SCHOLARSHIPS
Several scholarships and grants are available for both undergraduates and graduate students who are seeking for financial assistance. The information below is available for those who need to apply for aid.
RATTANSI EDUCATION FUND
Offered By: Rattansi Education
Available For: Undergraduates
THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Offered By: The Rockefeller Foundation
Available For:
Undergraduates
Graduates
Offered By: University of Nairobi
Available For:
Undergraduates
Prof. Muriuki Scholarship is available to needy module one undergraduate students admitted to the University of Nairobi.
GANDHI SMARAK NIDHI FUND SCHOLARSHIP
Offered By: Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund Board of Trustees
Available For:
Graduates
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Academy of Society (MGMAS) started a trust fund in 1962; in the name of Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund (GSNF) that was to assist in development of higher education in East Africa. Money for this fund mainly came from the Government of India and from the three East African colonies. The money from this fund was used to construct the Gandhi Wing and the Gandhi Memorial Library as well as assisting in the purchase of the land on which the Chiromo Campus is built.
MGMAS decided to use the surplus to help bright needy students registered for various programmes of the University in form of bursaries and partial scholarships to build the capacity of trained personnel in the country as well as a gold medal to the overall best student in the University and a yearly monetary price to the best student in each faculty/school/institute. This has remained the tradition since then and many students have benefited from the fund. Currently the bursaries are given to undergraduate students and are managed by the MGMAS while the scholarship and the price are managed by GSNF. The scholarship is given to postgraduate students registered for Masters Programmes at the University of Nairobi only. A few PhD scholarships are available to women as a way of enhancing capacity for women in academia.
How to apply for a scholarship
Prior to the start of each University academic year the GSNF secretariat advertises for the GSNF scholarship through the local print media and through the U.o.N website; the applications are processed and the award of scholarship made on the basis of academic merit. For more information please contact: -
The secretary,
Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund,
Central Examination Centre, Chiromo Campus,
University of Nairobi,
P. O. Box 30197 - 00100 GPO, Nairobi
Telephone – 2538881/2538883 ext. 103.
Offered By: DAAD
Available For:
Graduates
Find more about DAAD from their website
http://www.daad.de/en/index.html