Makerere University offers Undergraduate Scholarships for Female Students, Uganda 2012/13
Study Subject(s):Courses offered by the university
Course Level:Undergraduate
Scholarship Provider: Makerere University
Scholarship can be taken at: Uganda
Eligibility:
-A female student admitted to Makerere University on Private Sponsorship Scheme.
-Student should be from a genuinely poor socio-economic background.
-Academic excellence, with more points scored for girls studying science disciplines.
-First year female students admitted on the basis of 'A' level results only (current or previous years) who should not be more than 25 years.
- A person with leadership experience and/or potential.
-Those not admitted on Uganda Government sponsorship to any public university.
-Those who do not hold any other scholarship e.g. District Scholarship, Kulika, etc.
Scholarship Open for International Students: No
Scholarship Description: The Makerere University Female Scholarship Foundation (FSF) was launched in November 2010 as a continuation of the Makerere University Female Scholarship Initiative (FSI). With $4 million support from Carnegie Corporation of New York, FSI funded 691 girls from poor socio-economic background to access university education from 2001-2010. Makerere University realized the need for a scholarship foundation in order to support more female students who would otherwise drop out of school after secondary school level.
How to Apply: By post
Scholarship Application Deadline: 17th August 2012
Further Scholarship Information and Application (http://news.mak.ac.ug/sites/default/files/downloads/Mak-FSF-Advert-2012.pdf)