Tertiary Institution students had cause to celebrate following the recent announcement of the commencement of scholarship awards by The Federal Government of Nigeria. The scholarship initiative was made public by the Federal Ministry of Education on the 2nd of April 2024, in a statement signed by Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary.

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

In his statement, the Permanent Secretary outlined the eligibility process for awarding of the Nigerian Scholarship Award

• All applicants must be full-time students of any tertiary institution in the country.

• 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.

• 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.

• All NCE and HND applicants must have a CGPA of 3.5 and above on a scale of 4.0.”

All qualified candidates were advised to visit the Federal Ministry of Education’s website www.education.gov.ng and click on Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page.

Intending candidates are expected to read the guidelines and then complete the application form online and print a copy of the completed form.

The ministry warned that a double Application would be disqualified.

Qualified students are to attach the following documents for verification: 

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

Registration portal will be opened from 2nd April 2024 to 13th May 2024.

The degrees listed for scholarship are Science and Technology, Medicine and Medical Sciences, Education, Agriculture, Liberal Arts/Social/Management Sciences, Entrepreneurial Studies, Information and Communication Technology, Environmental Sciences and Law.

Education Bursary Award

In addition, The Ministry of Education set out the criteria for the Bursary Award as follows:

• Applicants MUST be registered students studying Education in Nigerian Colleges of Education and Universities. Applicants must be full-time students.

• All applicants including Persons with disabilities must be in their second year or above.

• A beneficiary of any subsisting scholarship is not eligible.

• 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.

The ministry added that applications are entirely free of charge as no agents are required for the process.

“For further enquiries, interested applicants can contact: 08077884418/08091155229 (Nigerian Scholarship Award) and 09015705399/07047719254 (Education Bursary Award) 

[email protected].

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