Federal Government Scholarship  For Nigerians

In Nigeria today, you will agree with me that the illiteracy rate has always been at the highest maximum, basically because of the inability of parents to see their children through school. Even the students that have come of age find it very cumbersome to pay through college on their own.

In order to comb this challenge, the Federal government of Nigeria provides what is known as Federal Government Scholarship for Nigerian Undergraduate, Master, and Ph.D. students to Study Overseas.

Thus, the Scholarship is a Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA Scholarship Award) packaged for Nigerian Students to study on the World’s global Stage. Students from various backgrounds, Academic powers, and Educational Levels are drawn to become beneficiaries of the Scholarship.

However, Only eligible persons will be considered for this BEA scholarship program. The acronym BEA scholarship program stands for Bilateral Education Agreement.

In this post, we’ll take you around through the very least of details you need to know about the BEA Scholarship. Ranging from its Eligibilities to its Requirements. So, don’t just be in a rush to apply for the Scholarship, kindly go through the article and judge yourself worthy to win the Scholarship.

Why the Federal Government Scholarship Abroad?

The Federal Scholarship Board FSB is a Committee set up by the Federal Ministry of Education under the law to regulate every Scholarship program, Exchange Program for Nigerian Students, Bilateral Exchange Agreement, BEA Scholarships Awards for Nigeria Students, Embassy Scholarships, and other Scholarship opportunities for Nigerian Students.

It is the responsibility of the Federal Government Scholarship abroad to carry out Scholarship Verification Exercise for Scholarships like the Federal Government Scholarship for Nigerian Students to Study Abroad.

The Federal Scholarship Board chooses scholars who are eligible to study in various countries to represent Nigeria.

They make laws governing the Award of Scholarships in Nigeria. This is achieved through the approval of the Ministry of Education in Nigeria.

What are BEA Scholarship Awards?

The Honourable Minister of Education is hereby inviting interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the Nomination Interview for Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Awards.

In our own efforts to add value, we have researched and carefully written this article to help all undergraduate and graduate students in science at various higher education institutions obtain the scholarship.

It is important to note that it is an annual routine for the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Education, to offer millions of naira to sponsor several Nigerian students who have been academically accredited at different levels of education. This scholarship goes into effect annually at the beginning of the academic session 2024/2024.

Scholarship Worth

The taking part countries handle the tuition and accommodation, while the Nigeria government takes care of supplements, warm clothing, health insurance, research grant where applicable and take-off.

Eligibility for the Federal Government Scholarship in 2023

Undergraduate Scholarship:

For undergraduate applications;

• All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Five (5) Distinctions (As & Bs) in the Senior Secondary School Certificate, WAEC (May/June) only in the subjects relevant to their fields of study, including English Language and Mathematics.
• All other applicants (UG, HND & NCE) must be registered full-time students in their second year or above in Federal or State Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics, and Colleges of Education.
• All undergraduate Scholarship applicants (Physically challenged inclusive) must have at least a 4.0 Cumulative Grade Points Aggregate (CGPA) on a five (5) point scale or its equivalents or 5.0 on a 7-point scale.
• Certificates should not be over two (2) years old (2019 & 20).
• The age limit is from 18 to 20 years.

Postgraduate Scholarship:

For all postgraduate entries;

• All applicants must hold a First Degree with at least 2nd Class Upper Division.
• The applicants who are previous recipients of Foreign Awards must have completed at least two (2) years post qualification or employment practice in Nigeria.
• All applicants must have completed N.Y.S.C.
• The age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for PhD.
• Evidence of readiness to be released by the employer.

The BEA Scholarship Awards are open for both students of Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) studies. The BEA Scholarship Awards are tenable in the following fields;

Undergraduate level 

The award is open to students of the following undergraduate programs:

• Engineering
• Geology
• Agriculture
• Sciences
• Mathematics
• Languages
• Environmental Sciences
• Sports
• Law
• Social Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Architecture
• Medicine (very limited)

N/B: Postgraduate level (Masters’s Degree and Ph.D.) students of all fields are eligible to apply.

The BEA Scholarship Awards are open for both students of Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) studies. The BEA Scholarship Awards are tenable in the following fields;

The Federal Government Scholarship Abroad can be taken in the countries listed below. Nigerian students applying for thisFederal Government Scholarship Abroad are advised to choose a country of their choice from the list here while applying for this scholarship.

• Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Algeria, Serbia, Hungary, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Cuba, Romania, Ukraine, Japan, Macedonia; and
• Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, e.t.c

The BEA Scholarship Awards are open for both students of Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) studies. The BEA Scholarship Awards are tenable in the following fields;

Federal Government Scholarship Abroad is only available to Nigerian Students. You can also check our scholarship by country category for more scholarship updates.

IMPORTANT: Since the BEA countries are non-English speaking, applicants should be prepared to undertake a mandatory one-year foreign language of the country of choice which will be the standard medium of instruction and all applicants for Hungarian Scholarship must visit the website: www.stipendumhungaricum.hu. Endeavor to complete the application form online and print the completed form and bring it to the interview.

What To Bring To The Interview?

All eligible applicants are to report for an interview at the venues scheduled for their respective Zones of origin for proper identification. Two sets of the Printed, Completed application forms are usually submitted at the various interview centers with the following attachments:

• Two sets of Photocopies of Educational Certificates and Testimonials of previous schools attended with the originals for sighting;
• Only ONE certificate is accepted i.e WAEC of May/June only for undergraduate applicants;
• Two copies of Birth certificate from the National Population Commission;
• State of Origin/LGA certificate duly signed, stamped, and dated;
• Four (4) passport-sized colored photographs on a white background;
• Academic transcripts and NYSC discharge or Exemption certificates will be required from applicants for Postgraduate Studies.

How to Apply for Federal Government Scholarship 2023

Candidates nominated and finally selected by the awarding BEA countries will be required to submit to the Federal Scholarship Board:

• Authenticated copies of academic certificates;
• Data page of the current International passport, and
• Specified Medical Reports &
• Police clearance certificate where necessary.

Please note that:

• You are to fill out and save your information on each of the sections on the form one after the other and thereafter submit your application on the last section of the form.
• You can go back to any of the sections to edit your information and save again as much as may be necessary on or before the closing date.
• All asterisk ( * ) fields are compulsory.
• You can navigate through the form using the “section links” on the left side of the form or via the “Previous” and “Next” buttons.

Application Deadline For Federal Government Scholarship 2023

The Federal Government Scholarship deadline is in December. The registration portal will be closed on 6th December 2024 by 11:59 PM

List of Venues and Addresses for BEA Interviews

Check below to see the venue for the federal government scholarship Interviews.

North-East:

• Adamawa State – Fggc Yola, Numan Road Yola
• Bauchi State – Fggc Bauchi, Gombe Road Bauchi
• Borno State – Ramat Polytechnic Opposite Police Headquarters, Maiduguri
• Gombe State – Govt Science Secondary School 1 Gombe, Adjacent Specialist Hospital.
• Taraba State – Fggc Jalingo, Road Safely Road, Jalingo.
• Yobe State – Government Girls College, Along Maiduguri Road, Opposite Federal Polytechnic Damaturu.

North West:

• Zamafara State – FGGC Gussua.
• Kaduna State – Fed. Govt College Kaduna
• Sokoto State – FGC Sokoto
• Katsina State – Govt. College (Day Wing) Katsina
• Kebbi State – Fed.Poly.( Twin Lecture Theatre) Birninkebbi
• Kano State – Kano State Scholarship Board Office Hall, Kano
• Jigaw&State – Commercial Secondary School, Dutse.

South-South:

• Rivers State – Federal Government College, Rumuokoro, Ph
• Akwa Ibom State-Federal Science & Technical College – Uyo
• Cross Rivers State – Federal Government Girls College, Calabar
• Delta State – Federal College Of Education Technical, Asaba
• Bayelsa State – Bishop Dimeri Grammar School, Yenagua
• Edo State – Federal Government Girls College, Benin

South East:

• Enugu State – Federal Government College, Enugu
• Imo State – Federal Government Girls College, Owerri
• Ebonyi State – Law Faculty Auditorium, Ebony State University, Abakallki
• Anambra State-Federal Science And Technical College Awaka
• Abia State – Federal Government Girls’ College Umuahia.

South West:

• Oyo State – School Of Science, Okebola, Ibadan.
• Osun State – Ataoja School Of Science Osogbo
• Ekiti State – Christ School, Ado-Ekiti.
• Ogun State – Abeokuta Grammar School, Abeokuta
• Lagos State-Federal Science And Technical College, Akoka
• Ondo State – Federal Government Girls College, Akure

North Central:

• Kwara State – Federal Government College, Ogidi Oloje – Ilonria
• Niger State – Federal Government College, Chanchaga – Minna
• Nasarawa State- Government Science Secondary School, Lafia
• Benue State – Government Secondary School -Makurdi
• Kogi State – Government Science Secondary School, Lokoja
• Plateau State – Federal Government College, Zaria Road – Jos
• Fct- Federal Government Boys College, Apo

Note

• Eligible candidates are advised to make only one entry, as multiple entries will be disqualified.
• Candidates are allowed to attend interviews in centers nearest to them irrespective of the State of origin and Institution of domicile of candidates.

Scholarship Application Link

Interested candidates should kindly apply for the 2024 federal government scholarship in the official scholarship website using the link below;

Official Scholarship Website

GENERAL NOTICE: During the application, candidates are expected to indicate the following:

1. Centre of choice for the Computer Based Test (CBT); and
2. Warning: Double Entries will be disqualified.

Official Phone Numbers: Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) – 08077884417/09094268637

fsb@education.gov.ng/fsbbea@education.gov.ng/fsbna@education.gov.ng

For further technical/Apps inquiries, please call: 08055581004

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