2024/2025 Fully Funded Federal Government of Nigeria Scholarship Awards to Study Abroad
Are you a Nigerian who wants to study abroad? There is an on going scholarships awards by Federal Government of Nigeria for those who are interested to study abroad.
The Federal Government Scholarship Awards through Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) for Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Hungary, Egypt and Algeria; and Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Romania.
The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Prof. Tahir Mamman OON, SAN, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2024/2025 Federal Government Scholarship Awards for:
BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT (BEA)
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for the Federal Government Scholarship Awards for Nigerian to Study Abroad, applicants must fulfill the requirements listed (below):
For Undergraduate Scholarships: All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Seven (7) Distinctions (As & Bs) in the Senior Secondary School Certificates, WASSCE/WAEC (May/June) only in the subjects relevant to their fields of study including English Language and Mathematics.
Certificates should not be more than two (2) years old (2022 & 2023) for Non-African Countries and for African countries the age of certificate is one year (2023) only. Age limit is from 17 to 20 years.
Postgraduate Scholarships: All applicants for Postgraduate degree courses must hold a First Degree with 1st Class or at least 2nd Class Upper Division.
All applicants must have completed N.Y.S.C. Programme and the age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D.
Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates only are accepted; and
Evidence of readiness to be released by an employer.
FIELDS OF STUDY
Undergraduate level – Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine (very limited), Pilot Engineering, Neurologist and,
Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and PhD) in all fields.
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: All qualified candidates are advised to:
Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s website education.gov.ng and click on Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page:
Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online
Print the completed Application Form
Candidates nominated by the Board will be required to submit to Federal Scholarship Board the following:
Authenticated copies of academic certificates;
Data page of the current International passport;
Specified Medical Reports from Government hospitals;
Birth Certificate & Indigene letter
Police Clearance Certificate where necessary.
Application Deadline: January 05, 2023
