Fully Funded Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship Awards for Nigerians to Study Abroad

Fully Funded Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship Awards for Nigerians to Study Abroad

The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2023/2024 Federal Government Scholarship Awards for:

Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA)

Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Hungary, Egypt and Venezuela;

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 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.

Criteria for Eligibility

Undergraduate Scholarships:

All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Seven (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 (2021 & 2022) for Non-African Countries and for African countries the age of certificate is one year (2022) 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

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 which was opened Middle November to close 16th January, 2023.

Complete the application form online,

All applicants for Russia should visit the website http://education-in-russia.com which will open in November.

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

Indigine letter & NYSC discharge Certificate.

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:

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see: Fully Funded Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship Awards for Nigerians to Study Abroad

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