The increasing demand and competition for secondary school places in Kenya has made it difficult for students from low-income families to secure places. Luckily, several organizations offer scholarships to students who get good grades in KCPE. Below is a list of the top ten secondary school scholarships in Kenya.
10.
Co-operative Bank
Scholarships
- Co-operative
Bank Foundation runs an educational scholarship scheme for academically
talented and less fortunate children, who are finding paying fees for
secondary school a challenge. The goal of this scheme is to provide
children from disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to access
education.
- Through
this scholarship program, the foundation identifies needy students,
sources mentors for them and nurtures their leadership skills with the aim
of making them agents of positive change in the society.
9.
Palmhouse Foundation Scholarships
- The
Palmhouse Foundation gives scholarship opportunities to bright, talented
children from financially disadvantaged families. Students whose families
face financial challenges, as well as those from poorly equipped rural
primary schools are the focus of this scholarship.
- Palmhouse
Foundation is committed to financing secondary education for children from
all over Kenya. Through this initiative, this foundation intends to
transform the recipients’ lives, as well as their families and the society
around them.
- In
2011, Equity Bank launched the Wings to Fly scholarships, with the support
of the MasterCard Foundation. This scholarship program aims to grant over
10,000 comprehensive secondary school scholarships in Kenya, targeting
academically gifted and financially and socially marginalized young
Kenyans.
- Recipients
benefit from leadership training, skill development and networks from
within the bank that help them succeed in secondary school, university
education and the workplace.
7.
Kenya Community
Development Foundation
- In
collaboration with several other partners, the KCDF has managed to
increase the number of girls who transit to higher levels of education
through the provision of educational scholarships. The program also
focuses on teaching the girls life skills to help them cope in the
marketplace.
- Kenyan
girls from disadvantaged backgrounds get the opportunity to acquire life
skills, quality education, financial support and work readiness exposure.
KCDF aims to assist Kenyan girls to beat the cycle of poverty and empowers
them to give back to their communities.
- The
Hilde Back Education Fund is a Kenyan charitable organization that focuses
on assisting children from poor backgrounds to complete their secondary
school education. This organization focuses on the provision of education
as a basic human right. Scholarships are open to students from all walks
of life, regardless of their race, ethnicity, religion, or gender.
5.
Helping Youth
Through Educational Scholarships
- This
scholarship program is run by a Canadian not-for-profit organization,
which has no government or religious affiliations. HYTES raises funds in
Canada to finance scholarships in developing nations. The current focus of
HYTES is paying secondary tuition costs for students who are both
community-minded and financially challenged in Kenya, Zambia, Guatemala,
and Tanzania.
4.
Elimu Fund
- The
Elimu Scholarship Fund seeks contributions from groups, corporations,
foundations, and individuals to provide access to education for
intelligent children in Kenya. This charitable organization provides hope
and opportunities for education to bright children who have limited
financial capabilities. Orphans who display academic prowess but lack
funds to pursue their education are also welcome to apply for this
scholarship.
- To
qualify for this scholarship, the student must have received admission to
a private or public secondary school recognized by the Ministry of
Education. The scholarship covers 100% of school costs and includes a
stipend for the recipient.
3.
Canadian
Harambee Education Society
- “If
you educate one girl, you educate a society” is one of the slogans this
initiative goes by. This society sources scholarship funds for female
students who meet the necessary academic standards for secondary
education. CHES seeks to improve the quality of life for women in Kenya by
providing scholarships for young girls who are unable to raise school
fees.
2.
Akili Dada
- The
Akili Dada initiative seeks to empower the next generation of African
women leaders through the provision of access to high-quality education,
rigorous leadership development and personalized mentoring. Bright,
promising young women benefit from high-quality secondary school education
at either of Akili Dada’s partner schools.
- The
Kenya program is the latest initiative started by Africa Educational
Trust. This trust specializes in reaching remote and excluded communities,
and as such, expanding into Kenya was a logical extension of its work. A
partnership with the Leigh Day law firm to help support schooling for
vulnerable children in Laikipia North provided the trust with the
opportunity to better understand the educational needs of the communities
in this region, and in particular the local Maasai community who have lost
their traditional pastoralist livelihood and yet still remain isolated
from education and opportunity.
- In 2014, the first major program to support Maasai children was started. This program has the local children studying in their local language at first, after which they are prepared to begin studies in English.
Other Secondary School scholarships
Other scholarships you might consider applying include:
- KTDA
Secondary School Bursary Fund
- Hilde
Back Education Funds
- Kenya
Education Fund
- Beacon
Scholarships 2023
NOTE: Application for any of the above-listed high school
2023 scholarship opportunities is free. Do not pay.
Above are ten of the most popular secondary school scholarships in Kenya today. If you have, or know of a needy student, encourage them to apply for these opportunities.
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