The list of Scholarships for Nigerian University Students will help you in your quest to win a scholarship.
These are the list of Scholarships for different degrees available to Nigerian students to study in Nigeria or abroad. The Federal Government’s Ministry of Education has released a list of scholarships for Nigerian University students studying abroad. This list contains both private and public scholarship opportunities officially approved by the Federal Government, as well as local Nigerian governments. The scholarships are designed for undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctorate study programs offered by universities in countries like the United Kingdom (UK), France, Germany, Italy, and Japan.
The list is updated daily with the different scholarship opportunities available to Nigerian students.
For many students, the university is not cheap. You can use a scholarship to help pay for your studies and for some, this makes the difference between going to university or not.
Full List of Scholarships for Nigerian University Students
Below is a comprehensive list of scholarships available for Nigerian Undergraduate Students;
Each of the Scholarships for Nigerian Undergraduate Students Listed below has a link on how to apply for them.
Comprehensive list of University Scholarships available for students in Nigerian higher institutions
1. Agbami Medical & Engineering Scholarship For 100/200L
Worth: Medical awardees = N200, 000 , Engineering Students awards = N100,000
2. APPLY FOR NNPC/CHEVRON JV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS (Application is currently On Now. Don’t Miss It)
Worth: N150,000
3. NNPC/Addax Scholarship for 100L
Worth N100,000
4. Total E & P Scholarship For 100L/200L
Worth N150,000
5. NLNG Scholarship For 100L worth N300,000
6. Exxon/Mobil Scholarship For 200L
Worth N150,000
7. SPDC (Shell) Scholarship For 100L
Worth N75,000
8. PTDF Scholarship For 200L
Worth N150,000 Plus Laptop during the first payment.
9. ABC Transport Scholarship For 100L
Worth N100,000
10. Federal Government Scholarship Award For 200/300/400L
Worth N150,000
11. MTN Foundation Scholarship For 200L
Worth N200,000
12. NAOC (Nigeria Agip Oil Company) Scholarship For 100L APPLICATION IS ONGOING
Worth N100,000
13. Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship
WorthN100,000
14. NWAG Scholarship
Worth N50,000
15. SNEPCo Scholarship For 100L
16. MUSTE Undergraduate Scholarships for Nigerian Students (All levels)
17. BAT Iseyin Agronomy (BATIA) Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme
18. Sir Emeka Offor Foundation Scholarship For Secondary, Undergraduates, and Postgraduate Students
19. NDPC/Seplat Undergraduate Scholarship
20. APM Terminal Scholarship
21. Ikeoha Foundation Scholarship
Undergraduate Scholarships For Nigerian Students
This article contains a complete list of scholarships for Nigerian university students to study in UK universities, America and Australia. We help Nigerian students to find the best scholarship in Nigeria by connecting them with thousands of Scholarship Agencies across the State, Federal and Private Universities in Nigeria.
Available Scholarships For Nigerian Undergraduates
- PTDF Scholarship
- SEPLAT Scholarship
- NLNG Scholarship
- Jim Ovia Scholarship
- NLNG Undergraduate Scholarship
- Guinness Scholarship
- Agbami Medical and Engineering Scholarship
- MTN Scholarship For Undergraduate
- Shell Undergraduate Scholarship
- NNPC Scholarship For Undergraduate
- Commonwealth Scholarship For Undergraduate
- SEPLAT Scholarship Application
- MEXT Scholarship Application
- UCAS Scholarship For Undergraduate
- UNICEF Scholarship For Undergraduate
- Total Undergraduate Scholarship
- Chevron Undergraduate Scholarship
- NDDC Undergraduate Scholarship
- DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship
- ExxonMobil Undergraduate Scholarship
- World Bank Undergraduate Scholarship
- CIA Undergraduate Scholarship
- MasterCard Undergraduate Scholarship
- USAID Undergraduate Scholarship
Eligibility Requirements For Undergraduate Scholarship
Here are some of the required documents for this undergraduate scholarship application:
- Passport Photograph
- WAEC Certificate
- International Passport (if you are studying abroad)
- Reference Letter/Sponsorship Letter
- Local Government of Origin Identification
- O’level Result
- Jamb Result
- Birth Certificate
- National Identification Number (optional in most cases)
For those planning to study abroad, you need to meet any of these requirements:
- Be an international student
- Be a citizen or resident of an international country outside the awarding body’s own country
- Be from a developing African country -if the scholarship is specifically for students from a developing African country (Nigeria is included)
- Would have already applied and been accepted for undergraduate studies at the university of your choice or at least received a conditional offer.
How To Apply For Undergraduate Scholarships
Most Importantly, you need to submit your application form or letter, and required documents to the organization or university that is sponsoring the scholarship.
Moreover, each scholarship has an application method specific to it, which is implemented and overseen by the awarding body.
For example, for the BEA (Bilateral Education Agreement) scholarship, you will have to submit your completed online application form at the JAMB center you will be taking your CBT test, along with the required supporting documents like photocopies of your educational certificates, testimonials, and WAEC certificates (bring along the originals for verification purposes), your birth certificate from the National Population Commission, state of origin/LGA certificate signed and stamped, and 4 colored passport-sized photographs with a white background.
For MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, since it is a partnership between MasterCard itself and other numerous universities, it is required that you send your application directly to the scholarship website of the partner university you wish to study.
Other scholarships like the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship for International Students at Robert Gordon University require you to send your scholarship application form and other documents to the university via email.
While you are applying for the Agbami Medical and Engineering Scholarship For Undergraduate Nigerian Students, you need to scan and submit your documents on the scholarship portal.
When applying for Gani Fawehinmi Undergraduate Scholarship Award for Nigerian Scholarship, you’ll need to send your application letter and required documents to the organization’s address via post.
Before you apply for any of these scholarship programs, make sure that you thoroughly go through the application details and requirements of each of the organizations and universities.
