Jusoor was founded in 2011 by Syrian diaspora professionals who saw a gap and decided to close it. The scholarship program was the first concrete expression of that, a few students, a few universities, and a straightforward belief that talent does not sort itself by geography and opportunity should not either.
Fifteen years later, the program has supported over 429 scholars across more than 23 countries. They have studied at institutions like Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Columbia, Brown, Imperial College London, McGill, and the American University of Beirut, among many others. Some of them arrived at those universities knowing no one, carrying everything they needed in a single bag, building their footing in cities far from home. What many of them will say, years later, is that the scholarship was never only about tuition. It was the backing, knowing that specific people had read their story and decided it was worth something. That relationship has a long tail. Alumni stay connected. They write back with updates. They mentor newer scholars. Some become donors themselves. The program has a way of coming full circle, and that is not accidental.
That community of the scholars, the alumni, the donors and supporters who have stayed invested across years is what 15 years of this program actually looks like. The numbers are the evidence. The people are the story.
In 2026, Jusoor's Scholarship Program opens a new chapter with the launch of Built from Within.
Built from Within is a dedicated scholarship track for students pursuing their education inside Syria. Students who are choosing to stay. To learn at Syrian universities, build their expertise locally, and contribute to their country from the ground up. Jusoor is backing that choice with the same seriousness it has always brought to the international program, real scholarships, real partnerships, and full accountability to the students it serves.
This is not a new mission. It is the same mission, applied closer to home. Jusoor has always been about closing the gap between a student's potential and their access to quality education. That gap exists inside Syria too, and Built from Within is how the program addresses it. The students in this track are not just investing in their own futures. They are part of how a country rebuilds its knowledge, its institutions, and its capacity, from within.
The international scholarship track continues as it always has. Built from Within sits alongside it, as its own track with its own identity, its own scholars, and its own story still being written.
Fifteen years in, the program is still growing. And the belief behind it has not changed at all.
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