Joshua Nkomo Scholarships for Undergraduate Students in Zimbabwe 2024

Higherlife Foundation Joshua Nkomo Scholarships for academically gifted students are available to Zimbabwean citizens under the age of 21 at the time of applying. The scholarships are for candidates entering their first year of undergraduate studies in Zimbabwean universities.
70% of the scholarships are allocated for Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) studies, whilst 30% is reserved for other disciplines.

• Table of Content
• About Higherlife Foundation
• Joshua Nkomo Scholarships
• Aim and Benefits of Joshua Nkomo Scholarships
• Requirements for Joshua Nkomo Scholarships Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Joshua Nkomo Scholarships
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Higherlife Foundation

Higherlife Foundation is a philanthropic organisation founded in 1996 by Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa.Since inception, foundation has been supporting orphaned and vulnerable children in Africa through education and material support.Education support has been provided through the Capernaum Scholarship for orphaned and vulnerable children and the Joshua Nkomo Scholarship for highly gifted children.Other than Education support, the foundation also supports beneficiaries with Guardianship and&nbs... continue reading

Joshua Nkomo Scholarships

Aim and Benefits of Joshua Nkomo Scholarships

Scholarship is fully funded.

Requirements for Joshua Nkomo Scholarships Qualification

• Academic Merit as determined by applicant performance in public examinations (mainly ZIMSEC and Cambridge)
• For A-Level applications, a minimum of SEVEN (7) “A” grade passes is required
• For University applications, a minimum of TEN (10) points for females and TWELVE (12) points for males is required

Interview date, Process and Venue for Joshua Nkomo Scholarships

Selection Criteria:

• Leadership Potential as demonstrated by levels of responsibility and office bearing in the School and surrounding
• Communities, as well as confirmed indications of Community Engagements and extra-curricular activity
• Personal Integrity as deduced from School Reports and reports from other responsible authorities

Documents Required for Application

• Academic certificates/public exam results
• Birth Certificate
• National ID
• Character Reference Form (Download Here)
• Character Reference Form to be hand delivered to any Higherlife Foundation office

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Higherlife Foundation website.