2 .2 Appeal to potential applicants Interested applicants are requested to visit the university website: www.egerton.ac.ke or https://tagdev.egerton.ac.ke/ to familiarize

with admission requirements for each degree programme of their interest.

2.3 Contact Information

TAGDev 2.0 Programme Coordinator, Egerton University

TAGDev Centre

P.O Box 536-20115, Egerton Njoro, Kenya

Tel: +254794062325

Email: mcf.chs@egerton.ac.ke

3.0 Eligibility for Scholarships

Scholarships are open to candidates in Kenya and other East Africa Countries implementing the common East Africa Higher Education protocol (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Birundi and South Sudan) from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Refugees, Displaced Person (RDPs) and Persons With Disability (PWDs) are encouraged to apply. The applicant has to be in position to qualify for admission into undergraduate and/or postgraduate programmes at Egerton University. All applicants should read and thoroughly understand the admission criteria for the relevant programmes at Egerton University. Students already having a scholarship of any kind are not eligible to benefit from this scholarship opportunity. Anyone with a double scholarship if found will automatically be discontinued. Beneficiaries of TAGDev scholarships are not eligible to apply.

3.2  Selection criteria

1. Be a national of Kenya and East African countries implementing the common East Africa Higher Education Protocol (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Birundi and South Sudan)

1. Be from economically disadvantaged, marginalized communities, Refugee, Displaced persons and Persons with

• Be less than 30 years for undergraduate and less than 35 years for masters studies at the time of application.

1. Should have completed secondary school and/or diploma for a Bachelors degree application not more than four years (2021- 2024) from the time of this call.
2. The applicant should meet admission criteria to be eligible programmes in Egerton
3. For admission into Egerton University for an undergraduate degree programme one must have attained the requirements provided in the Egerton University Statutes 37 (2) c of 2023 or its equivalent. The common University Rules and Regulations for the Master’s Degree programmes specified in the Egerton University Statute 40 (2) of 2023 shall apply.

• Demonstrate interest in agriculture, agribusiness and entrepreneurship.
• Demonstrate leadership

1. Have commitment to working in agriculture and agricultural value chains.
2. Have a strong commitment to community
3. Female candidates are highly encouraged to

3.3. What the scholarship covers

This is a full board comprehensive scholarship that covers: tuition fees, research costs, workshop and conference costs, living expenses including stipend and hostel, laptop, internship attachment, community engagement and field attachment, entrepreneurship training and transportation. Consequently, considering the level of investment, successful applicants will be required to become high achievers, highly engaging and focused students/graduates and change makers contributing to outreach services in the communities, capable of creating enterprises that create jobs for themselves and others and have personal satisfaction and dynamism.

3.4.Support to Refugees, Displaced Persons (RDPs) and Persons With Disabilities (PWDs).

In addition to other scholars benefits, RDPs and PWDs will recieve the following support:

1. RDPs will be supported with travel documents
2. PWDs will recieve  assistive  devices  to support learning and movement during the course of studies.

3.5. Nature of the scholarship

This is a comprehensive scholarship with direct and indirect costs that will be covered by the TAGDev 2.0 programme through the implementing university where the student will be studying. Indirect costs such as participation in the international conference will be directly covered by the RUFORUM Secretariat. The following further apply:

1. Direct costs for student training will be transferred to the university as a grant payable to the university. The students will receive their respective services and entitlements from the university as the implementer and where necessary from RUFORUM.
2. All scholarships will be on a rolling basis implying that, the scholarship will be renewed on annual basis subject to satisfactory academic performance at grade B level of Egerton university.

• Retaking more than four courses will lead to the withdrawal of the scholarship awarded to the candidate.

1. Applicants who may be discovered to have falsified information in order to gain advantage of the scholarship shall be disqualified on confirmation of the falsification and/or
2. Any misconduct (breaching university rules especially examination malpractice, violence towards others) on the part of the successful applicant shall lead to automatic disqualification and loss of the scholarship.
3. Successful applicants will be expected to become champions and transformative leaders, entrepreneurs and change makers at various levels and shall remain communicating with RUFORUM and the Universities as part of the Programme

4.0    Application process and procedure

4.1 Application for university admission at Egerton University

The application process will be in two stages. The first stage is application for admission to the programme of choice at Egerton University submitted to Egerton University. The second stage is application for the TAGDev scholarship submitted to RUFORUM. Both stages have to be done concurrently, with the application for admission as the first submission.

All applications for admission must be submitted to the university address below:

Admission application forms and support documents should be sent via email to //mcf.chs@egerton.ac.ke/">mcf. //mcf.chs@egerton.ac.ke/">chs@egerton.ac.ke as 1 pdf file or Hard copies delivered to:

TAGDev Centre, Egerton University or sent via postal to the address below:

TAGDev 2.0 Programme Coordinator Egerton University

TAGDev Centre

P.O Box 536-20115, Egerton Njoro, Kenya

To apply to Egerton University, applicants are required to submit the following:

1. Certified copies of academic certificates, transcripts and high school result slips. Academic certificates, and transcripts should be certified by the institution that issued
2. A recently taken passport size photo is required along with a copy of the National ID or Passport (for cases of refugees). NB: Applicants yet to acquire their National IDs are advised to attach copies of their birth

• A CV for those applying for Masters

For additional information about the scholarship at Egerton University Please contact:

TAGDev 2.0 Programme Coordinator, Egerton University

TAGDev Centre

P.O Box 536-20115, Egerton Njoro, Kenya

Tel: +254794062325

Email: //mcf.chs@egerton.ac.ke/">mcf.chs@egerton.ac.ke

4.2 Application for Scholarship

The procedure for submitting the TAGDev 2.0 scholarship application through the RUFORUM Information Management System (RIMS) is as follows:

2. Access the RIMS Web Portal through; https:// ruforum.org/
3. Create your account by clicking on Register

• An email will be sent to your valid email address to activate your account. Please check in the Spam or Junk for message incase activation mail is not reflected in your

1. Login using your email and password you used for creating.
2. After successful login, the Applicant Dashboard will appear with different options.
3. Go to Calls – > Scholarship

• Select the Call ID: RU/2025Egerton Univ/ TAGDev 2.0.
• Click Apply to start filling the Application

Form.

1. Remember to save while filling the form by

“Clicking Save Draft”

1. Download, print and submit it with your application form for admission to the
2. Submit the document in hard copy or simply attach it on the university online portal.

For    any    assistance,    kindly    contact    the administrator at //mcf@ruforum.org/">mcf@ruforum.org

Submission Deadline: 1^st April 2025

Dates for key Virtual Information Session Days shall be communicated in due course.