2020 FORM ONE SCHOLARSHIPS: 2020 FORM ONE ELIMU SCHOLARSHIP FOR QUALIFIED 2019 KCPE CANDIDATES

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2020 FORM ONE SCHOLARSHIPS: 2020 FORM ONE ELIMU SCHOLARSHIP FOR QUALIFIED 2019 KCPE CANDIDATES

THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HAS JUST ADVERTISED 2020 FORM ONE ELIMU SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THIS YEAR’S KCPE CANDIDATES HERE ARE THE DETAILS ON HOW TO ACCESS THEM, NUMBER OF TARGETED SUB-COUNTIES AND URBAN CENTRES WITH SLUMS, DEADLINES, PASS MARK, APPLICATION PROCEDURE, ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION CRITERIA

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The Ministry of Education in Kenya in partnership with the Equity Group Foundation has just advertised scholarships for high schools students from disadvantaged and financially unstable backgrounds for the 2020 academic year.

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https://egfdmis.equitybank.co.ke/uploads/files/Elimu%20Scholarship%20Application%20Form%2025Nov19.pdf

https://www.jambonews.co.ke/top-and-best-secondary-school-scholarship-programmes-how-to-apply/

ELIMU SCHOLARSHIP TARGETTED AREAS

Elimu Scholarship targets 110 sub-Counties and 15 urban centres with informal settlements.

ELIMU SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS

Anyone seeking the 2020 form one Elimu Scholarship MUST:

1. Be a poor and vulnerable child from a financially unstable home.

2. Have sat for the 2019 KCPE exam from public primary schools within the targeted 110 sub-Counties and 15 urban centres with informal settlements. The 110 Sub-Counties have been selected based on the National Government’s administrative areas as per the year 2015.

FOR A FULL LIST OF THE TARGETTED 110 SUB-COUNTIES AND THE 15 URBAN AREAS WITH INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS TO THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND EQUITY GROUP FOUNDATION WEBSITES:

http://www.education.go.ke/

https://equitygroupfoundation.com/

3. Have attained at least 280 marks in the 2019 KCPE exam. For affirmative action, however, 2019 KCPE candidates who are orphans and/or from highly vulnerable communities and those with disability or special needs who attained below 280 marks may also stand a chance.

4. Candidates with special needs and disability include those with physical, visual or hearing impairment, albinism, autism, dyslexia and other learning disabilities.

5. 2019 KCPE candidates whose parents or guardians disabled hence compromising or limiting their ability to meet their financial obligations and other parental responsibilities.

6. Candidates whose parents are living with chronic illnesses such as HIV/ AIDS that could make them incapable of fending for their families.

7. Candidates whose families have been hit by extreme poverty hence unable to raise the required school fees.

8. Candidates who have been greatly neglected abused and denied support to continue with their education.

HOW TO ACCESS ELIMU SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORMS, APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINES

Interested candidates can collect Elimu Scholarship application forms at the nearest EQUITY BANK BRANCH OR EQUITY BANK AGENT as from 4th December 2019.

Elimu Scholarship Application Forms can also be downloaded from the Ministry of Education and Equity Group Foundation official websites below:

http://www.education.go.ke/

https://equitygroupfoundation.com/

Completed and duly signed Elimu Scholarship application forms, testimonials and other supporting documents should be submitted to the nearest Equity Bank Branch by 16th December 2019.

INTERVIEWS

Shortlisted candidates will later be accompanied by their parents or guardians for interviews which shall be conducted by the Community Scholarship Advisory Committees.

WHAT DOES THE ELIMU SCHOLARSHIP CATER FOR AND FOR HOW LONG?

Elimu Scholarship will cater for school fees, learning materials, school uniforms and fare/transport to and from school for four years.

ELIMU SCHOLARSHIP REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

A downloaded and filled Elimu Scholarship application form (798 KB)

A downloaded Elimu Scholarship Flyer 9488 kb)

ELIMU SCHOLARSHIP LIST OF TARGETTED URBAN CENTRES WITH SLUMS

Only candidates from the following urban centres with informal settlements are eligible to apply:

1. THIKA

2. NAIROBI

3. GARISSA

4. MACHAKOS

5. ELDORET

6. NAKURU

7. KITUI

8. MOMBASA

9. KERICHO

10. KILIFI

11. NAIVASHA

12. KISUMU

13. KAKAMEGA

14. EMBU

15. NYERI

ELIMU SCHOLARSHIP LIST OF TARGETTED SUB-COUNTIES

2019 KCPE CANDIDATES FROM THE FOLOWING SUB-COUNTIES ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY:

1. BARINGO NORTH

2. LAGDERA

3. EAST POKOT

4. MARIGAT

5. CHEPALUNGU

6. SUBA

7. GARBATULA

8. ISIOLO

9. SOTIK

10. BUNGOMA WEST

11. ISIOLO

12. CHEPTAIS

13. MERTI

14. MT. ELGON

15. KAJIADO CENTRAL

16. LOITOKTOK

17. BUTERE

18. BUNYALA

19. KAKAMEGA SOUTH

20. BUSIA

21. BUTULA

22. NAMBALE

23. KHWISERO

24. LIKUYANI

25. LUGARI

26. SAMIA

27. TESO NORTH

28. TESO SOUTH