Kenyatta University Scholarships Opportunities

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OVS Scholarships

Kenyatta University is offering Five (5) Scholarships for Orphans and Vulnerable Students (OVS) from Kenya seeking to pursue undergraduate degrees at KU.

The scholarships will cover the full tuition cost beginning the academic year 2009/2010 for those who have already been admitted to KU programmes.

Requirements:

* Minimum C+ Mean grade in the 2007 OR 2008 KCSE.

Partial OVS Scholarships

Five (5) partial scholarships for orphans and vulnerable students (OVS) are available for students from Kenya seeking to pursue undergraduate degrees at KU.

The scholarships will cover the 40% tuition costs beginning the academic year 2009/2010 for OVS who have already been admitted to KU programmes.

Requirements:

* Minimum C+ Mean grade in the 2007 or 2008 KCSE.

Scholarships for Continuing Students

There are ten (10) partial scholarships for tuition for students already in session at KU.

The scholarship will cover 25% tuition costs beginning the academic year 2009/2010 for students with proven high performance and genuine need of financial assistance.


KU Internal Bursary

Internal bursaries are for students already enrolled into Kenyatta University programmes and are awarded based on the need of vulnerable students. The application should be supported by a letter from either the principal/headteacher, chief or pastor.
NOTE: The application is made through the Dean of Students.

KU Postgraduate Scholarships

The University will give SIXTEEN(16) postgraduate scholarships to cover tuition for the Masters programme. These scholarships will be awarded to graduate students admitted in September 2009/2010 academic year and will be based on proven high academic performance.

NOTE: The application is made through the Deans of Schools.

Application procedure:

All interested applicants must submit the following to the KU Financial Aid Office by July 3rd 2009: Application letter, filled application form, certified copies of relevant certificates/transcripts, reference letter by Principal/Head Teacher or chief/pastor; and a short essay on why you deserve the scholarship.

Applicants for these scholarships should visit the KU website at http://www.ku.ac.ke to download the application form or visit the Financial Aid Office on Nigeria Street, Office No. 1

Those who do not hear from us by August 5th 2009 should consider their applications unsuccessful.

Students who have benefited from other funding sources are not eligible for the scholarships.


Further information on KU, financial aid requirements can be obtained from: Director, Financial Aid Office.

Tel: +254-20-811949 or +254-20-810901 ext 57522

Email: financial-aid @ ku.ac.ke