2025 Rotary/DEWEF Scholarship For Nigerian Undergraduate Students

Rotary clubs in the district invite Nigerian students to participate in the DEWEF Scholarship Awards for the pioneer 2024-2025 Rotary Year.

Rotary International, District invites brilliant but indigent students for the 2024/25 edition of its annual District Educational and Welfare Endowment Fund (DEWEF) scholarship scheme.

The scholarships are awarded in the student’s second academic year after presenting a first-year result which is expected to be within the range of Second-Class Upper Division and above. The scholarship will go on annually until the student’s academic program is completed.

The scholarship program was started by the Rotary district in the 2009-2010 Rotary year with the aim to support indigent but brilliant students in tertiary institutions across Lagos and Ogun states which fall under the umbrella of the district.

Benefits of DEWEF Undergraduate Scholarship

The Rotary DEWEF Undergraduate Scholarship awards selected candidates with a scholarship sum of N100,000 annually till graduation.

Requirements for DEWEF Undergraduate Scholarship

Indigent student, brilliant and of good morals

Students must be schooling in either Federal or state higher institutions in Lagos or Ogun

First year (100 Level) and are now in their second year (200 Level)

HND 1 with ND Results

NCE, 200 Level (3.5 GPA/CGPA on a 5point and 3.0 on a 4point scale)

NB: Children of Rotarians are not eligible to apply.

Selection Process

Selected applicants are expected to be interviewed and screened by the clubs.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified to attend a further screening/interview at the District Office

Application Documents

Complete Application Form

Letter of recommendation from the applicant’s Institution of Higher Learning

Relevant academic credentials,

Result of first year examinations

Application Deadline

February 28, 2025

How to Apply

Selected candidates are to be recommended to the District, for the attention of the undersigned (i.e, Chairman, District DEWEF Scholarship Committee not later than the deadline)

Kindly contact the following for application.

PAG Alaba Olalekan, Chairman, District Dewef Scholarship Committee, +234 802 307 0794

PAG Yemi Arigbagbu (RC Maryland), +234 809 961 4295

PAG Alabi Kazeem Olawale, (RC Obantoko), +234 806 808 8204.