Lagos State Scholarship Application 2025/2026 is Out [UPDATED]

Lagos State Scholarship Application Portal for the 2025/2026 Session will be open from Monday, 19 January. The deadline to apply is Friday, 6th March, 2026. This is for both Undergraduates and Postgraduates.

Applications from suitably qualified candidates are invited to the Lagos State Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarship award scheme for the 2025/2026 academic year.

LATEST UPDATE: LSSB extends Bursary & Scholarship awards application deadline, 2025/2026

The Lagos State Scholarship Board wishes to notify Indigenous students in various higher institutions across the country that registration for Bursary and Scholarship Awards for the 2025/2026 Academic Session has been extended. Registration will now close on Friday, 6th March, 2026.

This extension provides an additional opportunity for eligible applicants who are yet to complete their registration.

All interested candidates are advised to take advantage of this window and ensure their applications are submitted promptly.

Please note that there will be no further extension of the deadline or late registration.

Also note that the Board will not entertain any complaints relating to registration after the closure date; therefore, all complaints should be forwarded to the Board within the open registration window.

Announcer:

Public Affairs Unit

Lagos State Scholarship Board

Please read everything carefully before you proceed to apply.

The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board wishes to inform indigenous students of Lagos State in tertiary institutions across the country and intending to be beneficiaries of either Bursary or Scholarship Award that application forms for both Awards for 2025/2026 academic year will be on sale from Monday, 19 January; and closes by 12 midnight of Friday, 6th March, 2026;

About Lagos State Scholarship Board.

In 2001, Local Scholarship Award scheme was ultimately restored to assist brilliant but indigent students.

This was to ensure that no Lagos State indigene in any tertiary institution is deprived of the opportunity of attaining his/her educational dream due to non-availability of funds.

The award of Scholarship is basically in two forms. The first Form is awarded on compassionate grounds (that is for primary and secondary school students).

The second form is put in place to encourage brilliant academic performance with a minimum CGPA of 3.5 and above or Second Class Upper/ Upper Credit

Subsequent payment of such awards is made on presentation of progress report as evidence that they have moved to the next stage of their programme.

Lagos State Scholarship Award Prices.

The following rates were fixed as amount payable to each approved beneficiary, depending on the category of his/her award:

AMOUNT (N)	BENEFICIARIES
100,000.00	Technical Colleges
200, 000.00	Poly/Colleges of Education
200, 000.00	First Degree (Universities)
N300,000	Masters Degree
N400,000	Doctorate Degree

Cost of Lagos State Scholarship Application

Below is comprehensive list of the various Bursary & Scholarship Awards Categorized based on educational level and their application costs.

General Applicants

Applicants from valid tertiary institutions in Nigeria are eligible to apply for the following Awards at the specified amounts.

BursaryN2,500
ScholarshipN3,500

Post Graduate (Masters, PHD) Stuents

PGD, Masters and PHD students in Nigeria are eligible to apply for the following awards at the displayed amount:

Scholarship (Masters)N5,000
Scholarship (PHD)N5,000

Law School / Maritime Academy

Students from Law School and the Nigerian Maritime Academy can apply for the follwoing Awards at the displayed cost:

BursaryN4,000

Lagos State Scholarship Requirements / Eligibility.

UNDERGRADUATES

All applicants must have gained full time admission into an accredited Nigerian tertiary Institution.
All Under-graduate applicants:
- Where CGPA scale is 7.0 (e.g University of Ibadan) he /she must possess a minimum of 4.9/7.0
- Where CGPA scale is 5.0 (e.g University of Lagos) he /she must possess a minimum of 3.5/5.0
- Where CGPA scale is 4.0 (e.g polytechnics and colleges of education) he /she must possess a Minimum of 2.8/4.0
- Where applicant is a medical student in 200L, option i, ii and iii applies
- Where applicant is a medical student in 300L and above a minimum of Credit is required in their result

All applicants must be in their second year or above
All applicants must have completed Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) Registration
All applicants must have a signed letter of identification from their respective Oba
All applicants must have a signed letter of identification from their respective local government
All applicants must purchase a Scholarship application form. (Payment of N2,000.00 for Local Scholarship) through Revenue Office of the Lagos State Scholarship Board.
All applicants must upload clear scanned copies of all documents to ascertain the genuineness of their claims. Documents like:
- Admission Letter
- School Identity Card or Valid means of school identification
- Letter of identification from Oba
- Letter of identification from Local Government
- SSCE result
- Lagos State Resident Registration Agency(LASSRA) registration card
- Passport Photograph (clear background not older than three months).
- Transcript or Result statement duly signed and stamped from school stating previous session CGPA results clearly
- Evidence of Consolidated Payment Confirmation Slip.

POSTGRADUATES

All applicants must have gained full time admission into an accredited Nigerian tertiary Institution for postgraduate studies (Masters or Doctorate).
All Post-graduate applicants (Only applicable to Masters Degree applicants):
- Where CGPA scale is 7.0 (e.g University of Ibadan) he /she must have graduated with a minimum of 4.9/7.0 at undergraduate level
- Where CGPA scale is 5.0 (e.g University of Lagos) he /she must have graduated a minimum of 3.5/5.0 at undergraduate level
All applicants must be in their first year or above (admitted on or before the 2025/2026 academic session)
All applicants must have completed Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) Registration
All applicants must have a signed letter of identification from their respective Oba
All applicants must have a signed letter of identification from their respective local government
All applicants must purchase a Scholarship application form. (Payment of N2,000.00 for Local Scholarship) through the Revenue Office of the Lagos State Scholarship Board.

All applicants must upload clear scanned copies of all documents to ascertain the genuineness of their claims. Documents like:
- Admission Letter
- Valid ID Card
- Letter of identification from Oba
- Letter of identification from Local Government
- SSCE result
- Lagos State Resident Registration Agency(LASSRA) registration card
- Passport Photograph (clear background not older than three months).
- Certificate or Result statement from school stating graduating results clearly
- NYSC Discharge or Exemption CertificateMasters Degree Certificate (PHD applicants only)
- Evidence of Consolidated Payment Confirmation Slip.

How to Apply for Lagos State Scholarship.

It is therefore advisable for intending beneficiaries to make sure that they purchase and fill their forms online on or before the closing date.

Interested applicants should please visit Lagos State Scholarship Board’s website on www.lagosscholarship.org and our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter handles @lagosscholar for further details.

To secure your voucher pin proceed to the Lagos Scholarship Board office, 254 Ipaja road, Agege, Lagos and show them your payment confirmation slip.
Note: Multiple applications attract a disqualification penalty from the Scholarship board.

REGISTRATION PORTAL will be open by 12 midnight on Monday, 19 January; while the closure of the portal will be 12 midnight of Friday, 6th March, 2026.

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