BEA Scholarship Awards for Nigerians to Study Abroad 2022.

BEA Scholarship Awards for Nigerians to Study Abroad 2022 is a Fully Funded Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship.

The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2022/2023 Federal Government Scholarship Awards for:

  BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT (BEA)

• Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Hungary, and  Egypt; 
• Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Romania.

How to Apply for BEA Scholarship Awards for Nigerians to Study Abroad 2022.

2.0 All qualified candidates are advised to:

a. Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s website www.education.gov.ng and click 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

3.0 FIELDS OF STUDY

a. Undergraduate level – Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics,  Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine (very limited), Pilot Engineering, Neurologist and

b.  Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and PhD) in all fields.

4.0 CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY

A. UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: 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 (2020 & 2021) for Non-African Countries andfor African countries the age of certificate is one year (2021) only. Age limit is from 17 to 20 years.

B. POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS: All applicants for Postgraduate degree courses must hold a  First  Degree with 1st Class or at least 2^nd  Class Upper Division.

All applicants must have completed N.Y.S.C. Programme and the age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D.

i) N.Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates only are  accepted; and

ii)  Evidence of readiness to be released by an employer.

GENERAL NOTE FOR ALL APPLICANTS: 

i)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;

iii)     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 18^th November 2021 to close 15^th January, 2022.

• Complete the application form online,

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

v)      All Applicants to upload the following certificates online;

a. UNDERGRADUATE (UG): WAEC/WASSCE

b. POSTGRADUATE (PG): 1st Degree Certificate, Masters Degree  WAEC/WASSCE

Indigine letter & NYSC discharge Certificate.

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 & Indigine letter

v)    Police Clearance Certificate where necessary.

OFFICIAL PHONE NUMBERS/E-MAIL: 

i)    08077884417

ii) fsb@education.gov.ng

Application Deadline: January 31st, 2022