Victoria University offers scholarships to Miss Curvy contestants

Victoria University will award the winner of the Miss Curvy pageant with a full scholarship covering tuition for  any course of her choice, the university announced yesterday.

All the other 24 contestants will also have their tuition covered 70% should they choose to pursue studies at the premium university.

The university offers Masters, Bachelors, Diploma and Foundation programs under four faculties of; Health

Sciences, Business and Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Technology and the

Department of Petroleum and Energy Studies.

Speaking at the function to announce the offer, Assoc. Prof. Krishna N. Sharma, Vice Chancellor of Victoria University said: "Our aim in partnering with Miss Curvy is to impart and provide knowledge to the contestants through the scholarships; this will result into career growth."

Sharma said he appreciates the contestants’ leadership skills as they have come to this level after fighting many challenges including but not limited to bullying and body shaming.

"We are giving them free short courses in public speaking and presentation so that they may effectively transfer their leadership skills, implant the message of having pride in who they are, inspire and motivate others who may be facing similar challenges what they have faced in the past," he said.

The chief executive officer of Miss Curvy Uganda Annie Mungoma, thanked the university for the offer.

"We appreciates that institutions such as Victoria University have come out with a cause of ensuring that the contestants are skilled and acquire knowledge through the scholarships which they can take up in the desired degree of their choice. This will have direct impact and will enhance their career growth and have something to hope for in future," she said.