Ten female Afghan students were accepted into the Student Airlift Afghanistan scholarship programme in 2023, and 20 the following year. As a first step, the highly motivated young women receive assistance to improve their English skills, which they will need to study computer science. Then the programme helps them to secure a place on a computer science course, organise a visa, and successfully leave the country in the face of challenging political conditions. 

Once the Afghan students have arrived in Germany they have to find accommodation, get involved with university life, complete vocational internships and ultimately graduate from their computer science degree. Throughout this process, which takes three to four years, the students are supported by mentors from the Imagine Foundation.

Thanks to the Crespo Foundation, Student Airlift Afghanistan was set up in 2022 as an extension of Imagine Student Airlift. The Imagine Foundation has been helping talented people to emigrate to Europe since 2018, and is supported by around 950 tech companies and numerous mentors.