Developing Countries Scholarship Awards of PATHWAYS Leadership for Progress Awards, Kenya

PATHWAYS now invites applicants from developing countries to apply PATHWAYS Leadership for Progress Awards, an international leadership training program and  fee assistance to pursue undergraduate degree at University of Nairobi or Kenyatta University in Kenya up to 2 semesters per year contingent upon satisfactory progress each year. Priority will be given to students from disadvantaged groups such as AIDS orphans and girls.

Description
PATHWAYS Leadership for Progress is a leadership program and is now accepting applications from highly qualified undergraduate students with financial need commencing studies in October 2013. The goals of the PATHWAYS program are to 1) develop the student’s leadership ability through supporting their efforts to improve their community, 2) facilitate the education and encourage career development of individuals who are highly qualified academically, motivated, and dedicated to improving their country, 3) provide mentoring to establish the future leader in his/her career and to assure the successful implementation of the community project and 4) foster lifelong civic – minded collaborations among youth from different ethnicities. Along with participation in this program is the availability fee assistance to those accepted to the University of Nairobi or Kenyatta University (only for students under the regular/module I programme).

Benefits:
PATHWAYS offers the opportunity for students to apply for modest annual awards ($500) to help them move their projects forward and assists them with university fees. The program will cover most of the student’s university expenses toward a Bachelor’s degree not covered by any government or private grants for 2 semesters per year contingent upon satisfactory progress each year. The student is expected to offer a cost share plan to outline how much they can contribute to their university expenses. The student is also expected to apply to PATHWAYS for a small grant to support progress on their project annually.

Eligibility

• KCSE overall grade average of B+ or higher.
• Financial need.
• Strong interpersonal and educational skills.
• Written project proposal (Rationale, Background, Objectives, Methods, Anticipated Problems and Solutions, Implications), written in collaboration with a community group, that can be made sustainable during the 4 years of university education.
• The proposal may focus on any area (e.g. economic development, infrastructure, food production, conservation), but it must in some direct way seek to improve the country and its people.
• Include letter of support from the community group.
• Three letters of recommendation from secondary school teachers/education professionals (or equivalent) familiar with the student’s abilities (attach).
• Copies of KCPE/KCSE official results certificate and recent school reports (attach).
• Copies of acceptance letters from UoN/Kenyatta U or completed application form (attach).
• Estimated university expenses and a cost share plan.
• Recent photo of student (will not be returned).

Application Procedure
The downloadable link of the application form can be seen at the website link below.

Submission Deadline
July 31

Website Link
http://www.pathwayslp.org/