Equity Group/MasterCard Foundation Secondary Schools Scholarships 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.
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.
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
- 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.
- Application forms can be obtained from Equity Bank branches or nearby Equity Bank Agents.
- Completed application forms must be returned to the Equity Bank branch not later than 5th January 2015.
- 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.
It is a program that provides comprehensive Secondary School education and leadership training to academically promising yet economically and socially marginalized young Kenyans.
