SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
(MWALIMU JULIUS K. NYERERE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
FUND)
Deadline 17th August, 2013
In commemoration
of the great achievements of the Late Father of the Nation, Mwalimu Julius
Kambarage Nyerere, a teacher, leader and great statesman, on 12th October 2009,
the Bank of Tanzania (BOT) decided to establish an endowment Fund known as
‘Mwalimu Julius
K. Nyerere Memorial Scholarship Fund’.
The Fund was
formally launched in Arusha on 27th November 2012 by the President of the
United Republic of Tanzania, His Excellency Dr. Jakaya M. Kikwete. The primary
objective of the Fund is to promote interest and excellence in Mathematics,
Science and Technology courses among female students in the United Republic of
Tanzania.
The Fund is
dedicated to sponsor undergraduate female students to pursue Mathematics,
Science and Technology studies in Tanzanian universities. It will also be used
to partly sponsor both male and female Tanzanians to pursue undergraduate
studies in Economics, Information Technology, Accounting and Finance as well as
students intending to pursue Master’s programmes in those fields.
The Scholarship
will be granted on academic merit and based on rigorous selection process.
Successful applicants will be granted full scholarship including a Lap top. The
Scholarship will cover all direct university costs: tuition, registration fees
and all direct student costs: meal, accommodation, books and stationery
allowances, field practical training, special faculty requirements and other
related costs as specified in the respective Institutions’ cost structure.
The Scholarships
will be awarded in two major categories: Masters and Undergraduate.
1.Undergraduate Category (4 Scholarships)
a)
2
Scholarships – female students who are to enrol in Bachelor
Degree
programmes in Science and Mathematics fields.
b)
2
Scholarships – female and male students who are to enrol in
Bachelor degree
programmes in the field of Economics, Information Technology, Accounting and
Finance.
REQUIREMENTS:
a)
Applicants
must be Tanzanian citizens.
b)
Applicants
must have completed Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education in the year
2013
c)
Applicants
must have obtained division one with A grades in any one of the following
subjects:
· Mathematics
(Additional or Basic)
· Science
(Physics, Biology, and Chemistry)
· Economics,
Commerce and Accounting
d)
Applicants
must be admitted into undergraduate degree programmes in accredited
universities of the United Republic of Tanzania in the 2013/2014 academic year.
The field of studies should be in any of the following: Mathematics, Science
and Technology, Economics,
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE.
2. Masters
Category (2 Scholarships)
The Scholarship
is open to both female and male students who are to enrol in Masters degree
programmes in the field of Mathematics, Science, Economics, Information
Technology, Accounting and Finance.
REQUIREMENTS:
a)
Applicants
must be Tanzanian citizens.
b)
Applicants
must have obtained First Class or an Upper Second Class (honours) in the
undergraduate degree programmes with a minimum GPA of 4.0.
c)
Applicants
must have completed their Bachelor’s degree between 2012 and 2013.
d)
Applicants
must have applied/be admitted into a Masters degree course in accredited
universities of the United Republic of Tanzania. The course should commence in
2013/2014 academic year in any of the following fields: Mathematics, Science,
Economics, Information
TECHNOLOGY, ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE.
Mode of Application:
Applicants are
required to complete Scholarship Application Forms which can be accessed at the
BOT website: www.bot.go.tz.
Printed forms
can be obtained from the Fund Administrator, Bank of Tanzania Head Office, 10
Mirambo Street, P.O. Box 2939, Dar es Salaam. The forms can also be obtained at
the Bank of Tanzania Branch Offices (Arusha, Zanzibar, Mwanza, Mbeya and the
Bank of Tanzania Training Institute, Mwanza).
All application
forms should be completed and submitted to the Fund Administrator, Mwalimu
Julius K. Nyerere Memorial Scholarship Fund, Bank of Tanzania Head Office, 10
Mirambo Street, P.O. Box 2939, Dar es Salaam by 17th August, 2013 (16:00hr).
application can be downloaded from BOT website http://www.bot-tz.org/scholarship/bot-scholarship.asp
application can be downloaded from BOT website http://www.bot-tz.org/scholarship/bot-scholarship.asp
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted for interview.
Issued by:
The Chairperson,
Scholarship
Awards Committee,
Mwalimu Julius
K. Nyerere Memorial Scholarship Fund,
Bank of
Tanzania,
P.O Box 2939,
DAR ES SALAAM.
Tel No. +255 22
2233040
Fax No. +255 22
2234088
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