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The education development project started with a scholarship Grant given by the Ford Foundation in 2004 in celebration of the Foundation Office for Eastern Africa’s 40th Anniversary. It is envisioned that this project will eventually be broadened to focus on education as one of the key development sectors around which KCDF will build future partnerships.
Purpose of the grants
The scholarship grants are intended to support local organisations and secondary schools to facilitate the secondary education of poor and needy Kenyan youth. The award is for a maximum period of four years. Continuing students requiring less years are eligible and is subject to continued satisfactory performance by the student.
The grants can only be used for school fees (boarding, examination and tuition fees).
Priority will be given to organisations that encourage students’ families and communities to make at least some contribution towards the expenses of the student in order to benefit a greater number of students.
Criteria for the grantee organisation/Secondary school
a) Local (Kenyan) Organisations and government secondary schools
b) Legal registration as a not-for- profit organisation (NGO, CBO, Children’s home, public secondary schools etc.);
c) Organisation/school should have been in existence for a duration not less than two years;
d) Focus on poverty alleviation, sustainable development and/or the promotion of civic responsibility
e) Accountable governance in place (for example board, committee that includes community members);
f) A minimum of one year experience in selection and support for secondary Bursaries/Scholarship;
g) Ability to monitor the progress of the students in terms of discipline and performance;
h) Ability to create mentoring program for the students who have received the scholarships;
i) Accounting system that meets the minimum standards that would allow for accountability for grant funds;
j) Secondary schools making applications directly to KCDF, eligibility is limited to public Secondary Schools.
k) For other organisations eligible students may be admitted to any registered/accredited public (Government, church or harambee) secondary school.
a) Academic performance: Students should consistently exhibiting academic excellence. (attaining marks not below 300 or at least a grade C)
b) The student must have been admitted to a registered/accredited public secondary school.
c) The student should be either orphaned or destitute or the parents/guardian of the student is unable to cover the required school fees due to extreme poverty.
d) The student must exhibit good behaviour both before and after receiving the scholarship.
e) For the students who are due to join form one the student must have attained a minimum of 320 marks for girls and 350 for boys out of the required 500 in KCPE.
f) Student should not be receiving funding for tuition and boarding from any organization.
g) KCDF is likely to exercise positive discrimination for scholarships for female students, should the applicants be more than the resources available.
The scholarship will initially benefit the selected candidates for a period of one academic year from the date of award. Thereafter, continued sponsorship will be determined by KCDF on the basis of the student’s academic performance and discipline records.
In aggregate the sponsorship will only last for a period of four years from the year of award or until the beneficiary ceases to be a student whichever comes first.
1. Overall budget (the full budget for the organisation including other sources of funding i.e. other donors, community contribution, etc.).
2. Copy of certificate for registration of institution or organisation.
3. Current organisational structure (or list of staff). Indicate whether voluntary or paid.
4. List of board or governing committee members. Indicate gender.
5. Proof documents (copies of death certificates, letters from guardians, head teacher, chief, pastor etc) showing the status of the proposed students.
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