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.
Exceptional leaders and change-makers can come from anywhere. Financial constraints should not prevent the next great African disruptor from gaining the tools, skillsets and networks to bring their innovations to life. This is why award-winning Nigerian dancehall artist Patoranking has par
Published: 18 Mar 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Mauritius, Rwanda Deadline: Not Specified
The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at KNUST provides academically talented yet economically disadvantaged young people in Ghana and Africa with access to quality and relevant university education. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Ghana is offering Maste
Published: 18 Mar 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Ghana Deadline: 01 May 2020
The University of Westminster is offering scholarships aimed at fully funding three students from developing countries to study full-time Undergraduate programs. Our most prestigious scholarship is aimed at fully funding a student from a developing country to study a full-time undergraduate
Published: 14 Feb 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 29 May 2020
Each year, the Nigeria Higher Education Foundation identifies talented young Nigerians from the various Partner Universities that have demonstrated strong academic excellence and well-roundedness in both professional and extracurricular pursuits and provides them with intensive career training and s
Published: 16 Apr 2022 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 31 May 2022
This scholarship, provided by Shanghai government for international students studying in Shanghai, is in two types: A, B. Type A, exclusively for those who study for Master’s or Doctoral degrees, is full scholarship, including tuition, free accommodation,accident insurance, allowance for livin
Published: 20 Jan 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: China Deadline: 31 Mar 2020
The University of Bristol Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship scheme is open to undergraduate students with exceptional musical, dramatic or sporting talent. The scheme is open to students applying to any undergraduate course at the University of Bristol. As the scheme is designed to attrac
Published: 13 Jan 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 02 Mar 2020
The Macquarie University Australia through its Country Scholarships is offering the Africa Scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate degree at the university. Under the Africa scholarships, Macquarie University will provide AU$5000 annually towards your tuition fees for the length of t
Published: 10 Jan 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: Not Specified
As part of its commitment to promote capacity-building at high level across the continent, the Government of Mauritius is awarding scholarships to deserving students who are resident citizens of member states of the African Union or of African Commonwealth countries as per the following criteri
Published: 18 Mar 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Mauritius Deadline: 20 Aug 2020
The Turkish Government opens application for the Türkiye Scholarships for International Students from any country to study for Bachelors, Master’s and Doctorate degrees. Türkiye Scholarships include both scholarship and university placement at the same time. Applicants will be pla
Published: 10 Jan 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Turkey Deadline: 20 Feb 2020
Are you an Undergraduate or a Graduate looking for scholarship to further your studies? Nottingham University China is currently inviting applications from qualified international students for the 2020-2021 Global Full Scholarship for international students. The Nottingham University China campus
Published: 10 Jan 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: China Deadline: 31 May 2020
The IsDB is pleased to announce that calls for scholarship applications for the academic year 2020/2021 is now and applications are therefore being invited from qualified applicants. Recognizing the importance of qualified human resources for social advancement and sustainable development, the Is
Published: 19 Dec 2019 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 28 Feb 2020
Applications are currently being invited by the Wells Mountain Initiative for its 2020 Empowerment Through Education Scholarship for Developing Countries. This scholarship is aimed at assisting nationals of developing countries who wish to further their education. To be eligible, you must meet
Published: 01 Dec 2019 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 01 Mar 2020
Applications are open for the Google EMEA AdCamp Program 2019-2020 for University Students. The AdCamp gives participants the chance to get a 360-degree look behind the scenes at Google, develop a professional network, gain new skills, experience their culture, and learn more about career
Published: 01 Dec 2019 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: Not Specified
Applications are now being accepted by Dartmouth College for its 2020-2021 King scholars leadership programme. The King Scholars Program seeks low-income students from developing nations who are interested in alleviating poverty in their home countries. Students accepted to Dartmouth as
Published: 26 Nov 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 02 Jan 2020
Are you a Postgraduate, Undergraduate students and seeking for financial assistance to pursuing your academic dreams? The Federal Ministry of Education (Federal Scholarship Borad) - The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians
Published: 25 Nov 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 06 Dec 2019
Are you a Postgraduate, Undergraduate students and seeking for financial assistance to pursuing your academic dreams? The Federal Ministry of Education (Federal Scholarship Borad) - The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians
Published: 25 Nov 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 06 Dec 2019
Are you a Postgraduate, Undergraduate students and seeking for financial assistance to pursuing your academic dreams? The Federal Ministry of Education (Federal Scholarship Borad) - The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians
Published: 25 Nov 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 06 Dec 2019
Looking for a place to carrying out the mandatory Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES)? Nigeria NLG Ltd is currently inviting applications from Nigerian Students who wish to trained with them for the industrial exposure and training. To apply, scroll down to method of application, fo
Published: 05 Nov 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 13 Nov 2019
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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.