Federal Government Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Awards 2020/2021

The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education is inviting applications from qualified candidates for the ongoing Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Awards for Nigerians to study abroad. These Scholarships are available for candidates to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate programs abroad. The 2020/2021 Federal Scholarship Board portal is open for all eligible Nigerians to apply.

Application Deadline: 6th December 2019 by 11:59 PM

Type: The Federal Government Scholarship Awards are for Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) studies.

About Federal Government Scholarship for Nigerian

• Federal Ministry of Education mission is to use education as a tool for fostering the development of all Nigerian citizens to their full potentials, in the promotion of a strong, democratic, egalitarian, prosperous, indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under God.” The Federal Government Scholarship for Nigerian is offered annually.
• The Federal Government Scholarship Awards 2020/2021 Nomination is based on Computer Based Test (CBT). The duration of the scholarship offer ranges from 4- 9 years depending on the level of study and the country.

This Federal Government Scholarship award for Nigerian is in two categories

A) BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT (BEA)

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

ii) Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, e.t.c.

FIELDS OF STUDY

• Undergraduate level - Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics, Languages, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine (very limited), etc.; and
• Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and PhD) in all fields.

B) NIGERIA AWARD SCHOLARSHIP (NA) 2020/2021:

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TENABLE IN NIGERIA TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS FOR NA, SDG (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS) FOR GIRLS ONLY

Eligibility Criteria

FOR BILATERAL EDUCATION AGREEMENT (BEA)

• Undergraduate Scholarship:

• All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Five (5) Distinctions (As & Bs) in the Senior Secondary School Certificate, 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 (2018 & 2019).
• Age limit is from 18 to 20 years.

• Postgraduate Scholarship:

• All applicants must hold a First Degree with at least 2nd Class Upper Division.
• The applicants who are previous recipients of Foreign Awards must have completed at least two (2) years post qualification or employment practice in Nigeria.
• Evidence of readiness to be released by employer.
• All applicants must have completed N.Y.S.C.
• Age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D.

Note:

• Since the BEA countries are non-English speaking, applicants should be prepared to undertake a mandatory one year foreign language of the country of choice which will be the standard medium of instruction; and
• All applicants for Hungarian Scholarship must visit the website which will hopefully be opened between October and November 2019
• Complete the application form online
• Print the completed form and bring to the interview venue in addition to 2.0 above.

ELIGIBILITY FOR NIGERIA AWARD SCHOLARSHIP (NA) 2020/2021 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TENABLE IN NIGERIA TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS FOR NA, SDG (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS) FOR GIRLS ONLY

• Applicants for Postgraduate studies should possess a minimum of first degree with Second Class Honours Upper Division. Applicant must be registered Full Time students of Federal or State Universities.
• All other applicants (UG, HND & NCE) must be registered full-time students in their second year or above in Federal or State Universities, Polytechnics, Monotechnics and Colleges of Education. 
• All undergraduate Scholarship applicants (Physically challenged inclusive) must have at least 4.0 Cumulative Grade Points Aggregate (CGPA) on a five (5) point scale or its equivalents or 5.0 on a 7 point scale.

All eligible applicants are to report for interview at the venues scheduled for their respective Zones of origin for proper identification. Two sets of the Printed, Completed application forms are usually submitted at the various interview centres with the following attachments:

• Two sets of Photocopies of Educational Certificates and Testimonials of previous schools attended with the originals for sighting;
• Only ONE certificate is accepted i.e WAEC of May/June only for undergraduate applicants;
• Two copies of Birth certificate from National Population Commission;
• State of Origin/LGA certificate duly signed, stamped and dated;
• Four (4) passport sized coloured photographs on white background;
• Academic transcripts and NYSC discharge or Exemption certificates will be required from applicants for Postgraduate Studies.

How to Apply: Candidates nominated and finally selected by:

A. The awarding BEA countries will be required to submit to Federal Scholarship Board the following:

• Authenticated copies of academic certificates;
• Data page of current International passport, and
• Specified Medical Reports &
• Police clearance certificate where necessary.

B: THE NA/SDG AWARD:

Application forms are completed online as follows:

Complete form online

Submit and Print a copy

Attach Photocopy of the following documents to the Printed Copy

• Letter of Admission to the Institution
• Current Course Registration Form
• CGPA results of year 1, 2, 3, etc.
• Current School’s Identity Card
• Letter of Identification from your State/Local Government
• Two (2) passport size photographs with your name written at the back and duly signed by you.

GENERAL NOTICE: During the application candidates are expected to indicate the following:

• Centre of choice for the Computer Based Test (CBT); and
• Choice of programme preferred in order of priority (i.e. Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA), Nigerian Award (N/A), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) scholarship for girls only).
• Warning : Double Entries will be disqualified

OFFICIAL PHONE NUMBERS:

i) Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA): 08077884417/09094268637

ii) Nigerian Award/SDGs: 08077884418/08091155229

iv) fsb@education.gov.ng

For further Technical/Apps inquires please call: 08055581004

TIME : 9.00 A.M DAILY

SIGNED:

ARC SONNY T. ECHONO, fnia

PERMANENT SECRETARY

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Visit the Scholarship Webpage for more details or click here for the PDF file

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FEDERAL SCHOLARSHIP BOARD APPLICATION DOES NOT ATTRACT ANY PROCESSING FEE.BEWARE OF FRAUDSTERS.