Eligible Programmes
This call for Scholarships for the 2025/2026 academic year is opened to applicants interested in and eligible to study Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management, Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and Management, Master of Science in Community Nutrition, Master of Science in Seed Science and Technology, Master of Science in Food Security, Master of Science in Animal Production at University of Eldoret, Kenya.
Admission requirements to University of Eldoret and the specific academic programmes
Undergraduate Programmes | Admission Requirements |
i. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture ii. Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management iii. Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and Management | Mean grade of C+ at KCSE with a C in Mathematics or Physics, C in Biology or Agriculture or Chemistry, Biological Sciences or Physical sciences OR A diploma or higher diploma in a relevant discipline from a recognized institution will be placed appropriately |
Postgraduate Programmes | Admission Requirements |
i. MSc Community Nutrition ii. MSc Seed Science and Technology iii. MSc Food Security iv. Master of Science in Animal Production | Applicants should have a minimum of Second-Class Honours (Upper Division) OR its equivalent disciplines from a recognized institution of higher learning OR Holders of Second Class Honours (Lower Division) with 2 years’ relevant work experience |
Bachelor of Science in Degrees
- i) All applicants for the degree Programme of Bachelor of Science in the above programmes must satisfy the minimum entrance requirements stipulated in the common University entrance regulations as Applicants with a mean aggregate of C+ in the KCSE and have fulfilled the following subject clusters.
Maths or Physics or Geography | C (plain |
English or Kiswahili | C |
Biology OR Agriculture | C(plain), C+ respectively |
Chemistry | C plain |
- ii) Holders of recognized Diploma in Agriculture, Animal Production, or related disciplines from recognized institutions are eligible for admission into the Programme by credit transfer as follows: Higher National Diploma, (3rd year); Distinction and Credit in Diploma (2nd year), Pass in Diploma (1st year).
iii) Candidates registered for Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree Programme in institutions recognized by University of Eldoret and Commissioner for University Education may be admitted with credit transfer upon recommendation by the SAGR and approval by Senate in line with CUE guidelines specified by Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS).
Appeal to potential applicants
Interested applicants are requested to visit the university website to familiarize themselves with admission requirements for each degree programme of their interest.
Contact Information
University of Eldoret, Kenya Prof. Julius Ochuodho
TAGDev 2.0 Coordinator, University of Eldoret
Email: juliusochuodho@uoeld.ac.ke
Telephone: +254 721 871817
Mr. Kipkogei Chemitei
Email: kipchem90@gmail.com
Telephone: +254 715 441 305
Who is eligible to apply?
Scholarships are open to candidates in Kenya from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Candidates from conflict and post-conflict areas of Africa residing in Kenya are also encouraged to apply.
The applicant has to be in position to qualify for admission into undergraduate and/ or postgraduate programmes at University of Eldoret.
All applicants should read and thoroughly understand the admission criteria for the relevant programmes at University of Eldoret.
Students already having a scholarship of any kind are not eligible to benefit from this scholarship opportunity.
Anyone with a double scholarship if found will automatically be discontinued. Beneficiaries of TAGDev scholarships are not eligible to apply
Selection criteria
- Be a national of Kenya and East African countries implementing the common East Africa Higher Education Protocol (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Birundi and South Sudan).
- Be economically disadvantaged, from marginalized communities, and/or coming from conflict and post conflict areas in Uganda.
iii. Be less than 30 years for undergraduate and less than 35 years for masters studies at the time of this call.
- Should have completed secondary school and/or diploma for a Bachelor’s degree application not more than two years from the time of this call. For refugees and internally displaced persons, should have completed their studies at the previous level at most four years before.
- The applicant should meet admission criteria to be eligible for programmes at the University of Eldoret.
- For admission into University of Eldoret for an undergraduate degree programme one must have attained the minimum grade of C+ at KCSE
vii. Demonstrate interest in agriculture, agribusiness and entrepreneurship
viii. Demonstrate leadership qualities
- Have commitment to working in agriculture and agricultural value chains x. Have a strong commitment to community transformation
- Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
What the scholarship covers
This is a full board comprehensive scholarship that covers: tuition fees, research costs, workshop and conference costs, living expenses including stipend and hostel, laptop, internship attachment, community engagement and field attachment, and entrepreneurship training. Consequently, considering the level of investment, successful applicants will be required to become high achievers, highly engaging and focused students/ graduates and change makers contributing to outreach services in the communities, capable of creating enterprises that create jobs for themselves and others and have personal satisfaction and dynamism
Support to Refugees, Displaced Persons (RDPs) and Persons With Disabilities (PWDs).
In addition to other scholars benefits, RDPs and PWDs will recieve the following support: 1. RDPs will be supported with travel documents 2. PWDs will recieve assistive devices to support learning and movement during the course of studies.
Application process and procedure.
Application for university admission at University of Eldoret
The application process will be in two stages. The first stage is application for admission to the programme of choice at University of Eldoret submitted to University of Eldoret. The second stage is application for the TAGDev scholarship submitted to RUFORUM.
All applications can be downloaded from the university website www.uoeld.ac.ke/downloads/apply and submitted to the university address below once fully filled together with the Certified copies of the academic documents: University of Eldoret P.O Box 1125-30100, Eldoret, Kenya. OR elecrtonically sent to: registraracademics@uoeld.ac.ke
For additional information about the scholarship at University of Eldoret Please contact:
Application for the scholarship
The procedure for submitting the TAGDev 2.0 scholarship application through the RUFORUM Information Management System (RIMS) is as follows:
- Access the RIMS Web Portal through; https://rims2.ruforum.org/
- Create your account by clicking on Register Here
iii. An email will be sent to your valid email address to activate your account. Please check in the Spam or Junk for message incase activation mail is not reflected in your inbox.
- Login using your email and password you used for creating.
- After successful login, the Applicant Dashboard will appear with different options.
- Go to Calls – > Scholarship Calls
vii. Select the Call ID: RU/2025Uni Eldoret/ TAGDev 2.0
viii. Click Apply to start filling the Application Form.
- Remember to save while filling the form by “Clicking Save Draft”
- Download, print and submit it with your application form for admission to the University.
- Submit the document in hard copy or simply attach it on the university online portal. For any assistance, kindly contact the administrator at mcf@ruforum.org
Submission Deadline: 1st April 2025