Govt Extends Funding Application Deadline For Students Joining Universities

Government has extended the funding application deadline for 2023 KCSE candidates joining universities in 2024/2025 academic year to 15th August 2024.

In a statement, Higher Education Principal Secretary Dr. Beatrice Muganda noted that under the New Funding Model, government funding will be allocated based on individual student need.

“Starting August 19th 2024, parents and guardians will be informed of the university fees or household contributions towards the cost of university programmes.” She stated.

Dr. Muganda stressed that government support will be available only to those who apply for funding.

The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services (KUCCUPS) placed 153,275 students from the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2023 cohort in public and private universities.

According to the statement,  the Ministry of Education opened the application portal for scholarships and loans for the 2023 KCSE cohort on June 18, 2024 and the application process has been ongoing.

As of August 4th, 2024, a total of 79,038 university students had applied for both loans and scholarships but 74,237 university students are yet to apply for funding.

While urging students who are yet to apply for funding to apply, Dr. Muganda reiterated government’s committed to providing quality and affordable education to students in Universities as well as Technical and Vocational Education and Training institutions TVETs.

“Under the Leave No. One Behind framework, we urge all students who have not yet applied for loans and scholarships to do so by visiting http://www.hef.co.ke ” She added.