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.
According to the administrative secretary of the foundation, Umar Bain in a statement he made available to newsmen, one of the key objectives of the foundation is to encourage and support financially disadvantaged students in their pursuit of higher education through scholarship/bursary awards.
He said it also aimed at restoring hope among students who are at the verge of giving up on their studies, due to their inability to pay their tuition fees, as a result of economic and financial 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 supporting education of students in Southern Kaduna communities to safeguard the future and engender sustainable development,” he stated.
He noted that the efforts have long been ongoing and includes 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, scholarship schemes, amongst others.
He added that the Foundation aims to make education not just appealing but also affordable to all our willing children.
He also disclosed that in the new batch of scholarship, deserving undergraduate students will be meritoriously selected by a committee of noble men and women which comprise of academicians, lawyers, civil society, journalists and leaders of community associations.
To this end, he further said, 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 from Friday 25th August, 2023 and closes midnight Thursday 31st August 2023.
