APPLY: 2022 Federal Government Scholarship To Russia, Hungary, Egypt, China, Serbia, and Romania

The federal government of Nigeria hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to apply for 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

FIELDS OF STUDY

UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL – Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics,  Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine (very limited), Pilot Engineering, Neurologist.

POSTGRADUATE LEVEL (Masters Degree and PhD) in all fields.

Federal Government Scholarship Summary

• Host Countries: Russia, Morocco, Hungary, Egypt, China, Serbia, Romania

• Category: Undergraduate, Masters, PhD Scholarships

• Eligible Country: Nigeria

• Reward: Full Scholarship

• Deadline: Unspecified

Scholarship Details:

The Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) is a Department of the Federal Ministry of Education headed by a Director, as the Secretary of the Board.

It has no Governing Board as the name/nomenclature suggests. The Scholarship is available for all Nigerian student.

Federal Government Scholarship Requirements:

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 and for African countries the age of certificate is one year (2021) only. Age limit is from 17 to 20 years.

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

1. i) N. Y.S.C discharge or exemption certificates only are  accepted; and
2. ii)  Evidence of readiness to be released by an employer.

General Note for all Applicants

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;

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 18th November 2021 to close 15th January, 2022 and complete the application form online.

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

All Applicants for the Federal Government Scholarship scheme must upload the following certificates online;

1. UNDERGRADUATE (UG): WAEC/WASSCE
2. POSTGRADUATE (PG): 1st Degree Certificate, Masters Degree  WAEC/WASSCE

Required Documents

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
5. Police Clearance Certificate where necessary

Method of Application

All qualified candidates are advised to:

• Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s website www.education.gov.ng and click on Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page:

• Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online

• Print the completed Application Form

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