269,112 Students Apply for University Loans and Scholarships
According to Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machagu, there have been 238,714 applications received for scholarships and financing for higher education up to this point.
Machogu also pointed out that among the students placed in universities through the KUCCPS, 3,608 students are yet to register, along with an additional 26,790 students placed in TVETs. The anticipated enrollment figures suggest that around 269,112 students will join universities, while approximately 238,714 will enroll in TVETs.
During a press conference held on Thursday, Machogu noted that this number is expected to rise as the KUCPPS validates the data of students transferring to different degree programs or universities.
The application deadline for these opportunities is set to close on October 7.
Furthermore, Machogu instructed institutions to admit and retain students who have reported, even in cases where they do not have the necessary fees.
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Machogu reported that 121,367 students, equivalent to 86.6 percent of the total 140,147 students, have enrolled in universities that have begun academic activities for the 2023–24 academic year. He also clarified that admissions to TVET institutions are still ongoing.
On October 4, the CS announced that they had disbursed Sh10.5 billion out of the allocated Sh51.1 billion for continuing students under the previous funding paradigm. This funding will cover tuition and living expenses for 206,123 undergraduate and graduate students. Each eligible university student receives a minimum of Sh37,000 and a maximum of Sh60,000 in loans, and Sh40,000 per year is awarded on average to successful TVET trainees.
In September, Machogu highlighted the release of Sh8.4 billion as capitation for students in public universities and Sh441 million for continuing students in private universities. In contrast, they distributed a total of Sh1.3 billion as capitation to continuing enrollees in various TVETs.
269,112 Students Apply for University Loans and Scholarships
Two weeks to exams, no scholarships, no helb. How will the first year students do the exams without exam cards, or what will happen. Students went to college university and tvets without fees.