Airtel Malawi plc on January 7, 2026 announced a Nzeru Fund merit-based scholarship that will see 25 students enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related programmes at MUST benefiting.

Speaking during launch of the scholarship in Lilongwe, Airtel Malawi Managing Director Aashish Dutt said much as education is at the heart of development, in Malawi many students fail to make tangible contributions to national development as they end up dropping out due to financial challenges.

“The scholarship is there to bridge this gap so that such students are not deprived of their potential future. Nzeru Fund scholarships will cover students’ tuition, accommodation, monthly stipend and data connectivity. It goes mere support towards students’ fees as it seeks to enhance their purpose and responsibility,” he said.

MUST Vice Chancellor, Professor Address Malata, who described the news as the first gift to the university in the New Year, thanked Airtel Malawi for the scholarships.

“Education is indeed a catalyst for development and supporting students financially enables them to realise personal dreams but also contribute to family, community and national development. Innovation and technology, the focus areas of the scholarship, are current drivers of economic development and they are also a focus area for MUST programming,” said Professor Malata.

She urged students who will benefit from the scholarship to payback to Airtel Malawi through helping others and working hard and being exemplary through good behaviour and conduct.

To access the scholarship, those selected into MUST STEM-related programmes in the upcoming selection, will have to apply for consideration. The university will soon communicate on the application process.

Apart from this scholarship, needy but brilliant students applying for public university selection this year are encouraged to choose MUST as it also has other scholarships from individual industry partners and others under the Endowment Fund.