The East African Development Bank (EADB) held two farewell events at the Serena Hotel, Kampala and Nairobi, for winners of this year’s education scholarships under the EADB/AAI STEM scholarship programme.
The winners of the prestigious scholarship are Miriam Kabagorobya (Uganda).and Kenyans Edward Mureka, Barnabas Wafula, Denish Akuom and Chris Mbae.
The five were selected from nearly 300 applicants across the East Africa Community (EAC) Member States of Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, who competed for a few select spaces, and will all undertake a one-year Masters Degree at Rutgers University in the United States.
The Scholarships are competitively awarded to experienced Teachers and Lecturers of tertiary institutions, secondary schools, and polytechnics, who have at least 3 years full-time teaching experience.
They must be university graduates, hold a First Class/Upper Second Honours Bachelors degree in Mathematics, Sciences or Engineering, be under 40 years of age and a citizen of the EADB Member States: Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
They must also be working full-time in public, government owned, educational institutions and be committed to returning to their home country to teach in a public government owned institution.
Speaking at the event, Vivienne Yeda, the EADB Director General said: “This scholarship program will go a long way in helping to increase the number of qualified academics in the STEM fields and strengthen the workforce across science, engineering and technology related employment in East Africa.”
The fully-funded EADB graduate level scholarships will provide full tuition, room and living expenses, within a stipulated budget.
