Are There Scholarships in Nigeria for 2017 that i can apply for? This is one of the questions raised by Students who are looking for Scholarships for Students in Nigeria in which they can apply for.
Why apply for a Nigerian Scholarships? before going further to why one can apply for Scholarships meant for Nigerian Students, lets have a brief definition or explanation on what a scholarship is.
Scholarships are grant or payment or what i would like to call a free gift given to an individual on the basis of his or her academic qualifications or achievements.
The aim of awarding Scholarships to Persons is to help the individual which sometimes may be financially down or Financially not balanced to support his academic pursuit and complete the programmes which the person is enrolled in.
So, Scholarships are really very helpful and a lot of people who are financially unstable as we mentioned earlier can’t proceed with they studies without Scholarship grants.
Now, lets proceed to know the list of Available Scholarships in Nigeria or the list of Scholarship Opportunities in Nigeria which Nigerian Students are eligible to apply for.
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SCHOLARSHIPS IN NIGERIA 2017/2018.
They are countless of Scholarships in Nigeria which are either offered by an individual, an Organization or by Nigerian Governments.
The Most effective of all the Nigerian Scholarships are the ones offered by Organizations operating in Nigeria.
Some of those scholarships are either meant for Students in 100 Level or for Students in 200 level.
Scholarships For Nigerian Students Offered By Organizations.
- Agbami Scholarship
- NNPC/Chevron Scholarship
- Mobil Scholarship
- MTN Foundation Scholarship
- Agip Scholarship
- Seplat Scholarship
- PTDF Scholarships
Agbami Scholarship
Agbami Scholarship is an annual scholarship for Undergraduate students in Nigeria offered to students in 100 Level and 200 Level.
The Agbami Medical and Engineering Scholarship as people know it is meant only for some selected courses in Nigerian Universities.
Selected Courses Eligible For Agbami Scholarship
- Medicine and Surgery
- Dentistry
- Pharmacy
- Engineering
See Agbami Scholarship For Nigerian Undergraduates 2017
2017/2018 NNPC/Chevron Scholarship
The NNPC/Cheveron Scholarship is offered by Chevron limited to suitably qualified Nigerian students in Nigerian Universities.
The NNPC Scholarship is meant for only 200 Level Undergraduate students studying an eligible course for the Scholarship at Universities in Nigeria.
For more details, See Chevron/NNPC Scholarship Awards 2017 – Apply Now
MTN Foundation Scholarship
The MTN Foundation Scholarship is for students who are both in a Nigerian Colleges of Education, Polytechnics or University` who has maintained a minimum of 3.5 GPA Scale or 2:1 for University applicants or 3.0 GPA (Upper Credit) for Polytechnics and Direct Entry candidates.
See MTN Foundation Scholarship For 2017/2018.
PTDF Scholarship
This is one of the best Scholarships for Nigerian Undergraduate Students who are in 200 Level and must have made a Minimum CGPA of 3.0 out of 5.0 scale or 4.5 out of 7.0 scale during they 100 level.
This scholarship is one of the best as i mentioned earlier because it offers successful candidates with a N150,000 cash award annually and a one Time Laptop offer.
The 2017/2018 PTDF Scholarship is not yet available for now.
What if you are a direct entry student who did a foundation programme as 100level and therefore you don’t have 100 level CGPA but had good grades in your diploma exams and now in 200 level, do you stand a chance