Students Urged To Pursue Local And International Scholarships
Students in higher education institutions have been encouraged to look for local and international scholarships to help them further their education.
Prof Peter Wanderi, Mount Kenya University’s Principal Corporate Services and Communication, says that in addition to the well-known government funding agency for students, the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), there are many other organizations willing to sponsor bright university students to obtain their education qualifications.
He urged those in need to apply for the National Government’s Affirmative Action Fund, county government bursaries, Constituency Development Funds (CDF), and private Education Trust Funds (ETFs) such as Saale Gobanai, Saku Forum, Turuya, Rattansi, Oxfam, Oshwal, and Care International, among others.
“There are also Non-governmental Organizations such as Chalbi Scholars and Direct Aid Kenya as well as multinational organizations such as the Danish Refugee council who offer such scholarships,” he said.
Prof Wanderi spoke at the recently concluded three-day Second International Conference on Peace, Security, and Social Enterprise hosted by MKU at the Mwai Kibaki Convention Centre in Thika town.
The conference brought together over 1,000 stakeholders from the public and private sectors with the goal of focusing on the best paradigms for establishing peace, security, socioeconomic, and political development.
MKU has established a charitable arm, the Mount Kenya University Foundation, located at the institution’s main campus in Thika town, to harness public and private support for the advancement of the university’s mandates of training, research, and community outreach.
“The mission of the foundation is to advocate and support the advancement of higher education in MKU by obtaining, investing, and administering grants and prudently discharging its fiduciary obligations to the university, donors, and designated beneficiaries,” Prof Wanderi said,
Earlier this year, the foundation advertised scholarship opportunities worth Sh5 million to all students studying at all MKU campuses in Kenya.
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The foundation provides a structured avenue for gifts and donations from alumni, friends, corporations, institutions, and philanthropists.
Students Urged To Pursue Local And International Scholarships
