8th June 2009

EABL Foundation has announced the commencement of this year’s scholarships that will see 20 new students enter private and public universities across East Africa.

This year EABL Foundation scholarships reach a new milestone with over 120 students educated by the Foundation at a cost of Kshs 110 Million in the past eight years.

The applications will be open to bright but needy students across the region wishing to study Business, Information Technology, Engineering and Food Science.

Applications for a place on Strathmore University to study Business, Commerce and Information Technology will close on 22nd June while those wishing to study Engineering or Food Science in the public Universities have until July 25th to apply.

Students who sat for their KCSE in 2007 and have been invited to join any public universities can apply for the scholarships to public university while those who sat for their exams in 2008 and want to attend private university will be eligible for Strathmore University.

“We are very pleased that this year we will have given 120 young people a chance at life by empowering them with the tools to face the future,” said Keith Obure, EABL Foundation manager.

EABL Foundation provides scholarships that cover tuition, books, accommodation and a monthly stipend to bright students across the region who are unable to pay for fees.

They are required to fill an application form available in the press and return to the address indicated. A similar copy can be downloaded from the EABL website – www.eabl.com

EABL Foundation Scholarships started in 2001 as Guinness Strathmore Scholarships but were later expanded to cover the entire region and allow more students to apply.

Successful applicants in the last five years have been accepted to Strathmore, Nairobi, Dar el Salaam, Makerere Universities among others.