The Natro Promise Foundation’s inaugural application window is open. For the first time, Georgian students admitted to Master’s programmes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at the world’s leading universities can apply for the foundation’s full support — and become the first names in a ledger the foundation intends to keep for generations.
Who should apply
The foundation’s criteria are published in full on the eligibility page, and they are demanding by design. In brief: applicants must hold Georgian citizenship; show a record of excellence in their Bachelor’s studies; hold an offer of admission to a Master’s programme at a leading university — or be ready to accept one — with partial financing from the institution strengthening an application; and be prepared to sustain that excellence, term after term, throughout the funded programme.
The foundation funds Master’s degree studies only, and awards support per category — tuition, accommodation, or living expenses — against a structured funding request that applicants specify precisely in the application.
How it works
The entire application happens online, in one place. The form saves progress automatically at every step, so it can be completed thoughtfully over days or weeks rather than in one sitting — and it should be: the motivation statement is read closely, and the foundation has published its honest advice on what a motivation letter should do and how to choose a programme.
Every complete application is assessed in depth against the published criteria and then decided by a vote of the foundation’s full Council. No single person awards or refuses a scholarship — a rule the foundation’s own systems enforce.
The first cohort
Being first means something here. The scholars selected this year will not simply receive funding — they will define what a Natro Promise scholar is, set the standard every future cohort is measured against, and be the first proof of the foundation’s founding conviction: that talent is not rare, access is.
If that describes you — or a student you know, in Tbilisi or far beyond it — the door is open.