FG Education Bursary Award 2023/2024 for Education Students is Open

Federal Government Education Bursary Award 2024/2025 for Education Students. Registration closes on 29th May, 2025.

The Federal Ministry of Education invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2024/2025 Education Bursary Award (EBA) tenable in Nigerian Public Tertiary Institutions.

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THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR NIGERIAN SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IS AS FOLLOWS:

Applicants for Postgraduate studies should possess a minimum of first degree with Second Class Honours in the Upper Division. Applicants must be registered Full-Time students of Federal or State Universities.

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 or Colleges of Education.
All undergraduate Scholarship applicants including Persons with disabilities must have at least 4.0 Cumulative Grade Points Aggregate (CGPA) on a five (5) point scale or 5.0 on a 7 point scale or its equivalent.
All NCE and HND applicants must have a CGPA of 3.5 and above on a scale of 4.0

FIELD OF STUDY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE AWARD ARE AS FOLLOWS:

Science and Technology
Medicine and Medical Sciences
Education
Agriculture
Liberal Arts/Social/Management Sciences
Entrepreneural Studies,
Information and Communication Technology
Environmental Sciences
Law

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Federal Government Bursary Award Eligibility
Federal Government Bursary Award Amounts
How To Apply for Federal Government Education Bursary Award
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Federal Government Bursary Award Eligibility

THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE BURSARY AWARD IS AS FOLLOWS:

Applicants MUST be registered students studying Education in Nigerian Colleges of Education and Universities.
Applicants must be full-time students.
All applicants including Persons with disabilities must be in their second year or above.
A beneficiary of any subsisting scholarship is not eligible.

Federal Government Bursary Award Amounts

According to the Federal Government, students pursuing degree programmes (B.Ed / B.A. Ed/ BSc. Ed) in education at public universities will receive a stipend of N75,000 per semester, while those pursuing the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) will receive a stipend of N50,000 per semester.

How To Apply for Federal Government Education Bursary Award

All qualified candidates are advised to:

Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s website www.education.gov.ng and click on Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page;
Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online; and
Print the completed Form.

Note that any Double Application will be disqualified!

Attach the following documents
Letter of Admission to the Institution
CGPA result.
National Identity Number
State of Origin Certificate

The registration portal will be opened 18th April, 2025 to 29th May, 2025.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Awards are tenable in Nigeria and take effect from the beginning of the academic session.
No Award shall be held at the same time with another Award nor for part-time studies.
Change of course or Institution is not allowed while enjoying the award.

For enquiries please contact:

08077884418/08091155229 (Nigerian Scholarship Award) and 09015705399/07047719254 (Education Bursary Award)
[email protected]
Face book: Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria
iv. Twitter or X: @Nigeducation

Eligible candidates are advised to make only one application as multiple applications will disqualify the applicant.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE APPLICATIONS ARE ENTIRELY FREE OF CHARGE. NO AGENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PROCESS.