2023 FG Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Awards to Study Overseas

2023 FG Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Awards to Study Overseas

The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2023/2024 Federal Government Scholarship Awards for:

• Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Hungary, Egypt and Venezuela;
• Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees   were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Romania.

Application Deadline: 06 January 2023

Eligible Countries: Nigeria

Type: Undergraduate & Postgraduate

Eligible Field of Studies: 

• Undergraduate level – Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics,  Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine (very limited), Pilot Engineering, Neurologist and
• Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and PhD) in all fields.

Eligibility: 

• All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Seven (7) 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 (2) years old (2021 & 2022) for Non-African Countries and for African countries the age of certificate is one year (2022) only. Age limit is from 17 to 20 years.
• All applicants for Postgraduate degree courses must hold a  First  Degree with 1st Class or at least 2nd  Class Upper Division.
• All applicants must have completed N.Y.S.C. Programme and the age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D
• N.Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates only are  accepted; and
• Evidence of readiness to be released by an employer

Application Process: 

• Visit Federal ministry of education 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
• Print the completed Application Form

NOTE: Candidates nominated by the Board will be required to submit to Federal Scholarship Board the following:

• Authenticated copies of academic certificates;
• Data page of the current International passport;
• Specified Medical Reports from Government hospitals;
• Birth Certificate & Indigene letter
• Police Clearance Certificate where necessary.