Federal Ministry of Education Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarship Awards (2022 / 2023)

The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2022 / 2023 Federal Government Scholarship Awards.

Applications are invited for:

Title: 2022 / 2023 Federal Government Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies Scholarship Awards

Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA)

• Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Hungary and  Egypt;
• Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees   were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Romania.

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.

Criteria For Eligibility
Undergraduate Scholarships:

• All applicants for Undergraduate Degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Seven (7) Distinctions (A's & B's) 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 (2020 & 2021) for Non-African Countries and for African countries the age of certificate is one year (2021) 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.
• N.Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates only are  accepted; and
• Evidence of readiness to be released by an employer.

General Note For All Applicants

• Since the BEA countries are non-English speaking, applicants should be prepared to undertake a mandatory one-year foreign Language course of the Country of choice which will be the standard medium of instruction;
• All applicants for Hungarian Scholarship can apply for up to two fields of study in order of preference, and must visit the website:  www.stipendiumhungaricum.hu which was opened 18th November 2021 to close 15th January, 2022. Complete the application form online,
• All applicants for Russian Postgraduate Scholarship must have acquired their 1st Degree in Russia;
• All Applicants to upload the following certificates online:
  • Undergraduate (UG): WAEC/WASSCE
  • Postgraduate (PG): 1st Degree Certificate, Masters Degree  WAEC/WASSCE, Indigene letter & NYSC discharge Certificate.

Application Closing Date
31st January, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click Here to Start Application

Important Notice

• Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online
• Print the completed Application Form.

Note
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.

Official Phone Numbers / E-Mail:

• 08077884417; fsb@education.gov.ng.
• Any Information given by an applicant contrary to the above criteria will result to disqualification at any stage of application.
• This Particular Application does not attract any processing fee. Therefore, beware of fraudsters.