The federal scholarship board(FSB) is a department of the federal ministry of education headed by a director, as the secretary of the board. It has no governing board as the name suggests.
The board operates under the following divisions:
- Bilateral education agreement.
2. Nigerian awards.
3. Commonwealth scholarship & fellowship plan.
4. General duties.
This website regularly presents scholarships that are eligible for Nigerian students. If you miss the deadline for one, you can check back another time for other scholarships.
One of their current scholarships is the bilateral education agreement scholarship;
Eligibility
For undergraduate degrees:
- A minimum qualification of Seven 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 years old (2022 & 2023) for Non-African Countries and for African countries the age of certificate is one year(2023) only.
- Age limit is from 17 to 20 years.
For postgraduate degrees:
- Hold a first degree with 1st class or at least 2nd class upper division.
- All applicants must have completed NYSC programme.
- The age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D.
- NYSC discharge or exemption certificates only are accepted and evidence of readiness to be released by an employer.
Application deadline
January 5th 2024.
For more details visit here.
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