The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the County Government of Turkana, has announced sponsored training opportunities for a Certificate in Community Health Nursing.
In a notice on Friday, February 27, KMTC said the scholarship programme targets members of the local community in Turkana County as well as refugees living in Kakuma and Kalobeyei.
According to KMTC, the two-year programme will commence in March 2026 and will be offered at KMTC’s Lodwar Campus.
Applicants must have attained a minimum mean grade of C- (minus) in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or its equivalent.
In addition, candidates are required to have scored at least a C- in English or Kiswahili and a C- in Biology. A D+ (plus) in any one of the following subjects, Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry, is also mandatory.
Candidates must provide a letter of introduction from their area chief if they are local applicants, or from a camp manager or UNHCR official for those from the refugee camps.
Applicants are also required to submit a brief essay of not more than 200 words explaining why they wish to pursue the course under the scholarship programme.
Applications must be submitted online through the KMTC admissions portal on or before March 15, 2026.
Prospective students are required to create an account using a valid personal email address, log in, and complete the application form step by step before submitting it.
After submission, applicants will be required to confirm their details, check the accuracy of the information provided, and save any necessary changes.
They must then select the ‘Apply UNHCR Scholarship’ option on the dashboard and complete the specific scholarship application form.
Upon completing the online process, candidates are instructed to print the duly filled form, attach the required documents, and have them signed and stamped as required.
The documents should then be sent to the Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Medical Training College, P.O. Box 30195-00100, Nairobi.
For applicants from Kakuma and Kalobeyei, when filling in biodata details under nationality, they are required to indicate their country of origin.
Under county, sub-county, and constituency sections, they should select the option marked ‘foreign.’
