Federal Government Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship Awards 2024/2025.
The Honourable Minister of Education (HME) Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2025/2026 Federal Government Scholarship Awards.
This scholarship Award is for Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA).
THE BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS COMPRISES :
- Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Hungary, Egypt and Algeria.
- Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, and Romania.
PROCEDURES FOR APPLICATION FOR THE BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.
Qualified Candidates Should:
- Visit the Federal Ministry of Education’s website https://www.education.gov.ng and click on Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page.
- Read the Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online
- Print the completed Application Form
FIELDS OF STUDY
a. Undergraduate level Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine (very limited), Pilot Engineering, Neurologist and
b. Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and PhD) in all fields.
CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY:
A. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS:
All applicants for undergraduate degree courses Must possess a minimum qualification of Five (5) 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 (2023 & 2024) for Non-African Countries and for African countries the age of the certificate is one year (2024) only.
The age limit is from 17 to 20 years.
B. POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS:
All applicants for Postgraduate degree courses must hold a First Degree with 1st Class or at least 2nd Class Upper Division.
The applicants who are previous recipients of Foreign Awards must have acquired at least two (2) years of post-qualification experience or employment practice in Nigeria.
All applicants must have completed the N.Y.S.C. Programme and the age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D.
i) N.Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates only are accepted; and
ii) Evidence of readiness to be released by an employer.
GENERAL NOTE FOR ALL APPLICANTS:
Applicants must undertake a mandatory one-year foreign language course in the language of their chosen country, as the standard medium of instruction.
Candidates for Islamic Religious studies programs in Algeria must possess a WASSCE/WAEC certificate, as no other certificates are accepted.
For the Hungarian Scholarship, Applicants can apply for up to two fields of study, in order of preference. To apply, candidates must:
1. Visit the website
2. Complete the online application form between mid-November and January 15, 2025.
Note: Ensure timely completion of the application, as the deadline is January 15, 2025.
vi) All applicants for Russia should visit the website https://education-in-russia.com which is open.
(v) All applicants for the Russian Postgraduate Scholarship must have acquired their 1st Degree in Russia;
(vi) All documents are to be uploaded on the Russian Application portal and must be properly scanned in PDF format.
(vii) All Applicants are to upload the following certificates online;
- UNDERGRADUATE (UG): WAEC/WASSCE, Birth Certificate, Indigene letter.
- POSTGRADUATE (PG): 1st Degree Certificate, Birth Certificate, WAEC/WASSCE Indigene letter & NYSC discharge Certificate.
NB: Candidates nominated by the Board will be required to submit to the Federal Scholarship Board the following:
i) Authenticated copies of academic certificates;
ii) Data page of the current International passport;
iii) Specified Medical Reports from Government hospitals;
iv) National Identification Number (NIN)
v) Police Clearance Certificate where necessary.
OFFICIAL PHONE NUMBERS/E-MAIL:
- 08077884417/08023297547
- fsb@education.gov.ng.
Application closing date: 12th January 2025.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION DOES NOT ATTRACT ANY PROCESSING FEE. THEREFORE, BEWARE OF FRAUDSTERS.
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