International superstar Rihanna has launched a scholarship programme for foreign students seeking a higher education in the United States.

To apply for the funding you'll need to be a resident of either Brazil, Barbados, Cuba, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana or Jamaica. Additionally you'll have already been accepted into an accredited US college or university for 2016/17.

Successful students will have access to grants from $5,000 up to $50,000 and will be judged based on academic merit and their individual circumstances.

The singer, who was born and raised in Barbados, said she is "thrilled" to be able to provide ambitious international students with the opportunity to sample a quality US education.

"To be able to give the gift of an education is actually an honour,” Rihanna told USA Today College. “Higher education will help provide perspective, opportunities and learning to a group of kids who really deserve it."

Applications are already open and students have until June 10, 2016 to submit entries with winners being announced later this year in August.

The programme is part of Rihanna's charity the Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) which she founded in 2012 after her grandparents Clara and Lionel Braithewaite. 

CLF funds international programmes with a focus on health, the arts, culture and education. 

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