For the Nigerian student who just graduated from secondary school, and needs a good university to undergo their Bachelor’s degree program, ScholarshipAir has compiled a list of undergraduate scholarship programs which offers you the opportunity to study at any university within Nigeria or abroad.
The undergraduate scholarship scheme aims to assist fresh university students and those still seeking for admission into the university to get their Bachelor's Degrees in Nigeria or oversea.
Below is our list of free, popular, and easy-to-get undergraduate financial aid opportunities for the year 2025-2026 which Nigerian students, International students, and every other African developing countries as well, can apply for.
The 2022 PEACE Scholarship Award is presented to African Nova Scotian students who are contributing to a peaceful society and are committed to enhancing their communities. The Peace Tournament partnered with The PREP Academy to make this award possible. The PREP Academy is a community based non-p
Published: 10 Aug 2022 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 14 Aug 2022
Applications are now open for the MTN/MUSON Scholarship Program for Young Nigerians. The Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) in conjunction with the MTN Foundation (MTNF) announces entrance examinations for the Fifteenth (16th) set of the MTNF/MUSON Diploma course in musi
Published: 10 Aug 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 21 Aug 2022
Applications are now open for the Coca-Cola Scholars Program 2023
Published: 09 Aug 2022 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 31 Oct 2022
University of Leeds is offering the 2022 School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering International Excellence Scholarship to high achieving students who are willing to undergo a degree program at the institution. This is an automatic scholarship based on academic excellence. You must be
Published: 05 Aug 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
Genius Bee is now accepting applications from secondary school students for its 2022 innovation programme. Genius Bee is a nationwide innovation programme that brings together young minds from various Nigerian secondary schools to study, build capacity, and produce innovative solutions for a bett
Published: 05 Aug 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 30 Sep 2022
Josephus Foundation is now accepting applications from Nigerians for its partial scholarship (which covers tuition and accommodation fees only). The scholarship is a partial scholarship that covers tuition and accommodation fees only, while the beneficiaries will be responsible for a one-ti
Published: 05 Aug 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified
Clark University Presidential Scholarships is part of the University’s pioneering model of education, Liberal Education and Effective Practice (LEEP), which combines a robust liberal arts experience with authentic engagement in the world and workplace for undergraduate students. If you
Published: 05 Aug 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 01 Feb 2023
USIU-Africa offers scholarships to bright and needy students who would like to join the university, for their undergraduate studies. All scholarships except the Sports Scholarship, are advertised on the USIU-Africa website and in any of the two major Kenyan daily newspapers (The Daily Nation and The
Published: 04 Aug 2022 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 12 Aug 2022
USIU-Africa offers scholarships to bright and needy students who would like to join the university, for their undergraduate studies. All scholarships except the Sports Scholarship, are advertised on the USIU-Africa website and in any of the two major Kenyan daily newspapers (The Daily Nation and The
Published: 04 Aug 2022 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 12 Aug 2022
USIU-Africa offers scholarships to bright and needy students who would like to join the university, for their undergraduate studies. All scholarships except the Sports Scholarship, are advertised on the USIU-Africa website and in any of the two major Kenyan daily newspapers (The Daily Nation and The
Published: 04 Aug 2022 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 12 Aug 2022
USIU-Africa offers scholarships to bright and needy students who would like to join the university, for their undergraduate studies. All scholarships except the Sports Scholarship, are advertised on the USIU-Africa website and in any of the two major Kenyan daily newspapers (The Daily Nation and The
Published: 04 Aug 2022 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 12 Aug 2022
The Destination Australia Scholarship have been established under the Commonwealth government’s Destination Australia Program. The purpose of which is to attract and support international and domestic students to study in regional Australia, to grow and develop regional Australian tertiary edu
Published: 25 Jul 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 05 Aug 2022
Every year, BU welcomes approximately 20 outstanding students to the Trustee Scholars Program. Many of our current Scholars had perfect 4.0 grade point averages in high school and ranked in the top of their class. BU’s most prestigious scholarship, scholars become part of a unique cam
Published: 23 Jul 2022 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 01 Dec 2022
The Gates Scholarship (TGS) is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding, minority, high school seniors from low-income households. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to exceptional student leaders, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential.
Published: 18 Jul 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 15 Sep 2022
Bocconi University is currently accepting applications from suitably qualified international students for its scholarship (merit-based financial aid based). Merit Awards and Bocconi International Awards will be made available to first-year candidates for both the undergraduate and graduate progra
Published: 13 Jul 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Italy Deadline: Not Specified
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Zimbabwe is excited to issue this call for scholarship applications to invite a new group of spirited young academics to join their scholarship and alumni program and network. The Scholarship Program is aimed at students at a Zimbabwean University in the fields of Law
Published: 12 Jul 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Zimbabwe Deadline: 31 Jul 2022
The Eddie and Elizabeth Thomas MEng Scholarship is provided by Howard Thomas (BEng Chemical and Process Engineering, 1989) to offer scholarship funding for students on an MEng course through their four-year degree for whom finance is a barrier to their learning. Two scholarships are available to
Published: 12 Jul 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 31 Oct 2022
His Excellency, the Education friendly Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, has approved the Award of Scholarships to 500 (Five Hundred) indigent (very poor) but intelligent students of Akwa Ibom State origin, studying in any Federal or State Universities in
Published: 09 Jul 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: Not Specified
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With the approaching school season, various universities and institutes are presently scouting for the best and brightest eligible undergraduate Nigerian students who possess the necessary qualifications, to receive financial assistance to pursue a Bachelor’s degree internationally or here in Nigeria.
To ensure that you don’t miss out on any of these study opportunities, we have made available, information on everything you need to know about applying for the ongoing scholarships available for Nigerian students.
Courtesy of the ScholarshipAir website, you can now be in the know about the various current scholarships for Nigerian students and still get notified when other new scholarships are uploaded on the site.
We have found the scholarships for you, so all you need do is simply go through the list we have created for you above to check out the online scholarships for undergraduates which will be the perfect study opportunity for you.
In case you haven’t heard, scholarships are now being awarded to qualified students to study undergraduate courses at numerous universities and institutes.
The applications for scholarships are already in full swing, and many students from around the world have begun to send in their application letters to awarding bodies.
If you are confused as to which scholarship to apply for as a Nigerian student, here are some scholarships you are eligible for:
Before you apply for any undergraduate scholarship, you need to make sure that you meet all the necessary requirements in order to be deemed eligible to receive the scholarship by the awarding body.
While respective organizations and institutes have specific requirements they request from applicants, they’re are standard requirements every undergraduate student aspiring to study abroad should meet.
Here are some of the documents you must possess to be eligible:
If you are planning to study abroad, you need to meet any of these requirements:
Usually, when you are applying for a scholarship, you need to submit your application form or letter, and requested documents to whichever organization or university that is sponsoring the scholarship.
However, every scholarship has an application method specific to it, which is implemented and overseen by the awarding body.
Take for instance, the BEA (Bilateral Education Agreement), you will have to submit your completed online application form at whichever JAMB centre you will be taking your CBT test in, along with the requested supporting documents like: photocopies of your educational certificates, testimonials, and WAEC certificates (bring along the originals for verification purposes), your birth certificate from the National Population Commission, state of origin/LGA certificate signed and stamped, and 4 coloured passport sized photographs with a white background.
For MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, since it is a partnership between MasterCard itself and other numerous universities, requires that you send your application directly to the scholarship webpage of the partner university you wish to study in.
Others, like the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship for International Students at Robert Gordon University requests that you send your scholarship application form and other supporting documents to the university via email.
While you are applying for the Agbami Medical and Engineering Scholarship For Undergraduate Nigerian Students, you need to scan and submit your documents on the scholarship portal.
If it’s the Gani Fawehinmi Undergraduate Scholarship Award for Nigerian Scholarship you are applying for, then you’ll need to send your application letter and supporting documents to the organization's address via post.
Before you apply for any scholarship program, make sure that you thoroughly go through the application method of each of the organization and university.