Grooming People for Better Livelihood Centre (Grooming Centre) University Grant Scheme 2022 (Undergraduate & Postgraduate)

Grooming People for Better Livelihood Centre (Grooming Centre) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in December 2006, and registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Certificate Number CAC/IT/NO 24198, to address the near absence of financial services to the large population of economically active poor people engaged in small trading and micro productive activities in many parts of Nigeria.

The Centre is the result of the strong commitment of a group of microfinance practitioners to building a vibrant and high growth organization that will play a leading role in improving access to financial services for the poor. It is a membership organization which implements a radical action programme through a range of financial services delivered to the door-step of its members.

Grooming Centre is a national institution with an international perspective and is dedicated to mobilizing resources and offering financial services to the entrepreneurial poor that have little or no access to conventional forms of financial services. The Centre operates as a viable institution by hinging its services and operations on global best practice approaches perfected by ASA Bangladesh, a global market leader in providing microfinance services and introduced to Nigeria through the UNDP assisted MicroStart programme.

We invite applications for:

Title: 2022 Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme

Location: Nigeria

Description
The Governing Council and Management of Grooming People for Better Livelihood Centre (Grooming Centre), a leading Microfinance Institution in Nigeria, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for its 2022 Grooming Centre University Grant Scheme. The aim of the scheme, which is the third in the series, is to catalyze research and knowledge development in the areas of microfinance, rural development, inclusive finance, social enterprise, MSME and women in development.

Beneficiaries

• The 2022 University Grant will be awarded to 100 Undergraduate and 50 Postgraduate students who are presently carrying out their research studies in the areas of either microfinance, rural development, inclusive finance, social enterprise, MSME and women in development.

Objective

• To promote financial includsion and contribution to the knowledge base in enterprise development through research.

• The applicant must be either a student at the undergraduate or postgraduate level in a Nigerian tertiary institution whose research study covers any of such areas as financial inclusion, microfinance, rural development, social enterprise, MSMEs, technological development, women in development or any other research that is aimed at lifting people out of poverty.
• Research Areas
• The focus of the research study must be relevant to the Nigerian context, practical, innovative and should be capable of promoting any of the above areas of interest, in the Nigerian space.

Academic Requirements

• The applicant must be a student at an NUC/ NBTE approved Nigeria university or polytechnic.
• The applicant must submit a written and signed recommendation from his/her project supervisor.

Competence:

• The research must show a high level  of originality, imaginative thought and be data inclusive.
• (There are no age, gender, religious or ethnic barriers to application).

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2022.

Submisstion Process
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• The applicant must submit a research concept of between10-15 pages which will include an introduction, literature review, research methodology including references and a page of candidate’s personal profile. The candidate will also submit a final soft copy of the research project on completion of the study. (See Abstract for Guide).