African Canadian Continuing Education Scholarship Program: The African Canadian Continuing Education Society (ACCES) is a non-profit agency that supports Kenyan students by providing post-secondary scholarships.

In 2019, ACCES will offer partial scholarships to young Kenyans from Busia, Bungoma, Kakamega and Vihiga Counties. Eligible applicants must be needy, bright, have a record of satisfactory educational
achievement, and MUST have an admission letter to or be enrolled in a public College or university accredited with Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC.) or Kenya University and College Central Placement Service (KUCCPS).

Benefit

Successful applicants will receive a partial college or university scholarship from ACCES from the end of June, 2019.

Host Country: Kenya

Scholarship Type: Post-secondary

Application Deadline: 15th May, 2019.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Eligible Countries: Kenya

Eligibility:

To be eligible for consideration, the applicant must meet the following minimum criteria:

• Must be a Kenyan Citizen, below 30 years of age, and from Busia, Bungoma, Kakamega and Vihiga Counties.

• Must have a minimum KCSE grade of C plain for college and C+ for University.

• For those already attending College/University and meet the above grades, must maintain a minimum grade B and above in academic performance.

• Must be either enrolled or have an admission letter to a Kenyan learning institution accredited with the KNEC or KUCCPS. Post-Graduate Program Students are not eligible.

• Students on Privately Sponsored Students’ Programmes (PSSP) in colleges and universities are not eligible to apply.

• College/University students must not be fully funded by Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). For those under the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) Program, only the college/university undergraduates with a HELB loan of KShs.40,000 and below and demonstrating further financial need may be considered. ACCES Staff will verify the amount the candidate claims to have received from HELB at www.helb.co.ke.

• Students with DISABILITY who did KCSE from Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kisumu, Nandi, Siaya, TransNzoia, Uasin Gishu and Vihiga counties are eligible to apply.

• Must demonstrate the need for financial assistance by providing supporting documents outlining family circumstances as outlined on “ACCES 2 FORM”. Recommendation letters alone, without other supporting documents, will not be sufficient.

APPLICATION

How to Apply for the African Canadian Continuing Education Scholarship Program :

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