{"id":2569,"date":"2023-09-25T23:27:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T23:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/samia-scholarship-online-application-2023-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T23:27:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T23:27:32","slug":"samia-scholarship-online-application-2023-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/samia-scholarship-online-application-2023-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Samia Scholarship Online Application 2023\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE YEAR 2023\/2024<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">FUNDING THROUGH THE SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGH ACHIEVING GRADUATES IN THE FORM SIX EXAMINATIONS OF 2023 IN SCIENCE SPECIALTIES<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>1.0 INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology announces the SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP funding program for undergraduate studies for students who achieved top grades in the Form Six examinations of 2023 conducted by the National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA) in Science specialties (PCB, PCM, PGM, CBG, CBA, PMC, and CBN).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP will fully fund (100%) higher education for these students who have secured admission in the fields of Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20_ELIGIBILITY_CRITERIA\"\/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">2.0 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The scholarship will be awarded to Form Six graduates with the following qualifications:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Must be Tanzanian;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Must have high performance in the 2023 national Form Six exams conducted by NECTA in science specialties;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Must have secured admission in a recognized Higher Learning Institution in Tanzania in the programs of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Medicine listed under Cluster 1 in the loan issuance guide of the Higher Education Student Loan Board for 2023\/2024 available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heslb.go.tz\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">www.heslb.go.tz<\/a>;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Must have accurately applied for the scholarship through the prescribed method.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"30_AREAS_OF_FUNDING\"\/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">3.0 AREAS OF FUNDING<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Funding will be in line with the guidelines of the Higher Education Student Loan Board to cover the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">a. Tuition fees<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">b. Food and accommodation allowances<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">c. Book and stationery allowances<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">d. Specific faculty requirements<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">e. Practical training<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">f. Research<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">g. Assisting devices for special needs students<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">h. Health insurance<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"40_DURATION_OF_THE_SCHOLARSHIP\"\/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">4.0 DURATION OF THE SCHOLARSHIP<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The funded students will be covered for a period of three (03) to five (05) years, depending on the particular program they are enrolled in.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"50_HOW_TO_APPLY\"\/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">5.0 HOW TO APPLY<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Applications for the Samia Scholarship should be submitted online at <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><\/a> within 14 days starting from September 25, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3\/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"60_RESPONSIBILITIESCONDITIONS_OF_THE_SCHOLARSHIP\"\/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">6.0 RESPONSIBILITIES\/CONDITIONS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"\/><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The student who secures the SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP funding must adhere to the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">a. Must read, understand, and sign an Agreement of Study Sponsorship between him\/her and the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">b. Must have a bank account for direct payment of the funds;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">c. The beneficiary will not be allowed to change the funded program without written permission from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">d. The beneficiary will not be allowed to defer studies, except for medical reasons, verified by the respective institution;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">e. If the beneficiary forfeits the scholarship opportunity before starting studies, he\/she should submit a written notice to:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Secretary-General,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Government City, Mtumba Area, Health Street,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">P.O. Box 10,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">40479 DODOMA, TANZANIA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Email: ps@moe.go.tz<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">f. If the beneficiary\u2019s GPA falls below 3.8 during the academic year, the scholarship will be terminated;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">g. The beneficiary should register in the Students Management System available at <a href=\"#\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>IMPORTANT NOTES:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">a. This scholarship covers 100% of costs, capped based on guidelines from the Higher Education Student Loan Board.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">b. The list of relevant student names is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moe.go.tz\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">www.moe.go.tz<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heslb.go.tz\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">www.heslb.go.tz<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Issued by: Secretary-General,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">September 25, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">DODOMA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE YEAR 2023\/2024 FUNDING THROUGH THE SAMIA SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGH ACHIEVING GRADUATES IN THE FORM SIX EXAMINATIONS OF 2023 IN SCIENCE SPECIALTIES 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Ministry&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts","category-scholarships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}