Scholarships from St. Louis University Institute of Health Sciences, Bamenda

We have a series of scholarship programs designed for different groups of students and these are crafted to meet certain challenges in the communities that are beneficiaries of these opportunities.

It is our understanding that we should do one or two things to favor the under privileged in our communities and to also contribute to give back to nature what we got from her given that our own generation went to university for free and sometimes we were paid for studying ( bourse).
St Louis scholarships were designed to run for ten years. A fresh batch of students is recruited yearly for ten years. Each student is supported for three years until he/she gets the diploma. We are currently in the fifth generation of scholarships this academic year. As of last year, we had spent about 67 million or so on this exercise.

We think that this would bring a real shift into the human dynamics of these communities where this activity is being carried out. Akwaya, Furawa, Mbetta and Donga - Mantung  have been left behind because of chronic road and communication infrastructural disease. People from these areas pay a price for no fault of theirs and suffer unnecessary stigma when dealing with others. One gets the impression they committed a crime against nature and we are here to lend them a hand.
The Akwi Memorial Foundation scholarship which is given to Prof Ajaga Nji for students of Momo origin, is in honor of his mother and all mothers who have done so much to raise us. It goes to also thank him for his book ‘Why Poor People Remain Poor’. It gave me a clear understanding of what we should all be doing as a government and as a people to get out of poverty. We are locked in a deadly mindset of  ignorance, irresponsibility, inferiority complex , corruption, greed, unaccountability and denial.

 

Characteristics of the different scholarships

A.   Only Science students with a minimum of five points get a scholarship.

B.   There are no scholarships for Nursing and Midwifery.

C.   There are no scholarships for level 400 B. Tech class.

D.   Each student keeps the scholarship for three years and must work hard and be well behaved at all times.

1.     Unlimited number of scholarships to students with over 12 points at the GCE in science subjects. 100 percent scholarship on fees. These go to students from Akwaya, Furawa and Donga and Mantung Division.

2.     Scholarships covering 100 percent fees for ten students  each year from Mbetta ( Arch Bishop Esua Fontem Scholarships).

3.     50% scholarship to 20 students/ year for students from Donga and Mantung. Science papers 5-11 points.

4.     50% scholarship to 10 students /year for students from Momo. Science papers 5-25 points. This is the Akwi Memorial scholarship and recipients are selected by Prof Ajaga Nji.

5.     50% scholarship to 10 students this year only for Bororo and Fulani female students from the North West Region. Arts and Science papers are considered, 3- points minimum. Arts students can only study Midwifery and there is no scholarship for Nursing. Science students can pick out of six choices. Candidates are selected by the Cameroon National Youth Council president Prince Michelson in room 5 at the Delegation of Youth Affairs in Bamenda opposite Ayaba Hotel.

(Special dispensation will be given to students of Donga and Mantung who cannot pay in cash to bring food items like beans, corn, goats, groundnuts, soy beans and palm oil. We cannot accept more than half the fees in kind. This condition is for all the students whether they have a scholarship or not. The items would be taken at the current market value in Ndu).

 

 

These are the different departments at St. Louis University Institute of Health Sciences, Bamenda

 

We train students for three years to get a Higher Professional Diploma( HPD). These students with the HPD are readmitted for one extra year to earn a Bachelor of Technology Degree ( B.Tech). This B.Tech program is supervised and mentored by the University of Buea. She offers the B.Tech degree for our students under the instructions and guidance of the Minster of Higher Education who is the Chancellor of Academic Affairs in all of Cameroon.

 

The  HPD programs are: Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Dental Therapy, Pharmacy Technology, Radiology-Ultrasonograpgy, and Medical Lab Sciences.

 

The degree programs are in the same fields above except that we are still carrying out the paper work and authorizations for B.Tech Midwifery and B. Tech Pharmacy Technology to be functional hopefully in 2013/2014 academic year. PharmD courses  are envisaged for a not too distant future.

We would like to remind you that the ‘odd man’ in our collection of bachelors is B.Tech Hospital Management which is crafted for a cross section of many diverse group of persons who want to professionalize. Please, go to our webpage for more ample explanations into the concept, understanding and working of this complex specialty. You can have a first degree in any other field or any HPD or HND and we can help craft you to become a hospital administrator.

FEES for all our programs are 350.000frs per year. There are a couple of extras detailed in our web page and prospectus. Remember that admissions are with ‘A’ Levels or BACC into Level 100. Arts students can only study Nursing or Midwifery. All arts students must have a minimum of 4 points. Students with the social sciences i.e. Geography and Economics can be admitted with 3 points. All science students who have passed the GCE get red carpet treatment into any discipline. Two papers where one is Religion is not a pass for MINESUP.

There is no need to bribe or beg us. The key to St Louis is the GCE and BACC result. You do not need a ‘concour’ to come. If you must come as a candidate proposed to us for training by the Minister of Public Health, then you need to pass their ‘concour’. You are the master and you hold the keys to your own destiny. We do not deny you your deserved honorable and descent passage into a glorious and productive future. You are a product of your choices.

We do not lead people; we do not push people, we help you walk the path that matches your purpose for living. We discover your passion with you; we help you to trust yourself and to trust others, we help you to value work that is well done. We help you to love yourself so that you can love others. We help you to give because you have more than enough to give. Cameroon has enough for everyone’s need but too little for everyone’s greed.

We just bless you because we have come to bless. You are St Louis; the measure of professionalism. At St Louis, we inform and form agents of transformation. Character development is our hall mark.

 

We thank all those hospitals and clinics nationwide who have partnered with us for practical training on the field. Without you, we cannot make it. We thank the Minister of Higher Education, Minister of Public Health , the Prime Minister and the Universities of Buea and Bamenda for their support.

We thank the Cameroon Government for employing 250 graduates from St Louis in 2009. We are also very grateful for the large number that was employed in the 25.000. We thank the Muna Clinic in Douala, the Catholic mission hospitals and all other users of our products in Cameroon, America, Canada and Europe who have been so faithful in their support.

We are not tired of reminding our youths and parents that the future of Cameroon and the future of all house-holds is 90% dependent on professional education in all fields and walks of life. We must be productive and we must be elements of change so that we can promote peace and development in Cameroon. It starts with discipline, hard work, honesty and the respect for man and nature. These are the core values of St Louis. Welcome to St Louis.

 

Dr Nick Ngwanyam, MD

Director; Tel( cell) 237- 7776 46 74

stlouisclinicbamenda@yahoo.co.uk