Avenor College Scholarship Programme
Avenor College Scholarship Programme covering between 25% and 100% of the tuition fee. Scholarships are awarded until the end of the current educational cycle, subject to compliance with the terms of the scholarship contract.
For the 2026–2027 school year, Avenor College’s partner in the scholarship program is Asociația Ascendis – an organization with which we share the same values and the same belief in the power of quality education.
Please find below information about the awarding of scholarships, criteria, registration and the programme schedule for the 2026-2027 school year for students currently outside the Avenor community.
Definition of the Avenor scholar
The Avenor scholar demonstrates exceptional academic and co-curricular performance, is a model of behaviour, has a proactive attitude towards learning, fully participates in school events, is a good colleague and friend.
For more details, please see Portrait of the Avenor Learner.
The Avenor Scholarship Programme for 2026-2027 school year is dedicated to:
Students in Grade 8 (Year 9) and Grade 10 (Year 11) outside the Avenor community*. You can find details about the scholarship criteria for the Avenor Highschool accessing this link.
Middle school students (currently in grades 6 and 7) enrolled at Avenor College.
You can find details about the criteria for awarding scholarships for middle school by clicking on this link.
*Students from the Avenor community benefit from a separate application process. The schedule for this process will be available in March 2026.
Calendar
Applications for the scholarship program for students from outside the community are open starting February 17, 2026.
Application
To apply for the scholarship, please follow the steps below:
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Write your application essay in English*
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*The candidate will select one essay title from this list and will write a 700 word essay on the chosen topic. Please check the essay writing assessment criteria for High School.
Next steps
The Scholarships Committee, composed of Diana Segărceanu, Executive Director, Dana Papadima, Director of Education, Cristina Willows, Deputy Executive Director, Richard Thomason, Head of Secondary and Georgiana Socoliu, Deputy Head of Secondary, will evaluate the applications and decide which candidates will be selected to continue the process. They will take the following steps:
The Scholarships Committee will evaluate the applications and decide which candidates will be selected to continue the process. They will take the following steps:
- They will be invited with their parents for an interview with a member of the admissions team and will sit exams in different subjects. Check the examination subjects for all levels here.
- Will participate in an interview with members of the Scholarships Committee. Will participate in an interview with members of the Scholarships Committee. The first part of the interview will be a brief presentation of the topic chosen for the essay, followed by a discussion about Portrait of the Avenor Learner and about the candidate’s profile, future plans and aspirations, as well as why they think Avenor is the right school for them.
Scholarships will be awarded as applicants demonstrate merit and eligibility, ensuring fairness and opportunity for all. The timing of scholarships will depend on the finalisation of the budget allocated for this purpose.
Parents of future scholarship students will receive the scholarship contract stipulating the conditions of the scholarship. If the scholarship offer is accepted, the contract will be signed and the student will be enrolled at Avenor College.
Contact person for the Scholarship Programme at Avenor College Luminița Susanu, Head of Student Programmes & Examinations.
Short history
The Avenor Foundation has been offering scholarships to Avenor College students since 2010. To date, 150 annual scholarships have been awarded, with a total value of 896.775 euro.
