FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD

PLOT 245 SAMUEL ADEMULEGUN STREET
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA

2024/2025 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Dr. Morufu Olatunji GENERAL NOTE FOR ALL APPLICANTS:
Alausa, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to (i) Since the BEA countries are non-English speaking,
participate in the 2025/2026 Federal Government Scholarship applicants should be prepared to undertake a mandatory
Awards for: one-year foreign Language course of the Country of choice
which will be the standard medium of instruction;
BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT (BEA) (ii) All applicants for Hungarian Scholarship can apply for up
i) Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, to two fields of study in order of preference, and must
Morocco, Hungary, Egypt and Algeria; visit the website: www.stipendiumhungaricum.hu
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ii) Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for which was opened Middle November to close 15 January,
those whose first degrees were obtained from 2025. Complete the application form online;
Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Romania. (iii) All applicants for Russia should visit the website which is
opened; http://education-in-russia.com
2.0 All qualified candidates are advised to: (iv) All applicants for Russian Postgraduate Scholarship must
a. Visit Federal Ministry of Education's website have acquired their 1st Degree in Russia;
www.education.gov.ng and click on Federal Scholarship (v) All documents to be uploaded on the Russian Application
Board ICON on the Home Page: portal and must be properly scanned in PDF format;
b. Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form (vi) All prospective candidates for Russian MUST have an
online international passport and original WAEC certificate before
c. Print the completed Application Form applying and for those with 2024 WAEC your are advised to
download a digital copy of your WAEC certificate from WAEC
3.0 FIELDS OF STUDY portal and upload to the Russian portal;
a. Undergraduate level - Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, (vii) All Applicants to upload the following certificates online;
Sciences, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, Sports, a. UNDERGRADUATE (UG): WAEC/WASSCE & NIN Slip
Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine b. POSTGRADUATE (PG): 1st Degree Certificate, NIN
(very limited), Pilot Engineering, Neurologist and Slip & NYSC discharge exemption Certificate.
b. Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and PhD) in all fields.
NB: Candidates nominated by the Board will be required to
4.0 CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY submit to Federal Scholarship Board the following:
A. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: All applicants for i) Authenticated copies of academic certificates;
undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum ii) Data page of the current International passport;
qualification of Seven (7) Distinctions (As & Bs) in the iii) Specified Medical Reports from Government hospitals;
Senior Secondary School Certificates, WASSCE/WAEC iv) Birth Certificate & Indigene letter
(May/June) only in the subjects relevant to their fields of v) Police Clearance Certificate where necessary.
study including English Language and Mathematics.
Certificates should not be more than two (2) years old OFFICIAL PHONE NUMBERS/E-MAIL:
(2023 & 2024) for Non-African Countries and for African i) 08077884417/08023297547
countries the age of certificate is one year (2024) only. Age ii) [email protected]
limit is from 17 to 20 years.
B. POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: 5.0 The Application portal will open on 2nd December,
All applicants for Postgraduate degree courses must hold a 2024 and will close on 12th January, 2025.
First Degree with 1st Class or at least 2nd Class Upper
Division. ANY INFORMATION GIVEN BY AN APPLICANT CONTRARY
All applicants must have completed N.Y.S.C. Programme TO THE ABOVE CRITERIA WILL RESULT TO
and the age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for DISQUALIFICATION AT ANY STAGE OF APPLICATION.
Ph.D.
i) N.Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates only are PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION DOES NOT
accepted; and ATTRACT ANY PROCESSING FEE. THEREFORE, BEWARE OF
ii) Evidence of readiness to be released by an employer. FRAUDSTERS

Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo mni, NPOM, FWACP.

Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Education