on going to either North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University or Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study electrical engineering. These schools are appealing to me because they are known to produce the best of the best engineers that the country has to offer. As someone who is interested in solving a country’s challenge, it is imperative that I am groomed by the best. On completion of these goals that I have set for myself, I would love to have a Master’s degree in electrical engineering to solidify my grounds in the field. After all my academic goals have been met, I would head back to my home country Nigeria to begin what I believe I am made to do. This scholarship would greatly help me concentrate on my studies. Given the financial cost of earning degrees and the limitations of working as an international student, it is highly unlikely that I will achieve my dream. There aren’t many scholarships in place for people like me to further our education, so I would be greatly honored if I am awarded this scholarship. This scholarship is one that can make the journey to achieving my dream easier, and perhaps a sign that I am not on the wrong track but on the path to greatness.