Lone Dybkjær Scholarships

Lone Dybkjær Scholarships is a grant-making foundation based in København V, Denmark working on gender equality, education, international development.

Lone Dybkjær Scholarships, operated through Lone Dybkjær Fonden in Denmark, is a politically independent foundation that funds higher education for women, mainly in Asia and the Middle East. It awards fully funded scholarships to women studying at Asian University for Women in Chittagong, Bangladesh, a women's university founded with the late Danish politician Lone Dybkjær and Kamal Ahmad. The scholarships prioritise women from rural areas, conflict zones, refugee camps, including Afghan and Rohingya women, and aim to develop women as leaders who promote gender equality and social change in their home countries. The foundation also supports recruitment of students through partner networks and invites donations, which are tax-deductible in Denmark. Its work is carried out largely by volunteers.