Applications for citizens of Nigeria
Information regarding General Commonwealth Scholarships for citizens of Nigeria can be obtained from:
Federal Scholarship Board,
Federal Ministry of Education
Plot 245 Samuel Ademulegun Street
Central Business District,
PMB 134, Garki-Abuja
Countries offering awards to Nigeria in recent years have included Brunei-Darussalam, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago and the United Kingdom.
Awards are publicised via daily newspapers, electronic media, the Nigerian Television Authority, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, all Nigerian Universities and all Sate Scholarship Boards in Nigeria. Closing dates may vary according to the needs of host countries, but the deadline for 2003 entry to the United Kingdom is expected to be at the end of September 2002. The Ministry report that the number of applications received for awards last year was 880 for the United Kingdom, 427 for Canada, 282 (New Zealand), 179 (Trinidad and Tobago), 70 (Brunei Darussalam) and 43 for Malaysia.
Selection is undertaken by an interview committee comprising professors and senior lecturers from Nigerian universities, and has regard to national manpower needs.
Application Forms for citizens of Nigeria
For all awards tenable in the United Kingdom, further details on applications are available on the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK site.
Please use this form for all awards tenable elsewhereThe application forms are in pdf format and you will require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view them. You can download Acrobat Reader from here on the Adobe website.
Information on this page is based on details supplied by the Ministry on 26 March 2002