Wings to Fly
Transforming Africa through Education Scholarships and Leadership Mentoring
2013 Secondary School Scholarships
We believe the best way to empower the next generation is to
support them in accessing education.
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 will attain 350 marks and above are advised to
fill, in the application form, attach their result slip and return to the
nearest Equity Bank branch or Equity Bank Agent.
Application forms can be obtained from Equity Bank branches or
nearby Equity Bank Agents.
Completed application forms must be returned to the Equity Bank branch or Equity Bank Agent not later than 6th February 2013
Completed application forms must be returned to the Equity Bank branch or Equity Bank Agent not later than 6th February 2013
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 UKaid, USAID and KfW.
It is a program that provides comprehensive secondary school.
education and leadership training to academically promising yet economically
and socially marginalized young Kenyans with an initial, target of 10,000
scholarships.
