Madhvani Foundation

The Muljibhai MadhvaniFoundationn is a charitable trust that was set up in 1962 on the eve of Uganda's Independence to honor the vision of the late Muljibhai Prabhudas Madhvani (14th May 1894 – 11th July 1958). The Muljibhai Madhvani Foundation is a Charitable Trust. One of the Foundation's primary objectives is to maintain and promote scientific and technical education among the people of Ugan .Muljibhai Prabhudas Madhvani arrived in Jinja in 1912 aged 18. Due to his extraordinary vision  ,personality and ability, he was able to take a humble trading concern and create a business that would later account for 10% of Uganda's GDP. One of the Foundation's primary objectives is to maintain and promote scientific and technical education among the people of Uganda. The scholarship programme is aimed at benefiting Ugandans pursuing either undergraduate or graduate studies at University level in Uganda and has been in operation since the 2003/04 academic year (after the repossession of the assets by the Foundation), awarding over Four Hundred Million Uganda Shillings to a selected batch of graduates for each year until graduation.

It is in pursuit of this objective that the Board of Trustees of the Foundation set up a Scholarship Committee and instituted a scholarship program in 2003 to enhance the building of capacity among Ugandans in scientific and technical education.

The scholarship program is aimed at benefiting Ugandans pursuing either undergraduate or graduate studies at the University level in Uganda.