GANDHI SMARAK NIDHI Fund
The Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Academy of Society (MGMAS) started a trust fund in 1962; in the name of Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund (GSNF) that was to assist in development of higher education in East Africa. Money for this fund mainly came from the Government of India and from the three East African colonies. The money from this fund was used to construct the Gandhi Wing and the Gandhi Memorial Library as well as assisting in the purchase of the land on which the Chiromo Campus is built.
MGMAS decided to use the surplus to help bright needy students registered for various programmes of the University in form of bursaries and partial scholarships to build the capacity of trained personnel in the country. This has remained the tradition since then and many students have benefited from the fund. Currently the bursaries are given to undergraduate students and are managed by the MGMAS while the scholarship is given to postgraduate students registered for both postgraduate Diploma or Masters programmes at the University of Nairobi only and is managed by GSNF.
The fund is run by a Board of Trustees and a secretariat drawn from the University of Nairobi (U.o.N) and the MGMAS. The current Trustees are: -
* Dr. Manu Chandaria ( MGMAS) - Trustee, Chairman
* Mr. Mahidra S. Khimasia ( MGMAS) - Trustee
* Prof. George A. O. Magoha (U.o.N) - Trustee
* Prof. Lucy W. Irungu (U.o.N) - Trustee
The secretariat is made up of: -
* Ms. Archna Bulsara - Finance Officer
* Mrs Adelaide M. Mbithi (U.o.N) - Secretary
How to apply for a scholarship
Prior to the start of each University academic year the GSNF secretariat advertises for the GSNF scholarship through the local print media and through the U.o.N website; the applications are processed and the award of scholarship made on the basis of academic merit. For more information please contact: -
The secretary
Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund
Examination Section, Main Campus
University of Nairobi
P. O. Box 30197 - 00100 GPO
Nairobi
Telephone - 318262 ext. 28248.
Source: http://www.uonbi.ac.ke/scholarships/?id=1
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