KCB FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME

2023 APPLICATION FORM

Name of Applicant (As it appears on the birth certificate)

Name of Primary School Primary School Postal Address Primary School Email Address County of Primary School Index Number

KCPE Marks Gender

Dear Applicant,

We are excited that you are applying to KCB Foundation.

Before you begin filling out the application form, please read the information below carefully.

Qualification

1. Each applicant must be in the last year of primary school, registered to sit for their KCPE exams in 2022.
2. We accept applications from all 47 Refugee students who are duly registered are encouraged to apply.

Instructions

1. Please fill out the application form for 2022 ONLY, as clearly and completely as Where information is absolutely not available, please mark (NOT AVAILABLE). However, remember that the more information you make available to us, the better it is for us to evaluate your application. Forms from previous years WILL NOT be accepted.
2. Attach copies of the following documents, failure to which your application WILL NOT be considered;
   1. Birth
   2. Parent/Guardian
   3. Parent Death Certificate, where
3. Evidence of Co-curricular activity
4. Evidence of
5. Payslip of Parent/Guardian if
6. High school calling letter

(i) KCPE results slip

3. Applicants to attend interviews with their application Forms and all documentation required, No application forms should be dropped of at any branch
4. All answers MUST be written in the spaces provided within the form and filled by the student applying for the position using his/her own handwriting and You are NOT allowed to insert any extra pages.
5. Only Complete Applications will be
6. Note that only shortlisted candidates will be
7. Any omission of the above will lead to automatic
8. We will verify all the information provided in this application

Important dates

Applicants to attend interviews with their application forms.

KCB Foundation interviews are held on Saturday 14th January 2023 across all counties, apart from Kisii and

Nyamira which will be held on Friday 13th January 2022.

For information on the Interview venues per county kindly visit any KCB Branch or the KCB Website.

SECTION TO BE FILLED BY STUDENT (MANDATORY)

1. APPLICANT’S PERSONAL DATA

1. SIBLING INFORMATION (BROTHERS AND SISTERS) MANDATORY

1. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

SECTION TO BE FILLED BY PARENT/ GUARDIAN (MANDATORY)

PLEASE SELECT THE APPROPRIATE CHECKBOX SAMPLE

1. PARENT /GUARDIAN INFORMATION (MANDATORY)

SECTION TO BE STRICTLY FILLED BY THE STUDENT (PLEASE WRITE ON THE SPACE PROVIDED)

1. What personal challenges have you gone through in your academic journey and how have you overcome

2. What is the most important thing you have learnt in life and how has it helped you? (Up to 150 words maximum)?

3. What would you like to do after graduating from college?

5. List any three strengths you have and examples of how you have demonstrated the said strengths in the last two years:

1. HEADTEACHER OR DEPUTY OF CURRENT SCHOOL

SECTION MUST BE SIGNED AND STAMPED USING THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL STAMP

To be filled only by the headteacher of school the applicant is currently attending

How long has the student been in that School?                                                                   

What extra curricula activities is the student involved in?                                                       

Comment on the family’s financial status

Comment on the student’s academic ability

1. RECOMMENDATION BY EITHER DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, CHIEF, PRIEST, PASTOR OR IMAM

STUDENT’S DISCLAIMER AND SIGNATURE

Declaration:

Applicant’s Declaration

I                                                                                                                         declare that the

information given above is true to the best of my knowledge. I authorise KCB Foundation to obtain such additional information concerning my educational program, family and financial records as needed to complete this scholarship application.

Applicant Name                                                                                                    Signature                                                                                                        Date                                                                                                              

Parent/Guardian Declaration

I                                                                                                                         confirm that the

above information is true to the best of my knowledge and I am aware that giving false information will mean that the application will not be considered. On behalf of my child, I authorise KCB Foundation to obtain any additional information concerning this applicant’s education, family and financial records as needed to complete this scholarship application.

Applicant Name                                                                                                    Signature                                                                                                        Date                                                                                                              

ABOUT US

KCB Foundation provides high school education scholarships for bright but marginalized and disadvantaged boys and girls, FGM Champions, Teenage mothers, girls rescued from early marriages, boys from regions highly affected by cattle rustling, and areas with high poverty indexes all from Kenya’s 47 counties through the provision of full scholarship opportunities that include tuition fees, learning materials, transport and shopping, and improved public schools infrastructure in order to improve access and transition to high-quality education. The Foundation also provides psychosocial support through mentorship opportunities in High school, Apprenticeship and University/Tertiary education levels.

Annually, the KCB Education Scholarship programme targets 1000 beneficiaries across all counties, with 100 of them being students with physical challenges who benefit from a full scholarship for four years of secondary education. The programme deliberately ensures inclusion by targeting 50% of women into the programme.

OUR IMPACT

• 3558 High school beneficiaries since 2007, effectively supporting transition to secondary education in public/government schools in
• 301 University/Tertiary beneficiaries since 2021, effectively supporting transition to tertiary/University education in Kenya
• In the 2021 CSE, 91% of class scored the minimum University qualification of C+ with 34 learners scoring A’s, 129 scored B’s and 50 C+.
• Transition rates from secondary school to tertiary education at 100 % from year to
• Marked by a completion rate of 99% from year to

CONTACT US

KCB Head Office, Kencom House, 1st floor

P.O. Box 48400-00100 Nairobi

Mobile: (+254) 0711 012 729

Telephone: 020-3270000

E-mail: [email protected] Website: https://kcbgroup.com/foundation/ WhatsApp: 0711 087 087