Verified undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships in Nigeria, Federal Government Scholarship Awards, State Government bursaries, PTDF scholarships, and international study-abroad grants.
Undergraduate scholarships for Nigerian students come from oil and gas companies, telecoms foundations, government funds, and universities themselves — and they are awarded mostly on merit, sometimes on need, and sometimes on both. This guide names the established undergraduate programmes, explains how they select, and tells you how to verify each one for the current … Read more
State government scholarships are run by state scholarship boards — for indigenes of each state, for study in Nigeria and (where the state offers it) abroad. They vary more than any other scholarship type: each state sets its own fields, levels, amounts, and deadlines, and each state’s board runs its own process. This guide explains … Read more
Some scholarships and universities do not require IELTS — but ‘without IELTS’ does not mean ‘without English proof’. Most programmes that waive IELTS still require proof of English in another form: a previous degree taught in English, a medium-of-instruction letter, or another approved test. This guide explains the waivers honestly, names the routes, and tells … Read more
Genuine scholarships rarely charge an application fee — and that single fact is the most useful scam filter available. This guide explains why, names the established no-fee programmes, and tells you how to verify any programme’s fee status for the current cycle. The rule is simple: if a ‘scholarship’ demands a fee to a personal … Read more
A scholarship to study abroad covers study in another country — but the scholarship is not the same as admission, and neither is the same as a visa. This guide separates the three, names the established study-abroad programmes for Nigerians, and tells you how to verify each one for the current cycle — because amounts, … Read more
A monthly stipend is a regular payment — usually monthly — for living costs: accommodation, feeding, transport, and personal costs. It is different from a lump-sum award (paid once or twice) and from a tuition-only award (which pays the institution, not you). This guide explains how stipends work, names the programmes most associated with stipends, … Read more
Low-income scholarships — need-based awards — are awarded on financial need, not grades alone. They exist because merit-only awards miss talented students who cannot afford to study. This guide names the established need-based routes, explains how need is assessed, and tells you how to verify each programme for the current cycle — because amounts, deadlines, … Read more
Nursing scholarships for Nigerian students come from health foundations, government programmes, and international schemes — and they matter because Nursing training is long (B.NSc runs 5 years) and clinical. This guide names the established programmes, explains how they select, and tells you how to verify each one for the current cycle — because amounts, deadlines, … Read more
The UK has the most scholarship programmes for Nigerian students — Chevening, Commonwealth, and university scholarships — but also the highest living costs among the major destinations, and a competitive visa process. This guide names the established UK programmes, explains how they select, and tells you how to verify each one for the current cycle … Read more
Malaysia is a lower-cost study-abroad destination for Nigerians — English-taught programmes are common, living costs run lower than the UK or Canada, and Malaysian universities offer scholarships to international students. This guide names the established Malaysia routes, explains how they select, and tells you how to verify each one for the current cycle — because … Read more