| Scholarship Partnership
scheme between the University of Manchester and the Kulika
Fund Report July 2008
Kulika Fund
Kulika Uganda aspires to an Africa in which people acquire
knowledge, skills and attitudes to fight poverty, ignorance
and disease and thus improve the quality of life. It is the
determination to fulfil this vision that Kulika provides education
scholarships to Ugandans who will go on to make defined contributions
to developing the nation.
The University of Manchester is the UK’s
largest, most popular university and attracts students from
over 180 countries to an inclusive and welcoming community.
Kulika Uganda and the University of Manchester work in partnership
to offer Ugandans the opportunity to pursue undergraduate
and post-graduate studies in the UK. The programme aims to
target outstanding students who may not have otherwise been
able to pursue post or undergraduate study. Kulika manages
the recruitment and preparation of the scholars in Uganda.
The scholarship are aimed at applicants from disadvantaged
backgrounds and covers full tuition fees, return international
airfares and living expenses.
Application Criteria:
Postgraduate applicants should hold a first
or upper second class undergraduate degree
Aged below 36
Be a resident citizen of Uganda and have not previously studied
abroad
Be committed to return home and able to demonstrate potential
to make positive impact on the future of Uganda
Have a clear idea of how studying in the UK would benefit
both his or her career and the country
Preference will be given to candidates from underprivileged
schools especially in rural districts and those who have studied
for A’levels at a school which enrols students under
the Ugandan government’s Universal Secondary Education
policy
Click
here to go to The British Council website for further information
and an application form.
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