*Big List of Scholarships in Nigeria 2015 – 2016

• Host Communities Merit Award: For applicants strictly from NAOC host communities – Only indigenes of NAOC host communities in Bayelsa, Delta, Imo and Rivers State SHOULD apply for the Host Communities Merit Award.
• National Merit Award: For applicants from non-host communities – Only candidates studying Engineering and Medicine are eligible for the National Merit Award. Candidates for the National Merit Award should be students that obtained 275 marks and above in the admission examination exercise conducted by JAMB.
• To qualify for consideration for Scholarships in Nigeria applicants MUST be Registered FULL TIME undergraduates in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions and certified 100 level students

American University of Nigeria

• AUN understands what is involved in attaining a globally respected, private university degree and that such an investment may require outside financial support. AUN’s Financial Aid Program is designed to assist qualified students who may not have all the financial resources to attend a place such as AUN. We believe that financial considerations should not be barriers to quality education for students who meet our academic criteria.

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO Scholarships

• in conjunction with BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO ISEYIN AGRONOMY LIMITED (BATIA) invites applications from qualified Nigerians for the University/Polytechnic Scholarship Awards.
• This is part of our Corporate Social Responsibility initiative to promote academic excellence and skilled manpower development in Nigeria’s Agricultural Sector.
• The National Scholarship Award Scheme is open to all qualified first year undergraduate in any tertiary institution in Nigeria.

Federal Government Scholarship Schemes

• are policy measures and programmes designed to augment Formal Education for National, Economic and Scientific development of the country.
• The Federal Government in its effort to improve Education in the country and the welfare of Nigerian Students in tertiary institutions nationwide has put in place a revitalised Scholarships in Nigeria scheme.
• The revitalized award scheme is for both postgraduate and undergraduate students already in Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, pursuing second year courses and HND I and above in these institutions.

Gani Fewehinmi Scholarships in Nigeria

• Applications are invited for Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Scholarship Scholarships in Nigeria. The award is for 40 (forty) students, each of whom will receive One hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000.00) for their education.
• Criteria for Award:

1. Applicant must be poor and indigent.
2. Applicant must be registered students of Tertiary institutions in Nigeria i.e Universities, Polytechnics and College of Education.
3. Applicants must have good academic performances.

• Mode of Application: Each applicant shall submit an application letter, not more than two pages. The letter must include the name of the candidate, course of study, year of study, state of origin, and why the candidate believes that he/she should be given the scholarship award.

Merry Hearts Scholarship Fund

• The Merry Hearts Scholarship Fund’s main objective is to provide financial assistance in the form of a scholarship to students in need, while promoting an environment of encouragement to let the students know and understand that they are of value not only to their family and school, but to their nation and the global arena.
• We recognize that in a world where everything revolves around money, too many talented and motivated students are cheated out of a quality education because of their families’ inability to meet the financial obligations of sending a child to school.

Mobil Producing Nigeria National Undergraduate Scholarship in Nigeria Awards

• As part of its support to educational development and human capacity building, Mobil Producing Nigeria, operator of NNPC/MPN Joint Venture awards annual Scholarships in Nigeria to qualified students in Universities.
• Awards will be made to qualified and suitable students from every state of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
• Applications in the following list of approved disciplines will be considered: Petroleum Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geology/Geophysics, Medicine (MBBS Only) and Agricultural Science (And related fields)