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Apply for Global Contest for Secondary School Students inTravel Writing Competition

Gerald Businge — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:48:00 +0000

Global Contest for Secondary School Students: Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) is a multi-country educational program to introduce students to career opportunities in Travel & Tourism.

The programme is supported by the travel and tourism industry and its leading global brands — including Amadeus, American Express, Hertz, HRG travel agents, Lufthansa, Starwood Hotels and Resorts — and endorsed by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) and Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT).

The Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) sponsors two global competitions.

Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) Research Competition & Award: Each year Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) hosts an International Student/Teacher Conference attended by students and their teachers from Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) member countries.

The students previously have competed for the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) Research Award in their home countries.

The winning school teams in each country attend the conference. The conference is sponsored by the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP); its Global Partners.

Student Travel Writing Competition: The essay competition reinforces the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP)’s emphasis on encouraging research and communications skills.

Students compete for national cash prizes of US$300 and two international prizes of US$500.

The competition divides students into two categories: students over 15 years of age and students younger than 15. The competition is sponsored by the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP)’s Global partners.

For more information and scholarship applications, see: Global Contest for Secondary School Students

Aply for Global Contest for Secondary School Students inTravel Writing Competition

Global Contest for Secondary School Students: Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) is a multi-country educational program to introduce students to career opportunities in Travel & Tourism.

The Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) sponsors two global competitions.

The students previously have competed for the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) Research Award in their home countries.

The winning school teams in each country attend the conference. The conference is sponsored by the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP); its Global Partners.

Student Travel Writing Competition: The essay competition reinforces the Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP)’s emphasis on encouraging research and communications skills.

Students compete for national cash prizes of US$300 and two international prizes of US$500.

For more information and scholarship applications, see: Global Contest for Secondary School Students

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Scholarships for Primary and High School Students in Africa

Gerald Businge — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:33:56 +0000

Scholarships for Primary and High School students; The following is a list of scholarships available for Primary and High School students.

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Jomo Kenyatta Foundation offers secondary sch. Scholarships for Kenyans

Gerald Businge — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:17:51 +0000

Jomo Kenyatta Foundation Scholarships: The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) scholarship scheme is an educational fund set up by the Foundation to assist bright but needy secondary school students in the public secondary schools in Kenya.

The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) scholarship programme has to date assisted more than 10,000 Kenyan students pursue secondary school education. This translates to an expenditure of over Kshs.

400 million in the last 40 years. Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) is currently supporting a total of 1,280 beneficiaries in various public secondary schools across the country.

Scholarship Eligibility Applicants for the scholarship must meet the following requirements;

Be a Kenyan citizen

Must have sat for KCPE in the previous year
Must obtain the minimum set KCPE marks (this varies every year depending on the number of mandatory examinable subjects)
Be an orphan or from a family suffering extreme poverty
Be of good discipline
Be admitted in a public secondary school
Priority is given to applicants from public primary schools.

Scholarship Application

In order for an application to be considered the following documents must be submitted;
A certified copy of the KCPE result slip.
A copy of form one admission letter/joining instructions
Evidence of being an orphan or suffering from extreme poverty where applicable.

For more scholarship information and application: Jomo Kenyatta Foundation Scholarships

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