The Federal Government Scholarship is a scheme by the scholarship Board through the Federal Ministry of Education of Nigeria. They are offering the 2022/2023 Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Awards for Undergraduate, Master‘s, and Ph.D. students to study abroad.
Who does not like the opportunity to be granted a scholarship? One cannot overlook the impact of scholarships. It functions as a good PowerPoint. Incredibly, the Federal Government of Nigeria also offers scholarships.
The Federal Government scholarship is for any student in our Higher institution in serious need of funds to go after their dream course.
The chance is finally here for you to explore the Bilateral Educational Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Awards. This article focuses more on the Federal Government Scholarship scheme, how to apply and when it is ongoing.
About the Federal Government Scholarship
As a prospective candidate, you must have heard of The Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) and the Nigeria Award Scholarship (NA) awards. They are aimed particularly at students who are in Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) studies.
These scholarship schemes are a process that is accepted once a year. Interested Candidates have the chance to apply once a year, which means the scholarship is done yearly.
Varying on the scheme you are interested in, let us first take a look at the Bilateral Education Agreement. Here successful Undergraduate candidates will have the chance to further their education in the following countries: Morocco, Russia, Hungary, Turkey, Cuba, Romania, Macedonia, Japan, Cuba, Tunisia, Serbia, and Egypt.
For those that have finished with their undergraduate studies, but will want to continue with Postgraduate studies. You will have the chance to further your education in the following countries: China, Hungary, Turkey, Serbia, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Russia (this is for those who got their first degree in Russia), etc.
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Other Federal Government Scholarship Scheme
There is another scholarship scheme that focuses on only females, it is called The Nigeria Award Scholarship (NA), which is also known as the Nigeria Award/ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Just like we indicated, it is solely for girls or females that are in pursuit of their undergraduate degree or postgraduate education. They will be funded under this scholarship scheme.
Eligibility for the Federal Government Scholarship
We will be looking at two important federal government scholarship schemes:
Bilateral Education Agreement
undergraduate scholarship
- There is an age limit for the scholarship, considering what they said, we could comprehend that the age limit is fixed
- The certificates you are offering should be less than 3 years old, which means that they should be below two years from the year of applying for the scholarship.
- All interested undergraduate students in the scholarship should have a minimum of five distinctions and it could be A’s or B’s in their senior secondary school certificate. This acquired distinction should correlate with their chosen course of study. Let it be a reminder that mathematics and English language is compulsory.
postgraduate scholarship
- It is assumed that you are done with NYSC and also have your release certificate.
- It is exciting to know that applicants who are interested should at least make sure that they have the minimum requirement. Requirements such as possession of a first degree, which must fall at least under the second-class upper division.
- There is an age limit here, 35 to 40 stays the acceptable age for Ph.D.
- If you a Former beneficiary of foreign awards, you are expected to have gotten at least two years of post-qualification or employment practice in Nigeria.
- There should be evidence displaying the willingness that your employers have released you.
- It is instinctive to take note that the listed countries above are non-English-speaking countries. So, for an easy stream of learning, it is good for beneficiaries to study an obligatory foreign language for one year.
Nigeria Award Scholarship (NA)
- If you are applying for postgraduate, Please, be alert that you should be a full-time student. You should also have a minimum of a second-class upper in your first degree.
- Undergraduates are believed to be doing well academically, in fact, you are required to have a 4.0 on a 5.0-point scale and a 5.0 on a 7.0-point scale. Anything below this will not be accepted.
- Selected candidates will only be those who have been verified as full-time students in their second year and above. Part-time students should not try to apply.
Scholarships Benefit
- Concurrently, you should not be disturbed about health insurance, supplement, take-off, and research grants. The Nigerian Government will take care of all this, all you are required to do is to face your study.
- Under the Bilateral Education Agreement scholarship, issues of accommodation will not be a problem, you will not spend a penny, as the Nigerian Government will take up all the responsibility which has to with tuition fees and accommodation/ hostel fees.
- applicants who are interested in the Nigeria award (NA) Sustainable development Goals (SDG) scholarship awards, should not have to be worried about tuition fees, accommodation, and even their personal maintenance allowance. This will all be taken care of by the Nigerian Federal government
Duration of the Federal Government Scholarships
There are a number of factors that will determine the duration of the scholarship. Firstly, the host countries and your choice of courses are dependent on the duration of the scholarship. The normal range is from 4-9 years.
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Required Documents for the Federal Government Scholarship
- Data page of your current international passport
- For the NA/SDG awards, you must follow the following procedures.
- You need a Police clearance certificate if it is relevant,
- Some Copies of your original academic certificates
- You are expected to complete the forms, submit them online, and also have them printed out.
Other information about the Federal Government Scholarship
- Prospective candidates should be informed that there will be computer-based tests and they are to choose the nearest centre to where they live.
While attempting the interview, print out two copies of your application form, you also need to come along with these documents: - Two photocopies of your educational certificates and testimonials of the former schools attended and an original.
- You can come with only a single senior secondary school certificate if you are an undergraduate applicant.
- Your certificate of origin or local government should be dated, signed, and stamped.
- Candidates should come along with Four White background passport-sized photographs.
- You need to present NYSC discharge or exemption certificates stapled with your academic transcripts
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