2018/18 Bilateral Education Scholarship Award for Undergraduate

The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu

Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to
participate in the 2018/2019 Nomination Interview for Bilateral
Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Award for:

i) Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco,
Algeria, Serbia, Hungary, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Cuba,
Romania, Ukraine, Japan, Macedonia; and

2.0 All qualified candidates are advised to:

a. Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s website
www.education.gov.ng and click on READ MORE on Federal
Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page:
.b. Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online

c. Print the completed Application Form
d. Submit two sets of the Printed Application Forms at the venue
of the interview as scheduled below.
NOTE/Warning: Double Entries will be disqualified!

FIELDS OF STUDY
a. Undergraduate level – Engineering, Geology, Agriculture,
Sciences, Mathematics, Languages, Environmental Sciences,
Sports, Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture,
Medicine (very limited), etc; and

CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY
A. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: All applicants for
undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification
of Five (5) Distinctions (As & Bs) in the Senior Secoundary School
Certificates, WAEC (May/June) only in the subjects relevant to their
fields of study including English Language and Mathematics.
Certificates should not be more than Two (2) years old (2016 & 2017).
Age limit is from 18 to 20 years.

NOTE (For all Applicants):

i) Since the BEA countries are non-English speaking, applicants

should be prepared to undertake a mandatory one year foreign

Languare course of the country of choice which will be the standard

medium of instruction; and

ii) All applicants for Hungarian Scholarships must visit the website:

www.stipendumhungaricum.hu before 15th February, 2018.

• Complete the application form online

• Print the completed form and bring to the interview venue in

addition to 2.0 above.

5.0 VENUE OF INTERVIEW: All eligible applicants are to report

for interview at the venues scheduled for their respective Zones of

origin for proper identification. 

Two sets of completed application

forms should be submitted at the various interview centres with the

following attachments:

i. Two sets of Photocopies of Educational Certificates and

Testimonials of previous schools attended with the originals

for sighting;

ii. Only one certificate is accepted i.e WAEC of May/June for

Undergraduate applicants;

iii. Two copies of Birth Certificate from National Population

Commission;

iv. State of origin/LGA certificate duly signed, stamped and dated;

v. Four (4) coloured passport sized photographs on white

background; and

vi. Postgraduate applicatns will be required to submit Academic

transcripts and NYSC discharge or Excemption certificates

only.

NB: Candidates nominated by the Board will be required to

submit to Federal Scholarship Board the following:

i) Authenticated copies of academic certificates;

ii) Data page of current International passport; and

iii) Specified Medical Reports from Government hospitals.

iv) Police Clearance Certificate where necessary.

TIME : 9.00 A.M DAILY

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION

DOES NOT ATTRACT ANY PROCESSING FEE.

THEREFORE, BEWARE OF FRAUDSTERS!

SIGNED:

PERMANENT SECRETARY

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION