APPLICATION FOR HELP TO HELP SCHOLARSHIP
Help to Help provide scholarship for financial disadvantaged students with high potential and
ambitions to contribute to the development of Tanzania.
Applications for the Help to Help scholarship are accepted twice a year, before the beginning of each
school semester. The application period for autumn of 2015 will open on August 1st and the last day to
send in your application and all the required documents will be August 20th.
All students who meet the criteria stated below are welcome to apply.
Steps of application process:
1. Read the guidelines carefully
2. Answer all the questions in the application form
3. Gather all the required documents and name them according to the instructions
4. Send all the required documents to application@helptohelp.se
5. A first selection is made from the completed applications
6. Students selected in the first round are interviewed online
7. Help to Help decide which students should move on to the second round
8. Help to Help contacts the references of potential candidates
9. Help to Help decide which of the potential candidates will receive scholarships from Help to
Help
10. Final decisions are sent to selected students
STEP 1: GUIDELINES FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
ELIGIBILITY
You may qualify for support if you are of Tanzanian origin and are:
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Accepted for but not yet enrolled in a first degree (undergraduate) course at an accredited
college or university in Tanzania.
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Enrolled in a first degree (undergraduate) course at an accredited college or university in
Tanzania.
To qualify for support all applicants must also meet the criteria stated below:
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Applicants must have good academic records (grades) from previous studies.
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Applicants must have good English skills, meaning that they must be able to express
themselves well in both written and spoken English.
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Applicants must show proof of being financially disadvantaged in such a way that they will
not be able to start or continue their studies without external financial support (such as a Help
to Help scholarship).
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The Help to Help scholarship only cover costs for tuition fee, medical insurance fee,
registration and examination fee as well as expenses directly connected to allowing the student
to enroll. The scholarship does not cover costs for books, sports, food, accommodation and
such. Applicants must therefore ensure that they have reliable access to other financial
resources to cover any funding gap.
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Help to Help value applicants that are problem solvers and who intend to work to promote the
development of Tanzania and help others who come from poor and disadvantaged
backgrounds. Help to Help also value applicants who are honest, ambitious and have shown
proof of overcoming challenges.
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Applicants must be recommended to the program by a current member of the Help to Help
network. Applicants must also provide accurate references. For a more detailed explanation of
what a reference is; see description under ‘Required Documents’
DOCUMENTS
Required Documents:
When applying for a Help to Help scholarship you need to send us the following documents. Please
make sure to provide all the required documents when applying, as incomplete applications will be
disregarded.
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Completed scholarship application form. Make sure you answer all questions and that your
answers are concrete and easy to understand.
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Personal motivational letter describing your family background, who you are as a person as
well as stating how you qualify for and is worthy of the scholarship (maximum 500 words).
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A copy of your grades from the last semester you studied. (We accept secondary school results
only from those who have not yet received grades at university level.)
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Your university admission letter.
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Fee structure from the university including bank details for your university.
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One recommendation letter from a current member of the Help to Help network.
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One or more reference letters from a teacher or employer, recommending and testifying on
your merits as a candidate to our scholarship program. Each letter needs to include their
contact information. Failure to provide accurate and up-to-date contact information will reflect
badly on you.
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Death certificates of relatives, if such conditions are implied on in the application form.
We urge all applicants to send all the documents attached to the same email. This way the
administration part of your documents will run a lot smoother and less time consuming.
Before you send in the documents, name the files as instructed in the table below:
Application Form
Application Form Firstname Familyname
Motivational Letter
Motivational Letter Firstname Familyname
Grades
Grades Firstname Familyname
Admission Letter
Admission Letter Firstname Familyname
Fee Structure
Fee Structure Firstname Familyname
Recommendation Letter
Recommendation Letter Firstname_Familyname
Reference Letter
Reference Letter Firstname Familyname
Death Certificate
Death Certificate Firstname Familyname
CONDITIONS
Students accepted to Help to Help’s scholarship program are required to sign two grant agreement
letters:

The Student Agreement stating the rules and requirements for accepted students.

The Website User Agreement regarding the use of the Help to Help website.
These documents state the conditions of the support clearly and students who are being offered a
scholarship must accept the conditions before the scholarship is provided. If a student fails to observe
the conditions, he or she will be not be eligible for future support.
Help to Help promotes gender equality. In case two applicants have the same qualifications Help to
Help will prioritize the female candidate.
We encourage all students to look for State Scholarship support. www.heslb.go.tz.
WARNINGS
Anyone submitting false documents, making untrue statements or failing to disclose all
relevant information will be prohibited from receiving grants from Help to Help now
and in the future.
STEP 2: APPLICATION FORM
PART A: PERSONAL- AND FAMILY DETAILS
Personal details
First name:
Date of birth:
DD-MM-YY
Home city/village:
Family name:
Age
Gender:
Home district:
Home region:
Current address
Email:
Telephone no:
Facebook name:
Skype name:
Is this the first time you apply for a Help to Help
scholarship?
YES
NO
Details about your parents
FATHER
Is your Father alive?
YES
MOTHER
NO
Is your Mother alive?
YES
NO
If NO, give date of death;
(Attach Death Certificate)
If NO, give date of death;
(Attach Death Certificate)
If YES , please answer the following questions:
If YES , please answer the following questions:
Age:
Age:
Occupation:
Occupation:
If self-employed describe the business:
If self-employed describe the business:
If employed name and address of employer(s):
If employed name and address of employer(s):
If retired give name(s) and address of last employer(s):
If retired give name(s) and address of last employer(s):
If retired give year of retirement:
If retired give year of retirement:
Details about siblings
YES
Do you have siblings?
NO
If YES, answer the following questions.
How many siblings do you have?
How many of them are under the age of 20?
How many of your siblings have finished secondary school?
How many of your siblings are currently in primary or secondary
school?
How many of your siblings are attending or did attend a private
school?
How many of your siblings have a diploma or a university
degree?
How many of your siblings are currently enrolled in a university
program?
How many of your siblings are currently working?
Other information:
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your family situation, your parents, your siblings
or other family members?
PART B: EDUCATIONAL DETAILS
Previous school details
Describe your way through school. Begin with when you first started primary school and go through
all the steps until when you were accepted to your university program.
From year
To year
Schools name
Privet or Public
Level/Form
If you had to take a break in your studies please state when that was, why you had to take a break and
what you did during the break.
From year
To year
Why did you have to take break?
What did you do?
Other information:
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your previous education?
University details
University:
Department:
Student registration no:
Start year:
Planned year
of Completion:
Degree:
e.g. Diploma of Nursing , Bachelor of Environmental Engineering etc.
University address:
Dean of students’ name:
Email:
Telephone no:
What are the university costs per semester?
Please refer to student registration fee and tuition fees only
Tshs
Do you get support from HELSB?
YES
NO
If YES, how much do you get from HELSB?
Ths
How much do you need from our program per school semester, after
HELSB if you receive such support, to pay for the costs listed above?
Tshs
Do you have a school fees debt from previous semesters?
Note that Help to Help scholarships never cover debts from previous semester.
YES
NO
If YES, how much debt do you have?
ThS
Will you be allowed to proceed with your studies despite
the debt?
Detail how you plan to pay for this debt:
YES
NO
PART C: INFORMATION ABOUT FINANCIAL STATUS
Gross family income in the last 12 months in Tshs
ITEM
YOU
FATHER
MOTHER
External
guardian or
sponsor
TOTAL
Gross income from employment
Salary or Pension
Income from Business
e.g. Shop, Hotel, Daladala
Income from farming
e.g. Crops, Livestock, Fishing
Income from other sources
e.g. Shares, Dividends, Interest
Others
e.g. HELSB, NGO
TOTAL
On average, how much do you spend per month to pay for all your costs?
Please estimate how much you spend (in Tshs) for different categories. You are free to add other categories if needed.
Food:
Accommodation:
Transport and communication:
Total:
How will you pay for the costs, stated in the table above, while studying?
Keep in mind that the scholarship only covers school fees.
If you have any private or organizational guardians/sponsors please fill in the tables below.
Private Guardian/Sponsor:
A private guardian or sponsor is someone who has supported you in paying your school fees so far. It can be a friend, relative
or other.
Name:
Relation:
e.g. parent, family friend, relative, sibling
Email:
Telephone:
Occupation:
Name and address of employers:
Organizational Guardian/Sponsor:
Are you at the moment sponsored by an organization, NGO or other? If yes, fil out the table below.
Name of the organization:
Organizations purpose:
Email:
Website:
Telephone:
Other information:
Is there anything else you would like to tell us about your financial situation?
PART D: WORK- AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Are you currently working?
YES
NO
If YES, please answer the questions below.
Where are you working?
If you are self-employed state what you do.
For how long have you been employed?
What are your main tasks, duties and responsibilities?
How much do you earn?
Do you have previous work experience?
YES
NO
If YES, please answer the questions below.
Where were you working?
If you were self-employed state what you did.
For how long were you employed?
What were your main tasks, duties and responsibilities?
Do you intend to work during your studies?
If YES, detail your work plan:
YES
NO
PART E: QUESTIONS
Please write your answer below each question. Make sure to write full and detailed answers to the
questions. This will help us understand who you are. You are free to add more space for your answers
if needed.
1) What type of student were you during secondary school?
2) What were your strengths and weaknesses in secondary school?
3) Did you ever receive any school awards? If yes, please detail.
4) Describe in detail any other extracurricular activities or social/volunteer work that you have
done in the past.
5) Describe in detail any other extracurricular activities or social/volunteer that you are
involved in at the moment.
6) Why did you choose your line of study?
7) What is your dream job?
8) What is your strategy to get your dream job?
9) Describe in detail a challenge that you have had to overcome.
a) How did you overcome this challenge?
b) What did you learn from it?
10) Describe yourself with three words
I) _____________________
II) _____________________
III) _____________________
11) Where and with whom are you currently living?
12) Where and with whom are you planning to live for the duration of your studies?
Additional information (confidential)
Do you suffer from any health-related condition that might prevent you from continuing or completing
your studies? If so, please detail any additional support you might need or would like to have during
your school period from our program.
PART F: WRITING ASSIGNMENT
If you were given 10 MTshs, what would you do with it?
PART G: REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation: Please enter the contact information of the person who recommended you to this
program.
Name:
Email:
Telephone:
Skype:
Occupation/Degree:
References: Please enter the contact information to all your references.
Name:
Email:
Telephone:
Skype:
Telephone:
Skype:
Telephone:
Skype:
Occupation/Degree:
Name:
Email:
Occupation/Degree:
Name:
Email:
Occupation/Degree:
CERTIFICATION
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I hereby certify that all the information I have provided on this form and all
supplementary forms is true, correct, and complete.
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I hereby certify that I am the one who has been writing all the answers in this form
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I hereby certify that I have read and agree to all the guidelines and rules written in the
instruction
Applicant signature: ______________________________ Date: ________________________
PRIVACY PROTECTION
According to Swedish law (the Personal Data Act) Help to Help will under no circumstances neither
publish any of your personal information nor share it with third parties. By sending your application to
application@helptohelp.se you allow Help to Help to save and store the information for internal
purposes only.
REMINDER
Name all the required documents as instructed in the guidelines and to attach all of them to the same
email.
The required documents are the:
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Application Form
References Letter
Admission Letter
Recommendation Letter
Fee Structure
Motivational Letter
Latest Grades
Death certificates of relatives if such conditions are implied in the application
Send us your complete application from your email to: application@helptohelp.se before the 20th of
August . All documents sent in after the deadline will be disregarded.