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 City University of London is inviting applications for its ongoing Global Leaders Scholarship from undergraduate international students to study at the university. The scholarships are awarded by the City University on the basis of academic merit and applicants' personal statements and is
Published: 31 Jul 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Sep 2019
Monash University, Australia is accepting applications from international undergraduate students to benefit from its Monash Humanitarian Scholarship. This scholarship program is aimed at helping high achievers at secondary school develop and excel both academically and otherwise. Scholars explore
Published: 30 Jul 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 29 Nov 2019
The MTN foundation is now accepting applications from qualified Nigerian Undergraduates Students for its scholarship scheme for blind students in 2020. This MTNF-SSBS in Nigeria is designed to complement the Science and Technology Scholarship Scheme by providing scholarship annually to 100
Published: 18 Jun 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 21 Jul 2020
The Freie Universität is a research university located in Berlin, Germany. It is one of Germany's most distinguished universities; known for its research in the humanities and social sciences, as well as in the field of natural and life sciences. Currently, Freie Universität i
Published: 26 Jul 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Germany Deadline: 05 Aug 2019
The University of Ghana, Ghana is sponsoring the Tullow International Funding for excellent students from countries outside Ghana who want to obtain a scholarship opportunity to study a degree program at the Institution. The UG-Tullow award is a full scholarship which also covers accommodat
Published: 26 Jul 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Ghana Deadline: 04 Sep 2019
The MTN Scholarship Scheme is an annual scholarship award that seeks to recognize and reward qualified high performing students. It is made up of the MTN Science and Technology Scholarship Scheme (MTN STSS) and the MTN Scholarship Scheme for Blind Students (MTN SSBS). Both Scholarships under the You
Published: 17 Jun 2020 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 21 Jul 2020
The Midwestern Oil and Gas Company is awarding the University Merit Award Scholarship to Qualified students of Secondary school and University level from Delta State. The Scholarship Scheme is aimed at promoting academic excellence and improving the skill-based education among youths of its host
Published: 16 Jul 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 26 Jul 2019
The Midwestern Oil and Gas Company is awarding the University Merit Award Scholarship to Qualified students of Secondary school and University level from Delta State. The Scholarship Scheme is aimed at promoting academic excellence and improving the skill-based education among youths of its host
Published: 16 Jul 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 26 Jul 2019
The University of East Anglia, UK is offering first year scholarship awards to international students to study at the university. To apply for the scholarship the student must have been offered a conditional or unconditional admission for first year studies at the university, starting at th
Published: 20 Jul 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The Economist's Open Future Youth Essay Competition is operated and promoted by The Economist Newspaper Limited, UK. The contest is associated with an Open Future theme (ie, the environment). It has a specific question and description to be answered. Essays submitted by the contestants sho
Published: 08 Jul 2019 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 31 Jul 2019
African Leadership Academy is accepting applications from young African changemakers for its African Leadership Academy Diploma Program. The A.L.Academy is nothing like any other educational institution you have ever come across. ALA wants to change Africa and they rightly believe that the transf
Published: 07 Jul 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: South Africa Deadline: 30 Oct 2019
The Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan encourage all newly admitted undergraduate students and students seeking admission at the university as well, to apply for the Precious Cornerstone University Undergraduate Scholarship. The scholarship is for the 2019-2020 academic session and is o
Published: 02 Jul 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 10 Sep 2019
Since 1992, the Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI), has enabled access to higher education for refugee students in their country of asylum. The granting of scholarships is limited to students who are considering pursuing undergraduate courses of
Published: 28 Jun 2019 Type: Undergraduate Deadline: 30 Jun 2019
University of Kent, UK is awarding the Kent funding for Academic Excellence Scholarships to undergraduate international students studying in any subject taught at the University. To be awarded the student must p be entering the first year (Stage 1) of undergraduate degree study at the Unive
Published: 20 Jun 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 20 Jun 2019
The University of Adelaide, Australia is awarding the Global Citizens Scholarship to international students who are at undergraduate or postgraduate level. The Global Citizens Scholarship (International) rewards commencing undergraduate and postgraduate international students who have demonstrate
Published: 24 Jun 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Australia Deadline: 11 Jul 2019
Felician College, USA is awarding the International Transfer Scholarships to reward students for their academic achievement and help them pay for university. The Transfer Scholarships are based on the university GPA for students who have more than 12 credits. In a case where a candidate
Published: 19 Jun 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United States Deadline: 31 Jul 2019
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) UK is awarding the IET Diamond Jubilee Scholarships to take place in 2019, to UK students only. The scholarship allows Bachelor, Masters level programm(s) in the field of Engineering taught at Institution of Engineering and Technology .&nb
Published: 24 Jun 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: 30 Nov -0001
The National Institute of Information (NIIT) is a global leader in skills & talent development. It established its presence in Nigeria by setting up an education centre in Ikeja, Lagos in 1999 and since then affirmed its support to prepare the youth in the country for lucrative IT careers.
Published: 28 Jun 2019 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 12 Jul 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.