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.
As part of the activities marking the 60th independence day of Nigeria , the State Government of Osun is organizing essay contest among youths with the aim of enhancing the unity among Nigerians. The Southern and Northern protectorates of Nigeria were amalgamated in the year 1914 by Lord Lugard d
Published: 15 Sep 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 25 Sep 2020
Applications are now open to Bachelor students in the SADC region for INISA scholarships to cover up to 75% of tuition fees and related costs for the academic year 2020 at a higher education institution in the SADC region. INISA is a German Non-Governmental Organisation found
Published: 08 Sep 2020 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 19 Sep 2020
The John Aniagwu Foundation is inviting eligible candidates to apply for the undergraduate scholarship for 2020/2021 academic year. The scholarship is open to Catholic Students with financial challenges who are registered full time undergraduates in any accredited public or Catholic university in
Published: 04 Sep 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 25 Oct 2020
The Australian Catholic University offers scholarship to international students to study for undergraduate or postgraduate program in Australia for the 2021/2022 academic session. Up to 20 scholarships will be available to students and each scholarship will last for the duration of the recipients
Published: 03 Sep 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 30 Sep 2020
Working to Advance African Women (WAAW) Foundation are pleased to announce 2020 scholarships, offering $500/year for need-based female African students admitted to a University, College or institute of higher learning in Africa. The Working to Advance African Women (WAAW) foundation aim to increa
Published: 03 Sep 2020 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 02 Nov 2020
How to apply for the Stanbic IBTC Bank 2020 undergraduate scholarships for Nigerian students that wrote the last UTME (JAMB). We are pleased to present to you “Stanbic IBTC University Scholarship”. This initiative is in continuance of our goal to support dreams and aspirations
Published: 28 Oct 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 24 Oct 2020
Twice in the year, Korean government invites 170 undergraduate/700 graduate international students from 156 countries, for degree(Undergraduate, Master’s & Doctoral) and non-degree research programs in Korea through the Korean Government Scholarship. The Korean Government Sch
Published: 01 Sep 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Deadline: Not Specified
Are you insatiably curious? Do you collaborate well with others, knowing that better solutions come from working together? Are you motivated every day to empower others to achieve more through technology and innovation? If yes - Our Graduate Experience is designed for you. What is the take?
Published: 29 Aug 2020 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: Not Specified
The Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) in conjunction with the MTN Foundation (MTNF) announces entrance examinations for the Fifteenth (15th) set of the MTNF/MUSON Diploma course in music for the 2020 – 2021 academic year. The MUSON School of Music is staffed and equ
Published: 12 Apr 2024 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 07 Sep 2020
City, University of London offers the Global Leaders Scholarships of £1,000 to promising international and EU undergraduate students and are currently accepting applications from interested and qualified international and EU undergraduate students for its 2020-2021 Global Leaders Sch
Published: 24 Aug 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Sep 2020
In the last few months, the COVID19 pandemic has revealed deep-seated racial, gender and economic inequities. The social impacts are being felt most deeply by people of color, women and girls who are already historically disadvantaged. At the same time, every day extraordinary people across th
Published: 23 Aug 2020 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: Not Specified
The International Youth Math Challenge is one of the biggest online math competition for students from all around the world and applications are currently being accepted for this year's competion. Do you think you are good in Mathematis and you want to test how sound you are, then apply before t
Published: 21 Aug 2020 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 11 Oct 2020
The Policy Competition believe that the state of affairs of our dear country Nigeria presents a challenge to the creativity, intelligence and resourcefulness of the Nigerian Youth. The Policy Competition aims to galvanize the Nigerian Youth to accept this challenge through active participation in th
Published: 21 Aug 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 10 Sep 2020
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) USA offers several undergraduate scholarships for international students every year. All scholarships require full-time enrollment in the fall and spring semesters. If you take the SAT or ACT examination more than once, the highest scores
Published: 17 Aug 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 01 Nov 2020
The FITC Youth Connect Essay Challenge is organized to harness the creativity and innovation mindset of the African youth in promoting growth and development in Africa. The objective is to develop in undergraduate students the habit of contributing to national and global issues, as well as prov
Published: 17 Aug 2020 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 31 Aug 2020
After a careful selection of existing courses in food and nutrition around the world, and after taking into account academic quality, variety of content and geographical distribution, the 5th NNEdPro Summer School in Applied Human Nutrition has been selected by the International Union
Published: 14 Aug 2020 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: Not Specified
Fostering talent and hard work is a core value at Budapest Metropolitan University, that’s they we have launched their brand new Excellence Scholarship Program. Applications are now being accepted from interested and qualified international students who meet the critiria/requirements
Published: 07 Aug 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Hungary Deadline: Not Specified
American University offers the AU Emerging Global Leader Scholarship (AU EGLS) annually to one exceptional International Undergraduate Student. The AU EGL scholarship covers all billable AU expenses (full tuition, room and board) for one international student who will nee
Published: 06 Aug 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 15 Dec 2020
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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.