Have you been searching for the 2022 Federal Government of nigeria scholarships for undergraduates and postgraduates? Then this post is for you.
The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, is hereby inviting interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2022/2023 Nomination Interview for Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Award tenable in Russia, China, Cuba, Morocco, Algeria, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, Egypt, Japan, Serbia, Mexico, Macedonia, e.t.c
Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA)
The Awards are for Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) studies.
(i) Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Hungary and Egypt
(ii) Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Romania.
All qualified candidates are advised to
- Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s website www.education.gov.ng and click on Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page.
- Read guidelines and then complete the application form online.
- Print the completed Application form.
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
Eligibility
Undergraduate Scholarships: All applicants for undergraduate degree courses
must possess a minimum qualification of Five (7) 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 (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.
i) N.Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates only are accepted; and
ii) Evidence of readiness to be released by an employer.
General update for 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; a. UNDERGRADUATE (UG): WAEC/WASSCE b. POSTGRADUATE (PG): 1st Degree Certificate, Masters Degree WAEC/WASSCE
- Indigine letter & NYSC discharge Certificate.
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 & Indigine letter
- Police Clearance Certificate where necessary
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