Gani Fawehinmi Undergraduate Scholarship Awards for Nigerian Students 2018/2019

Applications are invited from students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria for the 2018 Gani Fawehhnni Annual Scholarship Awards.

Application Deadline: 14th August, 2018

Eligible Countries: Nigeria

To be taken at: Nigerian higher institutions including Universities, Polytechnics and College of Education

Fields of Study: All courses offered at Nigerian higher institutions are eligible

About Scholarship: Each year, the Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship Board announces Four Million Naira Scholarships For Nigerian Students in Nigeria tertiary institution. This year’s award is for 20 students, each of whom will receive One hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000) for their education.

Type: Undergraduate

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be poor and indigent.
• Applicants must be registered students of tertiary institutions in Nigeria i.e Universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.
• Applicants must have good academic performance.

Number of Awards: Twenty (20)

Value of Awards: Each of the 20 scholarship winners will receive One hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000)

Duration of Scholarship: Scholarship is a onetime financial award

Interview:

• Owerri: Applicants will be interviewed on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at ASUU Secretariat, Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), at 10.00 am.
• Abuja: Applicants will be interviewed on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at ASUU Secretariat, University of Abuja, Gwagwalada Campus, Abuja at 10.00 am.
• Lagos: Applicants will be interviewed on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Nigerian Law Publications House, Otunba Jobi Fele- Way, C.B.D., Alausa lkeja, Lagos, at 10.00 am.

Successful candidates will be awarded the Scholarship on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Nigerian Law Publications House, Otunba Jobi Fele- Way, C.B.D., Alausa Ikeja, Lagos at 12.00 Noon.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should submit an Application Letter of not more than two (2) pages. The Letter must include the name of the candidate, course and year of study, state of origin and why the candidate believes that he or she should be given the award. 

The Application Letter must be accompanied by:

• A photocopy of the candidate’s current identity Card
• A letter from the candidate’s current head of Department, including correct information on the candidate’s CGPA for the last academic session
• A letter from the Registrar certifying that the candidate is a student of the institution
• A copy of the candidate’s registration form for the current semester; and
• Two (2) current passport photographs.

The Application Letter with all the supporting documents, should be forwarded (by hand or postal delivery) to:
Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship Board,
Nigerian Law Publications House,
Otunba Jobi Fele- Way,
C.B.D., Alausa lkeja,
P.O. Box 80279, Lafiaji,
Lagos State.

Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship Board
c/o ASUU Secretariat,
Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO),
Owerri,
Imo State.

Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship Board
c/o ASUU Secretariat,
University of Abuja,
Gwagwalada Campus,
Abuja.

Award Providers: Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship Board