Apply for NCPWD education assistance or a scholarship for students with disabilities
National Council for Persons with Disabilities · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Download and fill the NCPWD education assistance form, attach your admission letter, fee structure and recommendation letters, and submit it online or at your NCPWD county office. It pays tuition (sometimes boarding) for registered students with disabilities from secondary school to university, but not Masters or PhD.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Online on the NCPWD website (education assistance page), with vetting at your NCPWD county office
What you need
- Filled education assistance application form
- Copy of national ID
- Copy of the admission letter
- Copy of the fee structure
- Certificate of the previous course completed
- Recommendation letter from the school or college
- Recommendation from the Disability Services Development Officer (DSDO)
- Proof of registration with NCPWD
Steps
- Download the Education Assistance application form from the NCPWD education assistance page and fill it in.
- Get a recommendation letter from your school or college and a recommendation from the DSDO.
- Submit the form and documents through the Apply form on the NCPWD page, using the same name, ID number and disability number NCPWD has on record.
- A county committee vets the applications and sends those that qualify to NCPWD headquarters for funding.
Watch out
- Applying does not guarantee funding. A county committee vets every application first.
- Masters and PhD studies are not funded. The money goes to tuition and may include boarding.
- You can only be funded once in a financial year.
Who can apply
- Students with a disability who are registered with NCPWD.
- You must already be a student at the school or college.
- Covers secondary, tertiary and vocational training, rehabilitation centres, universities and special schools. Students or their guardians can apply.
- NCPWD's Ustawi scholarships include Faulu, Wezesha, KPC Inuka, KCB Foundation and Hellen McGowan.
Official sources (3)
- Education Assistance ncpwd.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Frequently Asked Questions ncpwd.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Hellen McGowan Scholarship Program ncpwd.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026