In Nigeria, elites send their wards abroad to study because of poor educational infrastructure. Student loans fell from a high of more than 46 million naira between 1972 - 1991, to present meager amounts (consider the huge difference in purchasing power between those times and now). Abstract on Nigerian student loans.
Despite this, some states manage to award scholarships, albeit to indigenes for study at home and abroad.
Below are links to official scholarship portals:
[NOTE THAT ( 1) THIS LIST IS UPDATED AS MORE STATE SCHOLARSHIP SITES ARE ADDED; AND (2) OMITTED STATES EITHER DO NOT HAVE AN ONLINE SCHOLARSHIP PORTAL OR A FUNCTIONING BOARD]
- The Federal Scholarship Board
c/o The Secretary
Federal Scholarship Board
Yaounde Street, Wuse Zone 6
PMB 134, Abuja; Nigeria.
Send Text Message: 0808-249-7467
Tel: 09-5230493/5230574
Fax: 09-523-7995
Site: http://www.fsb.gov.ng/
fedscholarshipabj@yahoo.comOr,
The Federal Scholarship Board
Plot 245 Samuel Ademulegun Street,
Central Business District,
Garki, Abuja;
Or,
Any of the six zonal offices at Bauchi, Akure, Port Harcourt, Gusau, Minna and Enugu
- Abia state scholarship Board
- contact the state scholarship board at:
c/o Ministry of Education, Nnamdi Azikwe Secretariat,
PMB 7217, Umuahia
Phone: +234 88 221539, 222024
- contact the state scholarship board at:
- Adamawa state scholarship Board
- Anambra state scholarship Board
- Akwa Ibom state scholarship Board
- visit the state scholarship board at:
Jumbo House, 131, Udo Umana Street, Uyo
- visit the state scholarship board at:
- Bauchi State Scholarship Board
Civil Servants and non-indigenes are not eligible to apply
- Please read the terms and conditions to be met before applying to the Bauchi state scholarship board
- Visit the official state scholarship application page to apply
- Bayelsa state scholarship Board
The BSSB sponsors graduates of Bayelsan origin wishing to further their studies abroad. Criteria include Bayelsan origin, possession of a degree from any accessible university from within or outside Nigeria, admission into the proposed school with evidence i.e. admission letter from the school with breakdown of expenses including living and travelling expenses.
- Visit the state scholarship home page
- Official Bayelsa state government portal
- Benue state scholarship Board
- Borno state scholarship Board
- Cross river state scholarship Board
- education portal of the CRS government
- scholarship page of the CRS government
- Delta state bursary and scholarship Board
The DSBSB formulates and implements policies as pertains Scholarships and Students Special Assistance Scheme accessible to all students of Delta State Origin across the globe
- visit the state bursary and scholarships home page
- Or the state scholarships home page
- contact the state bursary and scholarships board
- Or contact the state scholarships board
- see various scholarship categories and eligibility conditions
- Ebonyi state scholarship Board
- visit Ebonyi state scholarship board home page
- Or the services offered and procedures
- Or the board
- Edo state scholarship Board
- visit Edo state ministry of education portal
- Ekiti state scholarship Board
The Ekiti State Government instituted this Scholarship Scheme in the 2007/2008 academic session
- Visit the official Ekiti state scholarship page
- Enugu state scholarship Board
- Gombe state scholarship Board
- Official state government home page
- Or visit Gombe State Scholarship Board at:
Address: T/Wada Quarters, Gombe; Gombe
Phone: 072-220961; (080) 36194544
- Imo state scholarship Board
- Education portal of the Imo State Government
- Jigawa state scholarship Board
- visit the state scholarship page of the official Jigawa state government site
- Kaduna state scholarship Board
"To reduce the hardship of students, the present administration reviewed upwards by 100% their scholarship allowances with a view to encourage better performance in schools and the number of awards increased from 2000-4000 while overseas scholarship which have been stopped for about 20 years was re-introduced" -- as at 07/09/09
- visit the education portal of the state's website
- Kano state scholarship Board
- Katsina state scholarship Board
- Kebbi state scholarship Board
- Kogi state scholarship Board
"Government Scholarship Award Scheme is aimed at assisting students to be successful without much stress in going through their studies to procure books, pay fees, complete projects, pay their accommodation or even help to feed such individuals as school where nothing is given."
The award cover such programme in the Nigerian institutions as:-
- Postgraduate (PG) Award
- Undergraduate (UG) Award
- Post Higher National Diploma (PHND) Award
- Higher National Diploma (HND) Award
- National Certificate in Education (NCE) Award
- Science and Technology
- Medicine and Para Medicals
- Science subject and Education
- Arts and Social Science with Education
- Liberal Arts/Social/Management Studies
- Law and related studies
- HND (Science & Technology
- N.C.E.
- visit the official Kogi state scholarship page
- Or the new state scholarship page (still under construction as at May 2012)
- Kwara state scholarship Board
The agencies/boards of the state ministry of education include: (a)Scholarship Board; (b)SUBEB; (c)Teaching Service Commission; (d)Mass Education
- education portal of the Kwara state Government
- Lagos state scholarship Board
The LSSB administers two scholarships:
- the Local Scholarship award for prospective students of Lagos State origin except as otherwise directed by His Excellency, the Governor of Lagos state; and
- the Foreign Scholarship award for students of Lagos State origin admitted for undergraduate or postgraduate programmes in recognized tertiary institutions outside Nigeria.
- Visit the Question and Answer page to ask or clarify on issues
- Visit the official Lagos state scholarship application page to apply
- Nasarawa state scholarship Board
- Niger state scholarship Board
- Ogun state scholarship Board
- Official Ogun state government site
- Ondo state scholarship Board
Scholarships are considered for: (a)Science and Technology; (b)Medicine and Para-medicals; (c)Science Subjects with Education; (d)Arts and other Subjects with Education; (e)Liberal Arts/Social/Management Science; (f)Law;{First Degree only} (g)HND; (h)NCE/OND{physical challenged student only}
- visit the board's scholarship application portal
- visit the board's bursary application portal
- official download portal for scholarship (and other) forms
- Osun state scholarship Board
- Oyo state scholarship Board
The Oyo State Scholarship Board, one of the parastatals established by the Oyo State Government, provides scholarships to indigenes of Oyo state who intend to study or are currently studying in any tertiary institution(s) in Nigeria. See Oyo State Scholarships Scheme for Oyo State Indigenes
- Plateau state scholarship Board
- Rivers state scholarship Board
RSSDA Scholarship Scheme: providing a window of opportunity for potential and bonafide youths to acquire education both locally and overseas as a means of building capacities: (a) Overseas Scholarship Program: Undergraduate, and Post Graduate Schemes; (b) Local Scholarship Program: Greater Horizon & Opportunities Programme – GHOP (Secondary School Scholarship), Skills Acquisition (Oil and Gas Training), and Training in Local Universities- visit the official RSSDA scholarship page of the Rivers state Government (you may also visit this related site)
- Sokoto state scholarship Board
- Taraba state scholarship Board
- Yobe state scholarship Board
- Zamfara state scholarship Board
Page Updated: 01-08-12
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ogun, wher are u? no specific scholarships for medical students
ReplyDeletePresently, Ogun state does not appear to have any official online portal for its scholarship board.
ReplyDeleteYou can contact the state's Commissioner for Education for further clarification here.
For specific scholarships, please browse this site.
Anambra with the much touted Anambra Integrated Development Strategy has no scholarship offer for her students. I wonder how this strategy will work?
ReplyDeleteIzu Ezukanma Jnr.
i come from delta state but i school in the university of port harcourt. I need 2010 scholarship, i'm in 400 level anatomy, pls help me out, ovidokikupadupa@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteosun state, wher are u? no
ReplyDeletespecific scholarships
for medical students while other states like oyo is presently rendering scholarshi
ps to it indigenes.
whats happening to osun ... no scholarship at all?....nawa ooo
ReplyDeleteOgun state students haven't received their scholarship fee for year 2009. it's very very Shameful. After all other states have received theirs and they are now expecting that of 2010.
ReplyDeletewe dont receive busary from unilorin stds of imo state indegiene
ReplyDeletei am an undergraduate student of the university of lagos, and i was just wondering whether Ekiti state will not give us our schorlarship award which we applied for last year, they even told us to forget about it and apply for the new one. so we dont know whether we are in their plans cos they issued to other universities except in Lagos, we are yet to recieve anything.
ReplyDeleteplease i would like to know how to contact the osun state scholarship board. thanks.
ReplyDelete@tolu,
ReplyDeleteOsun state doesn't appear to have an online scholarship portal.
However, you may browse this site and/or search for 'osun state scholarships' using the 'Study & Scholarships search' box above and below on this page for other possible relevant scholarships.
Also, you may browse the state's official government site at http://www.osunstate.gov.ng/.
Hope these helps
In addition, for those of you from Oyo, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti States; you may also browse this site and ask questions there.
ReplyDeleteGood luck
I'm Aaron Osikhena, from Edo State Benin, Now in Malaysia second year Software Engineering. What is Edo state doing about giving scholarship to student studying abroad?...because now am finding it very tough over here in Malaysia. I'm doing a UK degree here.....hope to here soon.thkanks
ReplyDeletewhat is happening to niger state govt. We have't receive our 2010 undergraduate scholarship and this is 2011. Pls do somdthing, ur student are surfering. From ADAMU
ReplyDeleteI want 2 enquire if there is any scholarship,grants or aids for edo state students.
ReplyDeleteHi Osariemen, am sorry am not aware of any official Edo state scholarship sites.
ReplyDeleteHowever, i'll advise you write the Federal ministry of education @ the address above OR the Edo state ministry of education for more information.
So sorry i couldnt help much here
Hi again, Osariemen this link may be of help in your search for Edo state govt scholarships: http://www.edostate.gov.ng/ministries/education
ReplyDeleteThereis no info on both medical & general scholarship for kwara indigenes especially in OAU.pls,i need it
ReplyDeletehow is enugu state. Is there no schoolarship for enugu indgn. Pls i will lik to know if there is
ReplyDeletemy name is mubarak nd frm kwara state.d state is realy backward academically and i even wish a change of state is possible.
ReplyDeleteGood Day am A Nigerian born student in University in Malaysia, I want to ask information about scholarship and grant available for Nigerian International student. and if its at the state level (am from Ogun state). I am willing to produce all my documents and my semester result if require
ReplyDeletethanks.
Hi annonymous, Ogun state government scholarship link has been updated. Please visit the site via the link in the article above.
ReplyDeleteFor further clarification, please contact the state's Commissioner for Education here
For those asking for Rivers state government scholarships, please see RSSDA Overseas Scholarship Scheme
ReplyDeletepls i am 4rm Imo state,seeking 2 study abroad through scholarship,help me with information on any schorlarship that has been awarded 2 imo people this yr.may God bless u as u do so.
ReplyDeletehi am ime i would like to know if akwa ibom state offers foreign scholarship
ReplyDeleteRequesting information on scholarships available to first class graduates from kwara state
ReplyDeleteHi @Imeh, akwa ibom students are offered some foreign schemes as found in these lists:
ReplyDelete- list of undergraduate scholarships; and
- list of postgraduate scholarships.
Hv, for akwa ibom state govt scholarship schemes, you may need to contact your state scholarship board.
@Annonymous, contact your state scholarship board for further details via the link provided above.
NB: We're sorry the link stopped working because kwara state government moved to a new site, but we have updated it now.
Please inform us if you find any more broken link(s).
Thank you
Nice work to the admin. At least, this keeps us abreast of new scholarship opportunities within the country. Unfortunately, my state (Osun) has none, we keep searching for funding opportunities, all to no avail. I am presently searching for funds for a PhD in the UK, wouldn't mind if you can help. Kindly pass across your email, I'll mail you with the details.
ReplyDeleteola
@ola, we do not 'directly' offer funding here - we only post available funding on this site. Osun state govt, at present, does not offer any funding for its students at all levels. However, there are numerous UK PhD funding you may qualify for. Kindly search this site with the 'Study & Scholarships search' box at the top right-hand corner of this site. Wishing you the best!
ReplyDeleteHi,am an Ogun state student of Udu Sokoto.We have been waiting for our bursary for long but have not yet received it.Please wat is wrong?our bursary for long but have not yet received it.Please wat is wrong?
ReplyDelete@anonymous, believe me, i feel your pain but the issue of non-payment of student bursaries is TOTALLY Sokoto state government decision. We at Study & Scholarships have no influence on that decision whatsoever. However, there are newspaper article that suggest bursaries are being paid by the government (see http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/sokoto-approves-n2135m-bursary-awards/ )
ReplyDeleteMy candid advise is that you contact them directly for more information. We however note that the official site at http://www.sokotostate.gov.ng has not been working for awhile now; and our efforts to get the street address of the Sokoto scholarship board has not yielded fruits.
You may need to visit the state government secretariat to get further details. If you do visit them, you may be kind enough to send us the information so others may benefit. Do contact us again if you run into any more problems. Goodluck!
if every other state in nigeria is providing scholarship for its students then NASARAWA STATEhas no excuses.6 years without scholarship is tough
ReplyDeletehi admin ....how can I contact you? Im from Malaysia
ReplyDeleteHi Raj, whatever you write or ask on this 'Comments Forum' will be seen and responded to by me. But if its a personal issue, you may use the online form via the 'Contact' link (see the footer) to contact me
ReplyDeletehi sir i am yetunde and i am a secondary school student here in lagos but i am indigene of ogun state born in ibadan and i am writing my waec in 2O12 i was just wondering if i can get both oyo and ogun scholarship form and how and lest i forget i want an international one cuz i want to study linguistics and yea how can i also contact both state and my necessary requirement and is it also applicable to secondary school students as well? Would love if u pls reply sir.....
ReplyDeleteHi yetunde, oyo state scholarship board was online but it seems the link is now broken (so, i have just removed the link); ogun has never had an online scholarship portal and i dont know if they will in the near future.
ReplyDeleteTruth is that scholarships are generally more available and accessible for postgraduate, rather than undergraduate students. That being said, you mustnt loose hope.
Its unfortunate that neither has an online scholarship portal at the moment. Perhaps they will in future. To contact the scholarship boards of either or both states and get answers to your questions, you'll need to visit the state's ministry of education, which are usually housed in the state government secretariats in all state capitals
Hey my name is usman from Gombe state.how can i contact my state because their home page is not responding.thanks
ReplyDeleteHi Usman, the site appears to be down, but i think it's a temporary issue. Why dont you check back later? By that time, it should have come up.
ReplyDeleteBetter still, you may go on to visit the Scholarship Board at the address provided in the post above.
Pls wen wil d oversea scholarship be on 4 undergraduates 2012
ReplyDeleteHw do i ve an idea on d intavw questns askd .i aplied 4 d fed min of eductn scholarshp 2 do my msc abroad.d intavw is soonest
ReplyDeleteHi Annonymous, i really have no idea how the questions look like, but its easy to contact the ministry n ask from them. On the other hand, have u bothered visiting their official website? They may just have sample questions there.
ReplyDeleteHi there, sry i didn't see the question on oversea undergraduate scholarships for 2012 in time. There are several oversea undergraduate scholarships for 2012, and you may cick here for a list of them
ReplyDeleteHello admin,i am a graduate of mining engineering and i am from ogun state,abeokuta north to be precise. I want to ask if any scholarship opportunity is open for me from my state to study for my masters prog oversea on my decipline. Thank you
ReplyDeleteHi @annonymous, unfortunately, the current Ogun state govt does not have any Local nor Oversea Scholarship schemes for any of its indigenes.
ReplyDeleteHv, you may qualify for certain scholarship schemes. If you're resident in Rivers state, you can apply to the River state sponsored RSSDA Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Programme for Nigerian students. For more: see List of Postgraduate Scholarships for Nigerians, and also search this link.
Note that if their deadlines are past, you may need to wait till next year.
Hello Admin, please I am currently a 300 level Mechanical Engineering student, I am from Abia state and I will really want to knw if ders any such thing as bursary or available scholarships i can apply for...as an indigene of Abia state...
ReplyDeleteHi @Annonymous, to the very best of our knowledge, there is currently (as of today - 20th April, 2012) NEITHER bursary NOR scholarships officially available from the Abia state govt for students of Abia state origin. There may however be such in the future, but that remains to be seen.
ReplyDeleteHowever, there may be scholarships and bursaries from PRIVATE individuals available to or specifically for Abia state students. The most popular, since 2010, will be the Ochendo Scholarship Endowment (OSE) "...which is a private philanthropic intervention that will harness the potentials of Abia State indigenes in order to help the gifted but less-privileged youths." (see http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/39330/1/Abia-floats-scholarship-scheme/Page1.html).
For a more complete list of these private fundings, i advise you contact the Abia state Ministry of Education at the address provided above.
Hello Admin, am a student of COE Kaduna state, reading Technical Education, and am in my 200 level currently but am an indigene of Kogi State, please i want to kwno when does the scholarship form usuarly available.
ReplyDeleteHi Moses Daniel Adaji, you may need to browse the official sites of the Kogi State scholarship board for this information (see links above).
ReplyDeleteTo contact the board, you may write them using the old address or the new one.
hi am esther, the dead line for this year's scholarship for nddc is close when will the next one be open.thank you
ReplyDeletehi am esther, the dead line for this year's scholarship for nddc is close when will the next one be open.thank you
ReplyDeleteHi Esther, the last NDDC oversea postgraduate scholarship applications ended on 23rd March, 2012. The next application deadline will be made known when NDDC advertises again (probably later in 2012 or early 2013). Hope this answered your question
ReplyDeletewe dnt knw wot to do, we in Ebonyi state were offered 2011/2012 fsb scholarship in which the exam was written on january 2012 but up till now we have not received anything after accepting our award letter on may 2012. Pls any help? What are we to do now we really need this money that God has through FSB given us alittle hope. Thanx
ReplyDeletec/o The Secretary, Federal Scholarship Board,Yaounde Street, Wuse Zone 6,PMB 134, Abuja
DeleteNigeria. Name, Contact Address,Education Level and Scholarship Applied.
Send Text Message: 08082497467
pls am schooling in sokoto.is anybody know about the agbami awardleter collection in Edo state?pls is important 2 me.07033176461.
ReplyDeleteIs there any scholarship for akwa-ibom students to study abroad?
ReplyDeletec/o The Secretary, Federal Scholarship Board,Yaounde Street, Wuse Zone 6,PMB 134, Abuja
DeleteNigeria. Name, Contact Address,Education Level and Scholarship Applied.
Send Text Message: 08082497467
is there scholarship for a Ogun state student
ReplyDeletec/o The Secretary, Federal Scholarship Board,Yaounde Street, Wuse Zone 6,PMB 134, Abuja
DeleteNigeria. Name, Contact Address,Education Level and Scholarship Applied.
Send Text Message: 08082497467
Hi am Alheri 4rm kaduna state collage of education and wil like to knw wen the 2011/2012 scholarship wil b given.Tanx
ReplyDeleteHello,am From Enugu state but currently studying @ Cyprus.please am asking if there is any scholarship from Enugu state govt or Nigeria general for indigene or citizens studying outside the country? please help !
ReplyDeleteHi @Annonymous, regarding Education projects, Enugu state on its official government website says that their key thrust is to "...Fund the state scholarship scheme (with Local Governments) to provide scholarship to talented but indigent students."
DeleteEven if this were a genuine scholarship scheme, it does not sound like one for indigenes studying abroad. Instead it sounds like a scheme for home-based students. However, up til now even for the home-based students, this is yet to be seen on ground.
Hello Admin, am a student of applied geophysics and I am an indigene of Kogi State, please i want to know when the scholarship form is usually available.
ReplyDeleteHi you will need to contact the Kogi State Scholarship Board for this
DeletePls admin... How do I suscribe for notification on study and scholarships available.
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