Government announces Elimu Scholarship Programme for vulnerable, refugee learners
Refugee learners, both girls and boys from camp-based schools who attained 240 and 250 marks respectively in the 2023 KCPE exams will also benefit from the programme.
The government has announced the awarding of the Secondary School Elimu Scholarships in all 47 counties.
The Ministry of Education through The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) and Equity Group Foundation is awarding Secondary School Elimu Scholarships to vulnerable learners who attained 280 marks and above in the 2023 KCPE Examinations.
Candidates with special needs and disabilities who attained below 280 marks are eligible.
Learners from vulnerable and marginalised groups with 250 marks and above will also be eligible.
Refugee learners, both girls and boys from camp-based schools who attained 240 and 250 marks respectively will also benefit from the scholarship programme.
Only candidates who sat the 2023 KCPE examinations from public primary schools and refugee learners from 49 Camp Based Primary Schools and those refugee learners who attended Public Primary Schools outside the camps in
Kakuma, Kalobeyei and Daadab are eligible.
Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
1. Learners from Poor and vulnerable backgrounds including:
(i) Orphans;
(ii) Learners from urban informal settlements;
(iii) Learners whose parents/guardians are living with disabilities that have
compromised their ability to meet the financial obligations of their
children;
(iv) Learners whose families are affected by HIV/AIDS and other chronic
illnesses with debilitating effects that could render parents and
guardians destitute and unable to fend for their families;
(v) Learners whose families are affected by extreme poverty, rendering
them unable to educate their children;
(vi) Learners who have suffered from neglect/abuse and have no support
to continue with their education.
(vii) Learners with Special needs and disabilities.
"Interested applicants are advised to collect scholarship application forms from the nearest Sub-County Education office," the Ministry of Education said in a statement on Tuesday.
"Refugee learners’ forms can be collected from Equity Bank Branches in Kakuma and Dadaab and the Sub-County Education offices or Equity Bank Agent in Kakuma and Dadaab or the office of the Camp Manager, Department of Refugee Services in Kakuma and Dadaab."
The application forms can also be downloaded from the Ministry of Education website.
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