Apply for the Nigerian Scholarship Award and Education Bursary Award (Up to N150,000)

The Federal Ministry of Education invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2023/2024 Nigerian Scholarship Award (NSA) and Education Bursary Award (EBA) tenable in Nigerian  Public Tertiary Institutions.

•  NIGERIAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR NIGERIAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD  IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. Applicants for Postgraduate studies should possess a minimum of first degree with Second Class Honours in the Upper Division.  Applicants must be registered Full-Time students of Federal or State Universities.
2. All other applicants (UG, HND & NCE) must be registered full-time students in their second year or above, in Federal or State Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics or Colleges of Education.  All undergraduate Scholarship applicants including Persons with disabilities must have at least 4.0 Cumulative Grade Points Aggregate (CGPA) on a five (5) point scale or 5.0 on a 7 point scale or its equivalent.
3. All NCE and HND applicants must have a CGPA of 3.5 and above on a scale of 4.0

FIELD OF STUDY  TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE AWARD ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Science and Technology
2. Medicine and Medical Sciences
3. Education
4. Agriculture
5. Liberal Arts/Social/Management Sciences
6. Entrepreneural Studies,
7. Information and Communication Technology
8. Environmental Sciences
9. Law

METHOD OF APPLICATION

  All qualified candidates are advised to: 

1. Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s website www.education.gov.ng and click on   Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page;
2. Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online;  and
3. Print the completed Form. 
4. Or go to the official website for details

        Note that any Double Application will be disqualified!

Attach the following documents 

1. Letter of Admission to the Institution
2. CGPA result.
3. National Identity Number
4.  State of Origin Certificate

The registration portal will be opened  2nd  April, 2024 to 13th May, 2024.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: 

• Awards are tenable in Nigeria and take effect from the beginning of the academic session.
• No Award shall be held at the same time with another Award nor for part-time studies.
• Change of course or Institution is not allowed while enjoying the award.

For enquiries please contact : 

1.   08077884418/08091155229  (Nigerian Scholarship Award) and 09015705399/07047719254 (Education Bursary Award)
2. [email protected]
3. Face book: Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria
4. Twitter or X : @Nigeducation