FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD

PLOT 245 SAMUEL ADEMULEGUN STREET
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA

2023/2024 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

(NIGERIAN SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATION BURSARY AWARD)
The Federal Ministry of Education invites interested and qualified METHOD OF APPLICATION
Nigerians to participate in the 2023/2024 Nigerian Scholarship All qualified candidates are advised to:
Award (NSA) and Education Bursary Award (EBA) tenable in i. Visit Federal Ministry of Education's website
Nigerian Public Tertiary Institutions. www.education.gov.ng and click on Federal
Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page;
A. NIGERIAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
ii. Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form
THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR NIGERIAN SCHOLARSHIP
online; and
AWARD IS AS FOLLOWS: iii. Print the completed Form.
i. Applicants for Postgraduate studies should possess a minimum
of first degree with Second Class Honours in the Upper Division. Note that any Double Application will be disqualified!
Applicants must be registered Full-Time students of Federal or
State Universities. Attach the following documents
ii. All other applicants (UG, HND &NCE) must be registered full- i. Letter of Admission to the Institution
time students in their second year or above, in Federal or State ii. CGPA result.
Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics or Colleges of iii. National Identity Number
Education. All undergraduate Scholarship applicants including iv. State of Origin Certificate
Persons with disabilities must have at least 4.0 Cumulative
Grade Points Aggregate (CGPA) on a five (5) point scale or 5.0
The registration portal will be opened 2nd April, 2024 to
on a 7 point scale or its equivalent.
iii. All NCE and HND applicants must have a CGPA of 3.5 and above
13th May, 2024.
on a scale of 4.0
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
FIELD OF STUDY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE AWARD ARE ü Awards are tenable in Nigeria and take effect from the
AS FOLLOWS: beginning of the academic session.
i. Science and Technology ü No Award shall be held at the same time with another
ii. Medicine and Medical Sciences Award nor for part-time studies.
iii. Education ü Change of course or Institution is not allowed while
iv. Agriculture enjoying the award.
v. Liberal Arts/Social/Management Sciences
vi. Entrepreneural Studies,
For enquiries please contact :
vii. Information and Communication Technology
i. 08077884418/08091155229 (Nigerian Scholarship
viii. Environmental Sciences
ix. Law
Award) and 09015705399/07047719254 (Education
Bursary Award)
B. EDUCATION BURSARY AWARD ii. fsb@education.gov.ng
iii. Face book: Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria
THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE BURSARY AWARD IS iv. Twitter or X : @Nigeducation
AS FOLLOWS:
·Eligible candidates are advised to make only one
i. Applicants MUST be registered students studying Education application as multiple applications will disqualify
in Nigerian Colleges of Education and Universities. the applicant.
ii. Applicants must be full-time students.
iii. All applicants including Persons with disabilities must be in their
PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE APPLICATIONS ARE
second year or above.
ENTIRELY FREE OF CHARGE. NO AGENTS ARE REQUIRED
iv. A beneficiary of any subsisting scholarship is not eligible.
FOR THE PROCESS

SIGNED:
MRS DIDI ESTHER WALSON-JACK, OON, mni
PERMANENT SECRETARY
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ABUJA
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY NIGERIA