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What students will require to apply for scholarships under new University funding model

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Education cabinet secretary Ezekiel Machogu speaking during the release of the KUCCPS placement results at the Kenya School of Government in Nairobi on July 31, 2023. [Denis Kibuchi, Standard]

Students who sat for the 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) can apply for funding under the new University financing model rolled out by the government on May 3, 2023.

In the new funding model, students from vulnerable and extremely needy backgrounds will receive 100 percent financing, while those from needy and less needy backgrounds will get 93 percent.

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