Equity Bank Wings To Fly Scholarships 2020: Equity bank scholarship foundation provides over 2000 secondary school scholarships for Kenyan students each year. Download high school scholarship application forms!

2020 Wings to Fly Secondary School Scholarship Online Application

The program targets high achieving yet needy (orphan or vulnerable) students identified by assessing their performance at the nationally administered Kenya Certificate  of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations.
INSTRUCTIONS/GUIDELINES
Applicant should create a new account through the portal https://egfdmis.equitybank.co.ke/ and fill in the 2019 application form for consideration.

1. Only 2019 KCPE candidates are viable to make an application for this scholarship.
2. The information provided in this form is intended to help Equity Group Foundation Community Scholarship Selection Board (CSSB) understand the applicant’s academic and financial position for the purpose of assessment for scholarship/award.
3. All fields with asterisk (*) are mandatory fields and must be filled accordingly.
4. This application form must be filled accurately, honestly and completely. Equity Group Foundation will reject any applications without relevant documents.
5. Please review the following documents and if required have soft/scanned copies for ease of completing the online application form: –

• KCPE Results Slip (official KNEC slip or signed & stamped paper from the school).
• Copy of Death Certificate (if father/mother deceased).
• Evidence of financial support (if they have received support in the past).
• Evidence of special needs (if they have indicated special needs).
• Copy of Pay Slip/ Bank Statement (if parents/guardians are employed/business).

• Signed declaration by Applicant and Parent/Guardian
• Filled application and recommendation form by Head Teacher,
• Provincial Adm., Religious Leader and any other.
  • The completion and submission of this form is not a guarantee for sponsorship. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.
  • Any false statements, omissions or forged documents will lead to automatic disqualification.

   
  SELECTION CRITERIA
  A successful applicant for the Scholarship should be:

  1. Academically Promising – top 5th percentile performing students in their Sub-County in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE).
  2. Orphans or Vulnerable Children (as defined below):
  • Children who have lost one or both parents and have no relative or guardian

  or sponsor to provide for their secondary education- evidence in form of death certificates/burial permits/letter from Chief should be attached.

  • Children whose parents are physically or mentally challenged and are unable to educate their children and have no relative or guardian or sponsor to provide

  for their secondary education.

  • Children whose parents are living with HIV/AIDS or other chronic debilitating illness and are unable to educate their children and have no relative or guardian or sponsor to provide for their secondary education-medical records should be sought.
  • Children from families affected by natural disasters such as flooding, drought, and famine or civil conflict and are unable to educate their children and have no relative or guardian or sponsor to provide for their secondary education- family’s current living conditions.
  • Children who have suffered neglect and/or abandonment and have no relative or guardian or sponsor to provide for their secondary education.
  • Children with parents living under extreme poverty and have no relative or guardian or sponsor to provide for their secondary education.

Wings to Fly Equity Bank Application Form 2020

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Each year, the Equity Bank Group Scholarship Foundation Wings to Fly program offers over 2000 comprehensive secondary school scholarships in Kenya.
The Wings to Fly scholarships are given to top performing pupils ranked in the top 5 percentile in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exam and who are economically and socially marginalized, from every district where Equity Bank has a branch.
Only children from needy backgrounds who would otherwise not afford to join Form 1 without financial support are considered for the scholarships.
Details about the Scholarship

• Candidates who have attained 350 marks and above are advised to fill in the application form, attach their slip and return the same to the nearest Equity Bank branch or Equity Bank Agent.
• Application forms can be obtained from Equity Bank or nearby Equity Bank Agents
  Completed application forms must be returned to the Equity Bank branch or Equity Bank Agent not later than 10th January
• Shortlisted students will be invited for interviews which will be conducted by the Equity Group Foundation District Scholarship Selection Board.
• The Wings to Fly scholarship caters for school fees, books, uniform, transport, shopping and pocket money for the four years of secondary school.
• The Wings to Fly program is a partnership between Equity Group Foundation and The MasterCard Foundation with support from USAID, UKAID, KfW and PEPFAR.

It is a program that provides comprehensive Secondary School education and leadership training to academically promising yet economically and socially marginalized young Kenyans.

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