IDB-BISEW

1. What is IsDB-BISEW? Islamic Development Bank-Bangladesh Islamic Solidarity Educational Wakf (IsDB-BISEW) was established following an agreement between the Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and the Government of Bangladesh. IsDB-BISEW undertakes funding and implementing of projects in the areas of education, human resource development and institutional strengthening. 2. What is IsDB-BISEW IT Scholarship Programme? It is a technology skills development project under which the scholarship winners are provided with training of various duration on IT disciplines leading to a certificate or professional diploma. Currently, around 938 trainees are undergoing training in Round – 41, 42, 43, 44 and 45. Around 7,518 graduates of the past Rounds of the scholarship programme are employed as IT professionals in various organizations at home and abroad. 3. What benefit would a candidate get from this project? The selected candidates will get an opportunity to undergo training by participating in a Certificate or a Diploma level course at one of the premier training institute in Dhaka & Chittagong. In financial terms, these courses are worth approximately Tk. 180,000 for training only. An additional sum of around Tk. 20,000 is spent for vendor certification for each trainee. 4. What would the scholarship cover? The scholarship would cover the entire tuition fees for each course offered. It also covers the Vendor Certification examination fee that a candidate needs to pass in order to successfully complete the course. The scholarship does not cover the cost to be incurred by the candidate for food and accommodation during the training. 5. How many times does the student intake take place? The student intake would take place 4 times in a project year. Candidates may apply in multiple intakes if unsuccessful in earlier attempts. 6. Who can apply for the scholarships? This scholarship only for underprivileged Muslim youths who has already passed Bachelor’s (P