2025 Ondo State Board Scholarship and Bursary Awards For Nigerian Students

Published: 05 May 2025

As part of its commitment to fostering education and supporting students in their academic pursuits, the Ondo State Scholarship Board proudly announces the availability of application forms for Scholarship, Bursary Awards, and Financial Assistance for the 2024/2025 Academic Session.

This initiative aims to empower students of Ondo State origin across all tertiary institutions, providing them with the financial support they need to excel in their studies.

The Ondo State Scholarship Board was set up on 26th April, 2000. It is one of the interventionist agencies of the State Government in the Education Sector.

The responsibilities of the Board are geared towards the prompt delivery of bursary, scholarship awards, and financial assistance to deserving indigenes of Ondo State in approved tertiary institutions of learning, as well as using these asa  lifeline to students with humble backgrounds.

Ondo State Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship

Application Deadline	May 31, 2025
Country to study	Nigeria
Type	Undergraduate
Sponsor	Ondo State Scholarship Board
State of Origin	Ondo
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of Ondo State Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship

The Ondo State Scholarship is divided into two categories: Scholarship and Bursary;

• The Scholarship will award all selected and eligible candidates with a cash prize of N100,000 as support towards their education
• The Bursary is a N10,000.00 cash award as a grant to support students expenses.
• A special financial assistance of N50,000.00 yearly is granted to each of the physically challenged students who are indigenes of Ondo State in recognized tertiary institutions in Nigeria; i.e. N.C.E, O.N.D, H.N.D, Undergraduate and Postgraduate.
• This award is also extended to students in Law Schools in Nigeria, as well as medical students, and is regardless of their examination grades or scores

Requirements for Ondo State Scholarship Undergraduate Scholarship

Please read the following guidelines carefully. They determine your eligibility and sustained access to the scholarship and bursary benefits.

• To qualify for scholarship award, a candidate must have completed at least an academic session in the institution. This is because the performance of the prospective awardees in the first year examination determines his/her eligibility.
• The scholarship award is only renewable based on satisfactory academic performance on the part of the students.
• A student on part-time, pre-degree or certificate course is not qualified for either scholarship or bursary awards.
• Dishonesty, fraud, malpractices and/or any other form of misconduct will attract termination of the award.

For the Scholarship Award, you must be:

• A student of Ondo State origin
• In the second year or above in your course of study
• Attaining a minimum GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0, or a CGPA of 4.0 out of 5.0 for university students, and a minimum CGPA of 3.5 for polytechnic students

Financial Assistance

Financial Assistance is available for:

• Ondo State students at Nigerian Law Schools
• Medical students undertaking Clinical Studies
• Physically Challenged Students in tertiary institutions

The Bursary Award is open to:

• All undergraduates
• Polytechnic students
• NCE students
• Students at Schools of Nursing/Midwifery
• Students at Colleges of Health Technology

Please note: Students enrolled in part-time and sandwich courses are ineligible for these awards.

Application Documents

• Letter of identification from the Head of Department of the candidate's institution.
• Verification and monitoring exercises conducted by the board to confirm studentship.
• Letter of identification from the Head of Department of the candidate's institution.
• Valid school identification card issued by the institution.

Application Deadline

May 31, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Ondo State Scholarship Board on odssb.org.ng to apply