Federal Scholarship Board Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship 2022/2023

Federal Scholarship Board Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship 2022/2023. The Honorable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2022/2023 Federal Government Scholarship Awards for:

i) Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Hungary and Egypt;

ii) Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained in Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Romania.

3.0 AREAS OF STUDY

a. Undergraduate level – Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine (very limited), Pilot Engineering, Neurologist and

b. Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and PhD) in all fields.

4.0 CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY

A. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: All undergraduate degree applicants must possess a minimum qualification of five (7) Honors (As & Bs) in the Senior Secondary School Certificates, WASSCE/WAEC (May/June), only in the subjects relevant for their field of study, including English Language and Mathematics. Certificates must not be older than two (2) years (2020 and 2021) for non-African countries and for African countries, the age of the certificate is only one year (2021). The age limit is from 17 to 20 years.

B. POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: All applicants for postgraduate degrees must have a first degree with 1st Class or at least 2nd Class Upper Division.

All applicants must have completed the NYSC program and the age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D.

i) Only NYSC discharge or exemption certificates will be accepted; and

ii) Proof of willingness to be released by an employer.

GENERAL NOTE TO ALL APPLICANTS:

i) Since the BEA countries do not speak English, applicants must be prepared to take a compulsory one-year foreign language course of the country of choice, which will be the standard language of instruction;

iii) All applicants for a Hungarian Scholarship can apply for up to two fields of study in order of preference and must visit the website: www.stipendiumhungaricum.hu which was opened on November 18, 2021 to January 15, 2022. Complete the application form online,

vi) All applicants for Russian Postgraduate Scholarship must have obtained their first degree in Russia;

v) All Applicants to upload the following certificates online;

a. UNDERGRADUATE (UG): WAEC/WASSCE

b. POSTGRADUATE (PG): 1st Degree Certificate, Master’s Degree WAEC/WASSCE

Indigene letter & NYSC discharge certificate.

2.0 All qualified candidates are advised to:

a. Visit the website of the Federal Ministry of Education www.education.gov.ng and click on Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the homepage:

b. Read Guidelines and then complete the application form online

c. Print the completed application form

NB: Candidates nominated by the board must submit the following to the Federal Scholarship Board:

Authenticated copies of academic certificates; Data page of current international passport; Itemized government hospital medical reports; Birth certificate & Indigene letter Police Clearance Certificate where required.

For more information visit https://fsbn.com.ng/scholarships

OFFICIAL PHONE NUMBERS/EMAIL:

i) 08077884417

ii) fsb@education.gov.ng

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SPECIAL APPLICATION DOES NOT INCLUDE A PROCESSING FEES. THEREFORE BEWARE OF FRAUDERS

SIGNED:

ARC SONNY T. ECHONO, fnia

PERMANENT SECRETARY

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Federal Scholarship Board Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship 2022/2023