St.John's University of Tanzania

St John’s University of Tanzania (SJUT) is happy to inform the SJUT community, its alumni and friends of the registration of SJUT Scholarship Fund. The SJUT Scholarship Fund received its Certificate of Registration Number S.A.17403 under the Societies Act Cap.337[R.E.2002] on 04th April, 2011. On the course of development, the University strives to maintain linkages with her alumni. If you are a former student of one of the following institutions, you are a member of St John’s University of Tanzania Alumni and Friends, and welcome back:

• Alliance School
• Mazengo Technical Secondary School
• St John’s University of Tanzania

The formation of the Scholarship Fund came as a response to the implementation of cost sharing policy in various social services, including higher education. Since its establishment, St. John’s University of Tanzania has witnessed a big challenge of students who face difficulties to cope with the cost sharing requirement which is mainly caused by extreme income poverty, orphanage and other economic difficulties among students’ families. These difficulties in most cases lead to increasing school dropouts and endless leave of absence among students. It is due to this reason that the University had to formulate a scholarship fund to address these problems through charity. The Scholarship Fund is our answer to help Tanzanians achieve their goals in education!

Bishop Donald Mtetemela, the Chancellor of St John’s University of Tanzania and the founder of the Scholarship Fund together with Bishop B. Courtney McBath, Patron and Inaugurator of the Fund.

Fund’s Rationale
Principally, the University Scholarship fund was formulated in order to assist students in one or more of the following categories.
1. Potential new and returning students who need financial aid to top up the government bursaries in order to continue their university education;

2. Outstanding students whose academic achievements qualify them for admission and scholarships at other distinguished universities, but who would benefit the campus and ultimately the Church in Tanzania more if we could keep them through merit-based awards; and

3. Minority students (groups) who can bring a broader perspective to so many issues of community concern but who are often the ones least likely to have the means to attend University (such as disadvantaged societies/groups of bushmen and some Maasai);

4. Orphans, albinos and other students with disability; and
Female who are considered to be left behind for so many years due to cultural heritance among African societies.

Initially the fund calls for alumni and friends to form an endowment fund from which interests contributes towards the scholarship fund. The funds endowed can be donated to the fund or can remain to be part of the donor’s wealth and the scholarship fund enjoys the whole interest or part thereof.

The Directorate of Planning and Development through its Alumni Relations Desk helps you stay in touch with your SJUT friends and your alma mater. We aim to provide you with relevant benefits and services to enhance your alumni membership. The University has, through its first students enrolment, trained students from different parts of the country with a broad-spectrum of backgrounds. The University has produced alumni that can be found in various corners of the country and belonging to several professions. As our alumni, keeping in touch with us will enable you to network with over 1,500 alumni.

Staying Connected for Life
Our Vision
We foster a meaningful lifelong relationship between our alumni and SJUT by serving as a bridge between the University and its alumni.

Our Mission
To continuously build and strengthen the SJUT alumni community based on values that are deeply rooted in Christianity’s heritage and tradition and to perpetuate the spirit of learning to serve for future generations.

Our Goals
• To foster meaningful engagement of alumni in order to enhance SJUT’s life long learning environment and promote the development of its students and alumni.

• To create and implement programs that build pride and loyalty among SJUT alumni.

• Support SJUT’s vision to be recognized as an exemplar of higher education by supporting SJUT’s continuous efforts to prepare men and women for advanced study and continuous learning, individual achievement, and leadership and service for the common good.

Our Guiding Principles
Recognition of SJUT alumni as integral part of our community and brand
Ensuring alumni programs benefit both the University and alumni
Recognition of alumni contribution to SJUT
Recognition and support of all staff as champions of alumni programs
Alumni who volunteer on behalf of the University respect and protect University policies and brand

Services and Benefits of Alumni
By registering with the SJUT Alumni Desk, you are able to enjoy the services listed below. For some of these benefits you may need to show your Alumni Membership Card. If you need

The membership card, please contact the SJUT Alumni Desk through the office of the Planning and Development (DPD) on email or telephone listed below and we will be happy to help you get a card.

Services we can offer alumni
The following services are on offer to SJUT alumni:
     • Free alumni e-magazine - The SJUT Alumni
     • Access to the Library at arranged membership rates
     • Access to sports facilities at discounted rates

We are also vetting some third party companies that we can partner with for mutual business relationships and discounts to our alumni with membership cards.
Giving to St John’s University of Tanzania

Supporting Scholarship Fund at SJUT
The SJUT Scholarship Fund is our annual giving program, to better reflect our commitment to our students. You can help us do that by donating to our SJUT Sponsorship Fund. Every gift plays an invaluable role in the daily lives of students who will have a positive impact for the common good - in their communities, and throughout the walks of professions in the world.

• Ensuring Access
Support for financial aid makes a SJUT education affordable for motivated students from a variety of academic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Stewarding the Campus
From maintaining its historic buildings to meeting the technology demands of modern pedagogy, gifts to the University directly affect the living and learning experiences of our students.

• Teaching & Research
Providing support for collaborative research and experiential learning benefits students and increases their access to faculty mentors - both in and out of the classroom.

• Caring for Students Academic Matters
Gifts to St John’s University of Tanzania help provide opportunities for students to learn and grow in academic matters and through participation in athletics or any of the society clubs and organizations on campus like Science Society, Environmental Club etc.

• Opportunities to Give
There are a number of ways you can support SJUT students and their faculty mentors. By working together, we can ensure that current and future students benefit from the same opportunities enjoyed by previous generations of SJUT students.

Providing financial aid to our students is the University’s greatest priority. Your gift to the SJUT Scholarship Fund ensures that we will be able to continue to provide a top-quality educational experience for our students.

Ways to Give to St John’s University of Tanzania

Contributions and gifts can be deposited at our
NMB account name: SJUT Sponsorship Fund,
A/C No.5056600233 Mtendeni Branch, Dodoma.

For further information, including how to become involved with the SJUT Alumni & Friends, contact:

The Vice Chancellor
St John’s University of Tanzania
PO Box 47, Dodoma, Tanzania
Tel: +255 26 239 0044 Fax: +255 26 239 0025
Email: admin@sjut.ac.tz
Website: www.sjut.ac.tz

OR contact our
Director of Planning and Development
on email: dpd@sjut.ac.tz
or call him on: +255 26 239 3321

Thanking you in advance for your generosity in forming part of the SJUT success!