Hilde Back Education Fund
A Kenyan Charity supporting the
education of Talented Children
Form One Scholarships for the Year 2015
Available for candidates from Kiambu,
Embu, Meru, Nyamira and Migori Counties
HBEF hereby invites applications from
suitably qualified and eligible Form One students for the 2015 scholarships.
Limited scholarships to students joining public secondary schools will be
awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for consideration, the
applicant student must:
1.
Be a Kenyan citizen.
2.
Have sat K.C.P.E. in the year 2014 in
a public primary school in Kiambu, Embu, Meru, Nyamira and Migori Counties and
obtained at least 380 marks.
3.
Be an orphan or from a needy family.
Sponsorship Duration
The sponsorship will cover tuition
fee only for a period of four years of secondary education effective 2015.
Beneficiaries will be expected to maintain good academic performance and conduct in order to continue with the sponsorship.
Application Procedure
Interested students should:
Complete and submit the HBEF
Scholarship Application Form available at HBEF offices in Nairobi and in all
the respective County/District Education Offices from Tuesday 6th January 2015
The following supporting documents should be included in the application:
1.
A certified copy of KCPE result slip.
2.
Relevant recommendation letters as
outlined in the application form.
3.
Copy of birth certificate.
4.
Copy of Form one-admission
letter/joining instructions where available.
5.
Evidence of being an orphan where
applicable.
The deadline for submission of
application forms will be Friday January 16th 2015.
Applications from students who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be considered.
Similarly, late or incomplete applications will be disqualified. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by HBEF for interview details and final award.
Canvassing or giving of false information by or on behalf of the applicant will lead to disqualification of the application concerned.
Successful applicants and their host schools will be notified on or before 30th January 2015.
Application forms and supporting documents should be sent or hand delivered to the respective County/District Education Offices or to the HBEF Nairobi Office at the address below:
The Executive Director
Hilde Back Education Fund
P: 11, Princess Park Apartments,
Kabarnet Road, Off Ngong Road
P.O. Box 14741-00100,
Nairobi.
Note: Applicants who will not have received any communication from HBEF by 30th January 2015 should consider themselves unsuccessful.
