Federal Government of Nigeria Undergraduate Scholarship Awards 2024

Application is invited from interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2025/2026 Federal Government Scholarship Awards for: 

BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT (BEA) 

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

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

• Table of Content
• About Federal Government of Nigeria
• BEA Undergraduate Scholarship Awards
• Requirements for BEA Undergraduate Scholarship Awards Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Federal Government of Nigeria

BEA Undergraduate Scholarship Awards

Requirements for BEA Undergraduate Scholarship Awards Qualification

 All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Seven (7) Distinctions (As & Bs) in the Senior Secondary School Certificates, WASSCE/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 (2023 & 2024) for Non-African Countries and for African countries the age of certificate is one year (2024) only. Age limit is from 17 to 20 years. 

Documents Required for Application

All Applicants to upload the following certificates online; 

WAEC/WASSCE & NIN Slip 

NB: Candidates nominated by the Board will be required to submit to Federal Scholarship Board the following: 

1. Authenticated copies of academic certificates; 
2. Data page of the current International passport; 
3. Specified Medical Reports from Government hospitals; 
4. Birth Certificate & Indigene letter 

Police Clearance Certificate where necessary. 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Since the BEA countries are non-English speaking, applicants should be prepared to undertake a mandatory one-year foreign Language course of the Country of choice which will be the standard medium of instruction; 

(ii) All applicants for 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 Middle November to close 15th January, 2025. Complete the application form online; 

(iii) All applicants for Russia should visit the website http://education-in-russia.com which is opened; 

(iv) All applicants for Russian Postgraduate Scholarship must have acquired their 1st Degree in Russia; 

(v) All documents to be uploaded on the Russian Application portal and must be properly scanned in PDF format; 

(vi) All prospective candidates for Russian MUST have an international passport and original WAEC certificate before applying and for those with 2024 WAEC your are advised to download a digital copy of your WAEC certificate from WAEC portal and upload to the Russian portal; 

OFFICIAL PHONE NUMBERS/E-MAIL: 

i) 08077884417/08023297547 

ii) [email protected] 

For more details, visit the scholarship website.