By Israel Bulus, Kaduna
The Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District and founder of the Marshall Katung Foundation (MKF), Sen. Sunday Marshall Katung has approved the commencement of the second batch of the Foundation’s scholarship/bursary scheme for indigent students of higher institutions from his senatorial district.
In statement signed on Friday by the Administrative Secretary Umar Bain, said one of the key objectives of the foundation was to encourage and support financially disadvantaged students in their pursuit of higher education through scholarship/bursary awards.
” It also includes restoring hope among students who are on the verge of giving up on their studies, due to their inability to pay their tuition fees, as a result of economic hardships.
” Drawing from the wisdom of the Chinese proverb that says, if you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people, it is this vision that has inspired me to support student’s education in Southern Kaduna communities to safeguard the future and engender sustainable development, ” Bain said.
According to him the efforts have long been ongoing and include educational support at the local governments through the building and rehabilitation of schools and vocational centers; Free JAMB Form initiatives; provision of books and computers to secondary schools, and scholarship schemes, amongst others.
“The Foundation aims to make education not just appealing but also affordable to all our willing children.
” In this new batch of scholarships, deserving undergraduate students will be meritoriously selected by a committee of noblemen and women which comprises academicians, lawyers, civil society, Journalists, and leaders of community associations.
” To this end, the Marshall Katung Foundation is hereby inviting interested undergraduate students from the eight Local Government Areas of Kaduna South Senatorial District studying across public higher institutions in Nigeria to apply for this year’s scholarship/bursary award.
The portal opens on Friday 25th August 2023 and closes midnight Thursday 31st August 2023.
Interested applicants should log in to: https://formfacade.com/sm/
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