Zawadi Africa Education Fund Scholarship 2026

The Zawadi Africa Education Fund is a program designed to provide scholarships to academically gifted girls from disadvantaged backgrounds from Africa to pursue higher education in the U.S.A, Uganda, Ghana, South Africa and Kenya.

About Zawadi Africa Education Fund

The Zawadi Africa Education Fund was founded in 2002 by Dr Susan Mboya, and is based on the highly successful Kennedy-Mboya Africa Student Airlifts Program Zawadi Africa Education Fund is a leadership development program that provides university scholarships and leadership development and life skills training to academically gifted but financially disadvantaged African girls, with the objective of developing a pipeline of young African women leaders. Zawadi Africa was formed with the belief that together with a world class education and the right character development, these young Africa... continue reading

Zawadi Africa Education Fund Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Zawadi Africa Education Fund Scholarship

• Zawadi Africa takes the students enrolled in the program through a rigorous nine-month period where the student will be coached and prepared to apply to partner schools offering scholarships.

Requirements for Zawadi Africa Education Fund Scholarship Qualification

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, the following criteria must be met

• A girl who has completed her secondary school examination e.g.The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination (KCSE)
• Has demonstrated academic excellence (A Plain or A Minus)
• Has demonstrated leadership qualities e.g. in school as a prefect, in the community, church, leadership in peer related activities etc.)

• Has overcome insurmountable odds such as serious financial challenges, oppressive social-cultural practices such as early marriages and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) etc. in order to attain academic excellence.
• Come from a financially disadvantaged background.
• Has demonstrated clear financial need

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Zawadi Africa Education Fund Scholarship webpage