Applicants MUST meet the following criteria;

i. Be Kenyan citizens.

ii. Have sat KCPE in the year 2011 and obtained at least 350 marks and above.

iii. Preference will be given to pupils from public primary schools.

iv. Be of good discipline.

v. Be an orphan or from a disadvantaged background.

vi. Be admitted in a public secondary school.

Duration

The scholarship will initially benefit the successful applicants for a period
of one academic year on the basis of the student’s academic performance,
financial circumstances and discipline record.

The Foundation’s Board will determine continued sponsorship for the remaining
academic period.

In aggregate, the sponsorship will last for a period of four years from the
year of award or
until the beneficiary ceases to be a student in a Public Secondary School.

Application Procedure

Interested students can apply by filling ‘The JKF Scholarship application form
for the year
2012’ available on The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation website (www.jkf.co.ke) or from education offices
countrywide.

The following support documents MUST be attached to the application form:

• A certified copy of KCPE
  results slip.
• Evidence of being an orphan or
  from a disadvantaged background.