EA students to benefit from Rwandan scholarships

 JAMES GASHUMBA East African News Agency

 
Rwanda will give scholarships to students from East African Community (EAC) to study at Carnegie Mellon University in the capital, Kigali, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Education.
 
"The scholarships will be offered to students who fulfil the academic requirements and acceptance to the CMU Rwanda programmes upon completion of an evaluation form for the assessment of the student's financial needs by the Ministry of Education," the ministry said in a statement.
 
The scholarships will be for Professional Development short courses and for Masters in Science in Information Technology, according to the statement.
 
CMU is affiliated to a US research institution that offers graduate degrees in Africa. Scholarships will amount to 50 percent of the global tuition fee for the Masters programme and up to 50 percent of the enrolment fee for the Professional Development courses.
 
Carnegie Mellon University globally charges an estimate of $38,900 for its 2012/2013 academic year. However, this rate will be confirmed in March 2012. Under the scholarship, qualifying students would therefore pay $19,450 per annum, based on
this estimation.
 
Education Minister Vincent Biruta said the scholarships will help students to advance their formal knowledge and give students from the region the opportunity to enrol in a Masters programmes from one of the best universities in the world right.
 
Bruce Krogh, the director of CMU-Rwanda, commended the Rwandan government for offering the scholarships.