KENYATTA UNIVERSITY ( KU) SCHOLARSHIPS - 2010/2011

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A. OVS Scholarships

Kenyatta University is offering Two (2) 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 2010/2011 for OVS who have already been admitted to KU programmes.

Requirements: Minimum C+ Mean grade in 2008 OR 2009 KCSE.

B. Partial OVS Scholarships

Two (2) 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 2010/2011 for OVS who have already been admitted to KU programmes.

Requirements: Minimum C+ Mean grade in the 2008 OR 2009 KCSE.

C. Scholarships for Continuing Students

There are Ten (10) Partial Scholarships for tuition for students already in session at KU for the year beginning September 2010/2011. The scholarship will cover 25% tuition costs beginning the academic year 2010/2011 for students with proven high performance and genuine need of financial assistance.

D. KU Postgraduate Scholarships

The University will give Twenty (20) postgraduate scholarships to cover tuition for the Masters programme.

These scholarships will be awarded to graduate students admitted in September 2010/2011 academic year and will he based on proven high academic performance.

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

E. 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 forms should be collected from the Dean of Students and filled during the first week of the academicyear2010/2011.

Note: The application is made through the Dean of Students.

Application Procedure: All interested applicants must submit the following to the KU Financial Aid Office and to respective Deans of Schools by August 2 2010:

Application letter, filled application form, certified copies of relevant certificates/transcripts, reference letter by Principal/Head Teacher or Religious leader/Chief 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 20th 2010 should consider their application 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: 0725847914/8711949/8710901 ext 522
Email: financial-aid@ku.ac.ke

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