Northern Uganda-based Gulu University has released the list showing names of students admitted on government sponsorship on the national merit scheme for the 2026-2027 academic year.
The list includes over 100 students who will pursue various courses or academic programs at the university.
Only about a dozen academic programs or courses were considered for the few slots available to the university under the national merit scheme of government sponsorship which is meant for best performing students.
Most of these are science, technology or business related, which is part of government’s deliberate efforts to promote sciences by offering over 70 per cent of scholarships to science-based students.
The lists showing names of students admitted to Gulu University on government sponsorship under the national merit scheme are below:
Gulu University is one of about a dozen public universities in Uganda most of which are regional based.
The other public universities are Makerere University and its business school of MUBS, Kabale University, Kyambogo University, Muni University, Soroti University, Mountains of the Moon University, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, and Busitema University.
Every year, government sponsors up to 4,000 students to attain university education.
Makerere University and MUBS have admitted over 1,500 students on government sponsorship under the national merit scheme.
See names of students admitted at Makerere University and MUBS on government sponsorship for the 2026-2027 academic year Here.
The list of government sponsored students for Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) is Here.
The list of Uganda’s 65 best universities and institutes in 2026 is Here.
