ALU Financial Aid Application Form

About the Financial Aid Application

Please read the following section carefully before starting your application.
The financial aid application process is divided into several steps:

Step 1:


Personal information and household income


This section will ask questions about an applicant’s household in order to assess their financial circumstances. They would be asked to provide information and documentation on potential sources of income, total monthly income earned in their household, and the types of assets owned by their family.

Step 2:


About You

Here applicants will provide more information and documentation about themselves and their current guardianship status.

Step 3:


Education Financing


This section will inquire as to how and how much one was able to pay for previous schooling, whether high school or university. High school tuition receipts, among other documents will be required.

Step 4:


ALU Partner Affiliation


Please go through our list of Partners and indicate which program or institution one may be affiliated with.  (If not affiliated with any, please do not select any as you will be expected to verify this.)

Step 5:


Narrative Submission


In this section, an applicant would be required to provide videos and essays on various themes such as leadership potential, community service and entrepreneurial mindsets.

What to know about Supporting Documentation

Whether making a grant application or scholarship application, you will be required to provide documentation in support of the information you’ve provided. We have provided a list of documents you should consider uploading depending on the information you provide in your application.

Please note that failure to submit the required documents will lead to an automatic dismissal of your application. Given the vast number of applications we receive, we will only review applications that have the required documentation provided.
Official Letters that are not signed and/or lack contact information will not be accepted as supporting documents.

Please ensure that all documents submitted are either in English, French or Kinyarwanda, we will not be able to review an application that is in any language other than English, French or Kinyarwanda.

Your Household Information


This section will ask you questions about yourself and your household in order to determine your financial situation. You would be asked to provide information on potential sources of income, total monthly income earned in your household, and the types of assets owned by your family.

The table below will guide you on the type of documents we expect and require as supporting documents to verify your household income. 


Alert: Please ensure that the information provided here is correct as you will be required to provide supporting documentation for most of the details declared. Once you submit this information you will not be able to make any changes.
The information you provide will be verified and if it is found to be incomplete, inaccurate or false, this will affect your application negatively.

For any letters provided, please ensure that they are signed and have current contact information (Name, phone number and/or email address) of the writer of the letter to allow us to verify the information provided. Letters that are not signed and/or lack contact information will not be accepted as supporting documents.
Household Income Documents
Household Livelihood Information

On the previous page, you submitted the following information about your financial profile. Please see these numbers as a reminder. You are not able to edit them here.



Please tell us more about your household and the breakdown of your monthly income.

Note: you are required to use USD(United States Dollar) here for all inputs, regardless of the currency you chose on the previous page.

Please convert from your local currency into USD.

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For each earner in your family that you noted in the answer above, please fill out the next Household Earners section.

The total of the monthly incomes of each earner provided here should equal the household monthly income you provided before.


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Because this earner is formally employed, please provide a bank statement that shows proof of income for the previous 3 months (preferably 6) and documentation showing income details i.e. pay slips for the previous 3 months or an official letter from their employer stating their income.




Because this earner is self-employed or runs a business, please provide bank or mobile banking statements that show proof of income for the previous 6 months and an official letter or document that provides details on the source of income and estimated monthly income. 




Because this earner is self-employed, owns a business, is a petty trader or informally employed, please provide;
  1. Bank or Mobile money statements such as MOMO or Mpesa covering the last 6 months
  2. A signed official letter from your guardian or guardian's employer clearly indicating the source of income and amount earned
  • Alternative; official letter from a respectable member of your community clearly outlining the guardian's employment status, source of livelihood and amount earned monthly. The member of your community has to be someone notable e.g. religious or local leader, who may act as a reference to confirm your family's financial circumstances.

NB: Please note that a letter from the applicant is not acceptable as proof of income unless the applicant themselves is the breadwinner. The official letter has to be from the guardian/employer/reference and be dated and signed and have full contact details. Please see more details on the section labeled; What to know about Supporting Documentation on the ALU Application Guide.








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Because this earner is formally employed, please provide a bank statement that shows proof of income for the previous 3 months (preferably 6) and documentation showing income details i.e. pay slips for the previous 3 months or an official letter from their employer stating their income.




Because this earner is self-employed or runs a business, please provide bank or mobile banking statements that show proof of income for the previous 6 months and an official letter or document that provides details on the source of income and estimated monthly income. 




Because this earner is self-employed, owns a business, is a petty trader or informally employed, please provide;
  1. Bank or Mobile money statements such as MOMO or Mpesa covering the last 6 months
  2. A signed official letter from your guardian or guardian's employer clearly indicating the source of income and amount earned
  • Alternative; official letter from a respectable member of your community clearly outlining the guardian's employment status, source of livelihood and amount earned monthly. The member of your community has to be someone notable e.g. religious or local leader, who may act as a reference to confirm your family's financial circumstances.

NB: Please note that a letter from the applicant is not acceptable as proof of income unless the applicant themselves is the breadwinner. The official letter has to be from the guardian/employer/reference and be dated and signed and have full contact details. Please see more details on the section labeled; What to know about Supporting Documentation on the ALU Application Guide.








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Because this earner is formally employed, please provide a bank statement that shows proof of income for the previous 3 months (preferably 6) and documentation showing income details i.e. pay slips for the previous 3 months or an official letter from their employer stating their income.




Because this earner is self-employed or runs a business, please provide bank or mobile banking statements that show proof of income for the previous 6 months and an official letter or document that provides details on the source of income and estimated monthly income. 




Because this earner is self-employed, owns a business, is a petty trader or informally employed, please provide;
  1. Bank or Mobile money statements such as MOMO or Mpesa covering the last 6 months
  2. A signed official letter from your guardian or guardian's employer clearly indicating the source of income and amount earned
  • Alternative; official letter from a respectable member of your community clearly outlining the guardian's employment status, source of livelihood and amount earned monthly. The member of your community has to be someone notable e.g. religious or local leader, who may act as a reference to confirm your family's financial circumstances.

NB: Please note that a letter from the applicant is not acceptable as proof of income unless the applicant themselves is the breadwinner. The official letter has to be from the guardian/employer/reference and be dated and signed and have full contact details. Please see more details on the section labeled; What to know about Supporting Documentation on the ALU Application Guide.







About You












For any letters provided, please ensure that they are signed and have current contact information (Name, phone number and/or email address) of the writer of the letter to allow us to verify the information provided. Letters that are not signed and/or lack contact information will not be accepted as supporting documents.
Please note that while some documents are not mandatory, we encourage you to provide as much as you are able to find as it would be to your application's advantage.








Education Financing

Earlier in your application, you submitted the following information about your financial profile and education financing. Please see these numbers as a reminder. You are not able to edit them here.

For any letters provided, please ensure that they are signed and have current contact information (Name, phone number and/or email address) of the writer of the letter to allow us to verify the information provided. Letters that are not signed and/or lack contact information will not be accepted as supporting documents.



Please tell us more about your previous education financing. Please continue using currency in USD throughout this application.
High School Financing


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ALU Education Financing


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Are you affiliated with any of our Partners listed below?

Carefully review/search the list and select the Institution that has supported you in the past. Note that you will be required to either provide documentation or contact details of a representative from the institution to confirm this




TEXT FOR TECH: End of Application for Grant Applicants.

Scholarship Narratives Submission

NOTE for Implementation!! Only shows up for Scholarship applicants
For all the below, you are strictly prohibited from using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist in the creation of your submissions. All work submitted must be original and the product of your own efforts to give us a clear understanding of your abilities.
Any use of AI detected by the Financial Aid Office will lead to an automatic rejection of your application

Please submit an Essay responding to the following prompt. The Essay should be at least 300 words long and should be submitted in English.
At ALCHE we believe Missions guide our learning journey to becoming future leaders of Africa. What is your mission to create a better future for the continent, your country and/or your community? How does it tie into your desired course of study?




At ALCHE, we journey with our students toward living lives of impact. These young leaders are actively engaged in their communities and do hard things that have an extraordinary impact on the world around them. Please submit a 5 minute video (in English) telling us about yourself and answer at least 2 of the following questions;
  1. What service, innovation, or impact have you created/had on your community?
  2. Describe an entrepreneurial or innovative idea or concept that you have pursued in the past. Feel free to showcase proof of your work in this video.
  3. How are you planning to positively impact your community, your country or the African continent in the next five years should you be granted this scholarship?




Select one or two recommenders who know you well, who have witnessed your challenges, shared in your accomplishments, and who can speak to your communal impact. These individuals must be able to provide specific examples, stories, and evidence of your development as a leader.
Your letters of reference must be;
  1. Written by someone in good standing in your community e.g. (former) teacher, mentor, religious or local civil leader . It should not be written by a family member or friend
  2. Be at least 250 words
  3. Be originally written in English or French
  4. Must include a hand-written signature and the sender's contact details
  5. The applicant may not write, draft, edit, or translate the letter of reference

Contact Information