2015 Secondary Schools Scholarships
This year, Equity Group Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation with support from KfW, will offer 2,000 comprehensive secondary school. scholarships across the country through the Wings to Fly program.
This
will be the 5th class since 2011 to benefit, enabling the program to meet its
goal of 10000 beneficiaries before the target date of 2015.This year, Equity Group Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation with support from KfW, will offer 2,000 comprehensive secondary school. scholarships across the country through the Wings to Fly program.
We believe the best way to empower the next generation is to support them in accessing education.
The Wings to Fly scholarships are
given to top performing pupils ranked in the top 5 percentile in the 2014 Kenya
Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam and who are economically and
socially marginalized, from every district where Equity Bank has a
branch.
Only children from needy backgrounds
who would otherwise not afford to join Form 1 without financial support are
considered for the scholarships.
Details about the Scholarship
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Candidates who will attain 350 marks
and above are advised to fill in the application form, attach their result slip
and return to the nearest Equity Bank branch or Equity Bank Agent.
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Application forms can be obtained
from Equity Bank branches or nearby Equity Bank Agents.
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Completed application forms must be
returned to the Equity Bank branch not later than 5th January 2015.
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Shortlisted students will be invited
for interviews which will be conducted by the Equity Group Foundation District
Scholarship Selection Board (DSSB).
The Wings to Fly scholarship caters
for school fees, books, uniform, transport, shopping, and pocket money for the
four years of secondary school.
The Wings to Fly program is a partnership between Equity Group Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation with support from USAID, UKAID, KfW and PEPFAR.
The Wings to Fly program is a partnership between Equity Group Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation with support from USAID, UKAID, KfW and PEPFAR.
It is a program that provides
comprehensive Secondary School education and leadership training to
academically promising yet economically and socially marginalized young
Kenyans.