“Developing Africaā€™s
human and social capital
through education,
leadership and lifelong
development.”

Education

Our work in education extends access to quality education opportunities to orphans and vulnerable children and enhances learning opportunities to academically talented students from ECD to PhD level through scholarships, leadership development, educator training, e-learning access,to build empowered, self resilient young leaders withsustainable livelihoods.

Education

At Higherlife Foundation, we believe that equipping our youth with education and skills is imperative to help them thrive in todayā€™s competitive world. Our Education programs provide support and mentoring to enable our youth to pursue and excel at their chosen paths in life ā€“ be it University, Vocational training, or an entrepreneurial career.Ā 

High-Flyers Program

We believe our youth are at the centre of Zimbabwe and Africaā€™s economic development. To that end, our High-Flyers program identifies talented young people and infuses them with the right mix of values, integrity, skills and experience required to make a meaningful contribution to Zimbabweā€™s socio- economic development. Targeting students from primary to tertiary level, the High-Flyers program provides university preparation, career development, leadership development, alumni support and student life support.

Scholarships

Who Qualifies for the Scholarship?

The applicants must be orphaned and or disadvantaged children, for example: orphaned children who have lost one or both parents, orphaned children who have lost a breadwinner or disadvantaged children with both parents still living but old and unable to fend for the children. Applicants must be less than 21 years unless recommended by the Board of Trustees or Patrons. Scholarships are restricted to day and boarding government, non-government and mission schools in Zimbabwe. The Scholarship does not sponsor children undertaking their studies outside Zimbabwe unless authorized by the Patrons. The Scholarship is valid until the student attains a tertiary qualification.

Documentation Required

Applicantā€™s certified birth certificate, deceased parentā€™s or guardianā€™s certified death certificate, school invoice and banking details showing the amount of fees to be paid and an affidavit in case of missing or no documents.

NB.Ā Where the beneficiary does not have the deceasedā€™s death certificate, a letter from the school authorities or local leadership to confirm the childā€™s orphanhood will suffice.

Who should apply for the Scholarship?

A student with Academic Merit as determined by applicant performance in public examinations (mainly ZIMSEC and Cambridge). For applications, a minimum of FOURTEEN (14) points for both females and males is required.

Where there are ties, extra criterion is applied as follows:

Leadership Potential as demonstrated by levels of responsibility and office bearing in the school, community engagement as demonstrated by extra-curricular activities and involvement in the community, and personal integrity as deduced from school reports and reports from other responsible authorities.

Documentation Required

A student will need to submit Academic certificates/public exam results, Birth Certificate, National ID and a Character Reference FormĀ (Download Here).

NB.Ā Character Reference Form to be sent to Higherlife Foundation office by a registered mail Suite 5, Westgate House East, David Frost Way, Westgate Complex, Harare.

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Who Qualifies for the Scholarship?

The applicants must be orphaned and or disadvantaged children, for example: orphaned children who have lost one or both parents, orphaned children who have lost a breadwinner or disadvantaged children with both parents still living but old and unable to fend for the children. Applicants must be less than 21 years unless recommended by the Board of Trustees or Patrons. Scholarships are restricted to day and boarding government, non-government and mission schools in Zimbabwe. The Scholarship does not sponsor children undertaking their studies outside Zimbabwe unless authorized by the Patrons. The Scholarship is valid until the student attains a tertiary qualification.

Documentation Required

Applicantā€™s certified birth certificate, deceased parentā€™s or guardianā€™s certified death certificate, school invoice and banking details showing the amount of fees to be paid and an affidavit in case of missing or no documents.

NB.Ā Where the beneficiary does not have the deceasedā€™s death certificate, a letter from the school authorities or local leadership to confirm the childā€™s orphanhood will suffice.

Joshua Nkomo

Who should apply for the Scholarship?

A student with Academic Merit as determined by applicant performance in public examinations (mainly ZIMSEC and Cambridge). For applications, a minimum of FOURTEEN (14) points for both females and males is required.

Where there are ties, extra criterion is applied as follows:

Leadership Potential as demonstrated by levels of responsibility and office bearing in the school, community engagement as demonstrated by extra-curricular activities and involvement in the community, and personal integrity as deduced from school reports and reports from other responsible authorities.

Documentation Required

A student will need to submit Academic certificates/public exam results, Birth Certificate, National ID and a Character Reference FormĀ (Download Here).

NB.Ā Character Reference Form to be sent to Higherlife Foundation office by a registered mail Suite 5, Westgate House East, David Frost Way, Westgate Complex, Harare.

High-Flyers Program

We believe our youth are at the centre of Zimbabwe and Africaā€™s economic development. To that end, our High-Flyers program identifies talented young people and infuses them with the right mix of values, integrity, skills and experience required to make a meaningful contribution to Zimbabweā€™s socio- economic development. Targeting students from primary to tertiary level, the High-Flyers program provides university preparation, career development, leadership development, alumni support and student life support.

Who Qualifies for the Scholarship?

The applicants must be orphaned and or disadvantaged children, for example: orphaned children who have lost one or both parents, orphaned children who have lost a breadwinner or disadvantaged children with both parents still living but old and unable to fend for the children. Applicants must be less than 21 years unless recommended by the Board of Trustees or Patrons. Scholarships are restricted to day and boarding government, non-government and mission schools in Zimbabwe. The Scholarship does not sponsor children undertaking their studies outside Zimbabwe unless authorized by the Patrons. The Scholarship is valid until the student attains a tertiary qualification.

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Documentation Required

Applicantā€™s certified birth certificate, deceased parentā€™s or guardianā€™s certified death certificate, school invoice and banking details showing the amount of fees to be paid and an affidavit in case of missing or no documents.

NB. Where the beneficiary does not have the deceasedā€™s death certificate, a letter from the school authorities or local leadership to confirm the childā€™s orphan-hood will suffice.

Who should apply for the Scholarship?

A student with Academic Merit as determined by applicant performance in public examinations (mainly ZIMSEC and Cambridge). For applications, a minimum of FOURTEEN (14) points for both females and males is required.

Where there are ties, extra criterion is applied as follows:

Leadership Potential as demonstrated by levels of responsibility and office bearing in the school, community engagement as demonstrated by extra-curricular activities and involvement in the community, and personal integrity as deduced from school reports and reports from other responsible authorities.

Ā 

Documentation Required

A student will need to submit Academic certificates/public exam results, Birth Certificate, National ID and a Character Reference Form (Download Here).

NB. Character Reference Form to be sent to Higherlife Foundation office by a registered mail Suite 5, Westgate House East, David Frost Way, Westgate Complex, Harare.

Capernaum

Who Qualifies for the Scholarship?

The applicants must be orphaned and or disadvantaged children, for example: orphaned children who have lost one or both parents, orphaned children who have lost a breadwinner or disadvantaged children with both parents still living but old and unable to fend for the children. Applicants must be less than 21 years unless recommended by the Board of Trustees or Patrons. Scholarships are restricted to day and boarding government, non-government and mission schools in Zimbabwe. The Scholarship does not sponsor children undertaking their studies outside Zimbabwe unless authorized by the Patrons. The Scholarship is valid until the student attains a tertiary qualification.

Ā 

Documentation Required

Applicantā€™s certified birth certificate, deceased parentā€™s or guardianā€™s certified death certificate, school invoice and banking details showing the amount of fees to be paid and an affidavit in case of missing or no documents.

NB. Where the beneficiary does not have the deceasedā€™s death certificate, a letter from the school authorities or local leadership to confirm the childā€™s orphan-hood will suffice.

Joshua Nkomo

Who should apply for the Scholarship?

A student with Academic Merit as determined by applicant performance in public examinations (mainly ZIMSEC and Cambridge). For applications, a minimum of FOURTEEN (14) points for both females and males is required.

Where there are ties, extra criterion is applied as follows:

Leadership Potential as demonstrated by levels of responsibility and office bearing in the school, community engagement as demonstrated by extra-curricular activities and involvement in the community, and personal integrity as deduced from school reports and reports from other responsible authorities.

Ā 

Documentation Required

A student will need to submit Academic certificates/public exam results, Birth Certificate, National ID and a Character Reference Form (Download Here).

NB. Character Reference Form to be sent to Higherlife Foundation office by a registered mail Suite 5, Westgate House East, David Frost Way, Westgate Complex, Harare.

Delta Doctoral Fellowship

This PhD Fellowship program aims to develop critical skills needed to advance the national economy. At a time when Africa still accounts for less than 1% of global research output, doctoral education is critically needed to fuel innovative economic and social growth on the continent. Under this initiative, we are directly supporting strategic research in selected disciplines, in order to promote a generation of new knowledge and innovations that will contribute towards achieving Zimbabweā€™s national Vision 2030. This doctoral-level programme was launched in collaboration with Zimbabweā€™s Ministry of Higher & Tertiary Education.Ā 
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Delta Doctoral Fellowship

This PhD Fellowship program aims to develop critical skills needed to advance the national economy. At a time when Africa still accounts for less than 1% of global research output, doctoral education is critically needed to fuel innovative economic and social growth on the continent. Under this initiative, we are directly supporting strategic research in selected disciplines, in order to promote a generation of new knowledge and innovations that will contribute towards achieving Zimbabweā€™s national Vision 2030. This doctoral-level programme was launched in collaboration with Zimbabweā€™s Ministry of Higher & Tertiary Education.

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