FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2024/2025

The Federal Government, under the Ministry of Education, invites interested and qualified Nigerians are encouraged to join the 2024 / 2025 Nigerian Scholarship Award (NSA).

They should also consider the Education Bursary Award (EBA). Both awards are tenable in Nigerian Public Tertiary Institutions. Federal Government, NIGERIAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR NIGERIAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Applicants for postgraduate studies should have at least a first degree with second-class honours in the upper division. Applicants must be registered Full-Time Students of Federal or State Universities.

1. All other applicants (UG& HND) must be registered full-time students. They should be in their second year or above. This applies to Federal or State Universities, Polytechnics, and Monotechnics. All undergraduate Scholarship applicants, including Persons with disabilities, must have at least 4.0 Cumulative Grade point average (CGPA) on a five (5) point scale or 5.0 on a 7 point scale or its equivalent.

1. All HND applicants must have a CGPA of 3.5 and above on a scale of 4.0

FIELD OF STUDY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE AWARD IS AS FOLLOWS:

1.  Science and Technology
2. Medicine and Medical Sciences
3. Education
4.  Agriculture
5. Liberal Arts/Social/Management Sciences
6. Entrepreneurial Studies,
7. Information and Communication Technology
8. Environmental Sciences
9. Law

• EDUCATION BURSARY AWARD

THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE BURSARY AWARD

IS AS FOLLOWS:

1. Applicants MUST be registered students studying Education in Nigerian Colleges of Education and Universities.
2. Applicants must be full-time students.
3. All applicants, including Persons with disabilities, must be in their second year or above.
4. A beneficiary of any subsisting scholarship is not eligible.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

All qualified candidates are advised to:

1. Visit the Federal Ministry of Education’s website, education.gov and click on the Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page;
2. Read the Guidelines and then finish the Application Form online, and
3. Print the completed Form.

Note that any Double Application will be disqualified! Attach the next documents

1. Letter of Admission to the Institution
2. CGPA result.
3. State of Origin Certificate

The registration portal will be open from 13th April, 2025 to 24th May, 2025.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Awards are tenable in Nigeria and take effect from the beginning of the academic session. No Award shall be held at the same time as another Award, nor for part-time studies. Change of course or Institution is not allowed while enjoying the award.

For inquiries, please contact:

1. 08077884418 / 08091155229 (Nigerian Scholarship Award) and 09015705399 / 07047719254 (Education Bursary Award) and fsb@education.gov.ng
2. Facebook: Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria
3. Twitter or X: @Nigeducation

Eligible candidates are advised to make only one application as multiple applications will disqualify the applicant. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE APPLICATIONS ARE ENTIRELY FREE OF CHARGE. NO AGENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PROCESS