USAID Scholarship to Attend the Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program at Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia, USA

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Scholarship to Attend the Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program at Eastern Mennonite University, Virginia, USA
USAID Kenya and USAID East Africa are offering eight scholarships to qualified Kenyan women from conflict-affected communities to attend the Women’s Peacebuilding Leadership Program at Eastern Mennonite University in the USA. Those chosen for this program will study for a Graduate Certificate in Peacebuilding Leadership. 
Courses in this program will teach peacebuilding and leadership theory along with practical skills, and includes a strong mentoring program to assist students to enhance their peacebuilding efforts within Kenya. The program is targeting women peacebuilding practitioners who are recognized in their community as possessing leadership potential and dedication to their community.
The program will include three short courses in the US in May and June, 2014; and two short courses in the East Africa region in June 2015. Both academic and practical peacebuilding work are required in the time between the courses. The coursework will be completed by December, 2015, at which time the Graduate Certificates will be awarded. Students accepted into this program must be available for six weeks during May and June, 2014, for three weeks during June, 2015, and one week in December, 2015.
The Center for Justice and Peace building (CJP) at Eastern Mennonite University equips and sustains
individuals, groups and communities to work for justice and peace through education, training, practice and research. The program prepares students to creatively work for long-term sustained, structural change, whether in an organization or community or on a large-scale level.
Interested candidates must possess the following qualifications.Must be a Kenyan citizen from conflict-affected communities.A 4-year undergraduate degree, preferably in the social sciences. Candidates who do not meet these criteria but have undergraduate work of at least two years and have extensive peacebuilding experience may be considered.Applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 (based on a four-point scale).A TOEFL score of 550, or an IELTS score of 6.5 are required. This may be waived in some cases.At least two years of experience in peacebuilding or related work: conciliation, mediation, trauma healing, advocacy, restorative justice, community development/relief work.Demonstrated leadership or leadership potential.Recommendations and support by a local organization and other peacebuilding actors.Click on the “Kenyan 2014 applicants” button and use the password wplp2014 when requested on the following web page.
The deadline for submitting completed applications is 28 December, 2013. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

University of Nairobi Gadhi Smarak Nidhi Fund Postgraduate Scholarship 2013 / 2014 Academic Year

University of Nairobi

Gadhi Smarak Nidhi Fund

Postgraduate Scholarship

2013 / 2014 Academic Year
The Gandhi Smarak Nidhi fund will offer a limited number of partial scholarships tenable at the University of Nairobi, for Masters Programmes during the 2013/2014 academic year.

Interested candidates are invited to apply for the scholarship by filling in a formal application/re-application form available at the Central Examination Centre, Chiromo Campus upon payment of a non-refundable application fees of Kenya Shillings Five Hundred Only (KShs. 500.00) through MPESA pay bill services.
The MPESA payment details are: -BUSINESS NUMBER: 913901ACCOUNT NUMBER:Serial number on the application formApplicants must have attained at least an Upper Second Class Honours or its equivalent at Bachelors Level and must attach to the completed application form a letter of offer (Notice of eligibility) to study at the University of Nairobi for a Masters programme (not PhD).
Completed application forms may be send to the Secretary,
Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund, University of Nairobi,
P. O. Box 30197 – 00100 or delivered to the Central Examination Centre, Chiromo Campus so as to reach by Friday August 9, 2013.
Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Mount Kenya University Scholarship Scheme and Students Discretionary Tuition Waiver Scheme

Mount Kenya University

Office of the Registrar, Academic Affairs

Announcement of Scholarships

The University Strategic Plan (2008 - 2018) recognizes expansion of access to higher education as a requisite strategy to effective development of national human capital. 

Pursuant to the University Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility and expanding access to higher education, the University Council has established a Scholarship Scheme and Students Discretionary Tuition Waiver Scheme.
The Scholarship Scheme and Students Discretionary Tuition Waiver aims at enhancing realization of the University strategic objectives on expanding access to higher education and support Mount Kenya University, MKU students’ educational academic aspirations.

A. Scholarships

a) Applicant must have applied to join Mount Kenya University.
b) Applicant must have qualified to undertake Mount Kenya University Bachelors Degree Program.
c) Applicant must fill the prescribed application form.
ii. Points will be awarded on the basis of the following:
h) Recommendations

B. Student Discretionary Tuition Waiver

a) Applicant must have been a student of Mount Kenya University for not less that two (2) semesters / trimester.
b) Applicant must complete the prescribed application form.
c) Applicant must be enrolled full time in a Mount Kenya Diploma or Degree Programmes.
ii) Points will be awarded on the basis of the following:
c) Financial challenges

Instructions

Application forms can be collected from the Main Campus and the other campuses of Mount Kenya
University. 

The forms can also be downloaded from the Mount Kenya website.
Applications should be received by the 15th July, 2013 and must be addressed to:
Registrar, Academic Affairs
Mount Kenya University
P 0 Box 342, 01000
Thika
NB: Please indicate ‘Scholarship or “Student Discretionary Tuition Waiver” on the envelope.
Those who had already sent application letters should fill the application forms.

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