Elimu scholarship is an initiative funded by the World Bank and Government of Kenya through Ministry of education that seeks to improve secondary education under Secondary Education quality improvement project (SEQIP).
Besides providing scholarships to KCPE 2022 students joining secondary school in 2022 from vulnerable, needy families and those with special needs, SEQIP also funds construction of classrooms and hiring of tsc teachers to meet the student to teacher ratio requirement.
Over 9,000 students who meet the requirements listed below will benefit from Kenya Shillings 20 billion funding for SEQIP.
The scholarship will cater for School fees, transport, and learning materials for the fours years of secondary education.
Requirement of applying for Elimu Scholarship
You can only apply for Elimu scholarship if you meet the requirements below:
Those with special needs and disabilities
Orphans and Vulnerable children
Student from vulnerable communities (from this sub-counties)
Candidates with poor parents living with disabilities
Candidates with parents living with HIV/AIDS and chronic diseases like (Cancer, Kidney failure e.t.c) that cannot raise school fees
Candidates from needy families
Candidates who have been neglected or abused
Candidate must have scored 280 marks and above in KCPE 2022
Candidates must have done their KCPE 2022 exams from public schools
Candidates must be from (Elimu Scholarship Flyer 25Nov19)
How to apply for Elimu Scholarship Programme
You can either apply for Elimu scholarship online or download application form and fill it manually. Below is the application procedure:
To apply online go to: Elimu Scholarship online
For Manual application: Download 2022 Elimu Application form pdf
After downloading the application form, print it and fill in capital letters
You will be required to come with original documents for interviews if you are shortlisted
For any inquiries, you can contact elimu scholarships team through email: elimu@equitygroupfoundation.com or elimu@education.go.ke.
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