The Ministry of Education through The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) is awarding Elimu Scholarships in all the 47 counties to needy and vulnerable learners who will be joining senior school in the year 2026.
Required
The learners should have attained academic achievement within “Meeting Expectation” to “Exceeding Expectation” (Achievement Levels 5–8) in the 2025 KJSEA Assessments.
This applies to both boys and girls. For affirmative action, learners with special needs and disabilities will be considered regardless of achievement level.
Refugee learners residing in Kakuma, Kalobeyei and Dadaab refugee camps, and were learning in UNHCR supported schools within the camps, or in nearby public junior schools are also eligible to apply.
For the refugee learners, the boys should have attained meeting to exceeding expectation ( Achievement levels 5-8) girls who achieved “Approaching Expectation” (Level 4) and above will qualify.
Only candidates who did the 2025 KJSEA Assessments from public junior schools and camp-based refugee learners from 42 camp-based junior schools, as well as those refugee learners who attended public junior schools in close proximity to the refugee camps in Kakuma, Kalobeyei and Daadab are eligible.
Eligibility Criteria
In addition, the applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria. They should be learners from poor and vulnerable backgrounds, including
(i) Orphans;
(ii) Learners from urban informal settlements;
(iii) Learners whose parents/guardians are living with disabilities that have compromised their ability to meet the financial obligations of their children;
(iv) Learners whose families are affected by HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses with debilitating effects that could render parents and guardians destitute and unable to fend for their families;
(v) Learners whose families are affected by extreme poverty, rendering them unable to educate their children;
(vi) Learners who have suffered from neglect/abuse and have no support to continue with their education;
(vii) Learners with special needs and disabilities
